Via StarWars.com, Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave Studios have announced a new partnership for original Star Wars graphic novels, starting with two middle-grade releases from the latter’s children’s imprint Papercutz. The two books, Smugglers and Scoundrels, and Tales from the Outer Rim, will debut this fall, and respectively follow Han Solo & Chewbacca, and Luke Skywalker before the events of the original film.
Notorious crime boss Jabba the Hutt has lost a precious family heirloom… and he knows just the scoundrels who can help him get it back! Race to the finish line with some of the galaxy’s most infamous rascals and see who will get their hands on the treasure first! Will it be Han Solo and Chewbacca aboard the trusty Millennium Falcon? Or Han’s old rival, everyone’s favorite fast-talking Lepi, Jaxxon T. Tumperakki, and his lucky Rabbit’s Foot? Or will it be Boba Fett, Greedo, or another competitor who takes the crown? Find out in this rip-roaring ride full of risky maneuvers, double-crosses, and questionable morals as smugglers and scoundrels from across the galaxy race to recover Jabba’s prize!
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Not stated in the press release was what this means for the future of Dark Horse’s relationship with Lucasfilm. The publisher, who held the Star Wars rights from 1991 to 2014, gained the all-ages license in 2021. At the time of writing, currently scheduled books include The Bad Batch — Rogue Agents (which’ll conclude with issue #4 on May 6); Pathfinders, a six-part High Republic Adventures series starting March 11; and Hyperspace Stories: Grievous, the second in a graphic novel series spotlighting various characters, out March 17.
In any case, Smugglers and Scoundrels will be released on September 15, and Tales from the Outer Rim will debut on October 13, 2026. And in further Disney and Papercutz news, be sure to also check out the line of Disney Science in Comics books, kicking off with Toy Story tie-in Age of the Dinosaurs on May 26. Star Wars will return to theaters beforehand with The Mandalorian and Grogu on May 22, and on Disney+ with the series premiere of Maul – Shadow Lord on April 6.
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