Are you ready to head back to the forest moon of Endor? Well, get ready, because starting in October Marvel is launching a four-issue miniseries titled Star Wars: Ewoks.
Written by Steve Orlando with art by Álvaro López and Laura Braga, the new series takes place after Return of the Jedi, and celebrates the 40th anniversary not of that movie, but the follow-up Ewok Adventure titled Caravan of Courage.
To clarify, this does not seem like an adaptation of that classic movie, as the press release provided by Marvel teases a “caravan of carnage,” which I don’t remember from the worn-out VHS from my childhood.
Said Orlando, “Forty years of EWOKS! Sometimes, a lot of the times, this job is just a dream–and for someone who grew up watching Return of the Jedi after every single Sunday Ski Trip, getting the chance to celebrate them and explore their world in the aftermath of the second Death Star’s fall is truly beyond belief. When I was young, the Ewoks got me in the door–Wicket was my hero, a young hero like me (like I was back then) going on adventures with Princess Leia herself! Now, as an adult, it’s an honor to challenge Wicket and bring all-new Ewoks to Bright Tree Village–but not just that! There’s a lot more to Endor that we’ll be seeing for the first time since the Ewoks animated series–this is a powerful world, a powerful ecosystem, and we’ll be exploring it like never before! Join us for a caper like no other as Wicket races against time to outwit a dangerous crew of Imperial Thieves and save the Forest Moon!”
Added Editor Mikey J. Basso, “The Ewoks are an often underestimated force in Star Wars. As a life-long Ewoks fan, I am EXTREMELY excited for the world to read this story and get a closer look into their world. It’s full of action, thrills, and heart. All things we’ve grown to love about Star Wars!”
In the series, a team of former Imperial bounty hunters is looking for a secret cache of weapons on Endor, only to run into the Ewoks, including a “mysterious new warrior Ewok returning to Bright Tree village” with a “connection to Wicket W. Warrick.”
Check out three covers by Pete Woods, David Lopez, and John Tyler Christopher, below.
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