IDW Publishing and Marvel are proud
to announce that they will expand their relationship once again… this time in a
galaxy far, far away!
Ever since Star Wars
took the world by storm in 1977, comic books have been an integral part of
building its massive mythology. Now IDW Publishing is bringing Marvel’s wildly
successful run of Star Wars comics to two unique formats that IDW
pioneered.
“Marvel has been a terrific and
loyal partner, and Star Wars represents an incredible opportunity to
further expand our relationship,” said IDW President and COO Greg Goldstein.
STAR
WARS ARTIST’S EDITIONS
IDW Publishing’s award-winning
Artist’s Edition line presents complete stories with each page scanned and
printed directly from the actual original comic book art at full size. While
appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color
to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original
art—affording readers the opportunity to see blue pencils in the art, editorial
notes, art corrections, etc.
This amazing and unique line
has previously featured some of Marvel’s most beloved characters and creators, like
Walter Simonson’s The Mighty Thor, John Romita’s The Amazing
Spider-Man, and David Mazzucchelli’s Daredevil Born Again. In late
fall of 2015, IDW and Marvel will team up once again to add Marvel’s Star
Wars creators to this already illustrious list.
“Since the inception of our
Artist’s Edition program, we’ve had Star Wars on our wish list,” said Goldstein.
“During its original nine year run at Marvel, an all-star list of artists
provided material for these now classic comic books from the likes of Howard
Chaykin, Walter Simonson, Carmine Infantino, Tom Palmer, and
of course the legendary Al Williamson, to name a few.”
“The collaboration between IDW
and Marvel has produced some of the most immaculate collections of reprinted
original comic book material ever to be offered,” says Marvel SVP Sales &
Marketing David Gabriel. “Now with the addition of the Marvel Comics’
1977 Star Wars being gathered in this over-sized format, this collection
truly is a pantheon of content that any and all fans of Star Wars will
want to get their hands on.”
STAR
WARS MICRO COLLECTORS FUN PACKS
Star Wars is also
coming to the Micro Collectors Fun Pack line; a format pioneered by IDW that
has fast become a fan-favorite. Micro Collector Fun Packs consist of a
full-length, pocket-sized comic-book story, along with exclusive inserts
including posters, standees, or stickers. Micro Collector Fun Packs continue to
reach new audiences with great content and are available at both local comic
shops and mass retail locations like Target and Toys “R” Us.
Each Star Wars Classic Micro
Collector Fun Pack release will include a collectible classic Star Wars
comic for fans to collect. The first set of Star Wars Classic
Micro Collector Fun Packs, which have been designed to be enjoyed by Jedi of
all ages, are planned for a fall 2015 release.
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