IDW Publishing
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History[]
Idea and Design Works was formed in1999 by a group of entertainment executives and artists that included Ted Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko to develop products related to video games, movies, TV, collectible card games, comic books, and trading cards. The IDW Publishing division was formed in the year2000.[1]
After developing multiple otherDisney titles, includingDonald Duck andMickey Mouse, their first venture into the world ofStar Wars began with the release of theStar Wars edition of theMicro Comic Fun Pack in2015, a series of bling bags containing comics, stickers, and posters, of which editions relating to other series had already been released at that point.[3]
They have since started reprinting theLos Angeles Times Syndicatecomic strips in hardcover compilations, the first of which wasStar Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 1 onMay 9,2017.[4]
They are former holders of theStar Wars juvenile comics license, with which they started publishing original comics, beginning withStar Wars Adventures Ashcan onJuly 20, 2017 atSan Diego Comic-Con andStar Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation onAugust 29.[5]
Published series[]
Star Wars Micro Comic Fun Pack[]
A New Hope[]
- Star Wars (1977) 1[6]
- Star Wars (1977) 2[6]
- Star Wars (1977) 3[6]
- Star Wars (1977) 4[6]
- Star Wars (1977) 5[6]
- Star Wars (1977) 6[6]
The Empire Strikes Back[]

- Star Wars (1977) 39[7]
- Star Wars (1977) 40[7]
- Star Wars (1977) 41[7]
- Star Wars (1977) 42[7]
- Star Wars (1977) 43[7]
- Star Wars (1977) 44[7]
Icons[]
- Star Wars (2015) 1[8]
- Star Wars (2015) 7
- Chewbacca (2015) 1[8]
- Lando 1[8]
- Princess Leia 1[8]
- Darth Vader (2015) 1[8]
Series[]
- Star Wars Adventures (2017) (July 2017 – July2020)
- Star Wars Adventures (2020) (October 2020 – February2022)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures (2021) (February2021 – February 2022)
Miniseries[]
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (January 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle (October 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down (November 2018 – January 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle (October 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales (May 2020 – September 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run (December 2020 – January 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi (May 2021 – June 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle (September 2021 – October 2021)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures — The Monster of Temple Peak (August 2021 – November 2021)
One-shots[]
- Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018 (April 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018 (May 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures: Flight of the Falcon (May 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019 (May 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019 (August 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle (October 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020 (November 2020)
- The High Republic Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2021 (August 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021 (November 2021)
- The High Republic Adventures Annual 2021 (December 2021)
- The High Republic Adventures: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular (January 2022)
Graphic novels[]
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel Adaptation (August2017)
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation (December 2017)
- Star Wars: A New Hope Graphic Novel Adaptation (September2018)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation (September 2018)
- Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel Adaptation (March2019)
- Solo: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel Adaptation (March 2019)
- Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation (October 2019)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel Adaptation (March2021)
- Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel Adaptation (July 2021)
- Star Wars Graphic Novel Adaptation Box Set (November 2021)
- Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel Adaptation (December 2021)
Published collections[]
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 1: Heroes of the Galaxy (October 2017)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 2: Unexpected Detour (February 2018)
- Star Wars: Forces of Destiny (April 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 3: Endangered (July 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 4: Smuggler's Blues (December 2018)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 5: Mechanical Mayhem (March 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle (May 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer Down (June 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 6: Flight of the Falcon (July 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 7: Pomp and Circumstance (November 2019)
- Star Wars Adventures Omnibus, Volume 1 (January 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 8: Defend the Republic! (February 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle TPB (March 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 9: Fight The Empire! (June 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 10: Driving Force (September 2020)
- Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales (January 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's Castle (January 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures, Volume 11: Rise of the Wookiees (January 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run (October 2021)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Volume One (November 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: The Light and the Dark (December 2021)
- Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi (January 2022)
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle (January 2022)
- Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures, Volume Two (February 2022)
Star Wars Newspaper Comics[]
- Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 1 (May 2017)
- Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 2 (March 2018)
- Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics Vol. 3 (September 2018)
Indefinitely postponed titles[]
Sources[]
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"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 199
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 200
Join the Authors ofStar Wars: The High Republic For Light and Life onStarWars.com(backup link)
Galactic Frights Return This Halloween in IDW'sStar Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle – Exclusive onStarWars.com(backup link)
10 Highlights and Reveals from theStar Wars: The High Republic Panel at Comic-Com@Home onStarWars.com(backup link)
"Nothing is the Same After This Book": Justina Ireland onOut of the Shadows onStarWars.com(backup link)
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 207
Star Wars: Best of 2021 onStarWars.com(backup link)
"Launchpad" —Star Wars Insider 208
Make the Jump IntoStar Wars: Hyperspace Stories With the New Dark Horse Comic – Exclusive onStarWars.com(backup link)
"The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Author" —Star Wars Insider 214
- The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic (Phase One)
"An Indescribably Great Feeling": Author Kristin Baver On WritingThe Art of Star Wars: The High Republic onStarWars.com(backup link)
Star Wars: The High Republic Chronological Reader's Guide onStarWars.com(article) (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.4
About onIDW Publishing'sofficial website(backup link)
- ↑Home on IDW Media Holdings'official website (backup link archived onJune 11,2024)
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Star Wars Micro Comic Collector Packs: Small-Size Retro Fun onStarWars.com(backup link)
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IDW Publishing Presents 'Star Wars: The Classic Newspaper Comics, Vol. 1' onIDW Publishing'sofficial website(backup link)
- ↑IDW: Neue Details und Cover zu Star Wars Adventures by Florian onjedi-bibliothek.de (June 9,2017) (backup link archived onJuly 17,2017)
- ↑6.06.16.26.36.46.5
Star Wars Micro Comic Collectors Pack Box of 24 onAmazon.com(backup link)
- ↑7.07.17.27.37.47.5
Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Micro Comic Collectors Pack Box of 24 onAmazon.com(backup link)
- ↑8.08.18.28.38.42016 IDW Star Wars Icons Micro Comic Collectors Pack ongogts.net (backup link)
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Star Wars Adventures: Order and Chaos on theofficial Edelweiss website(backup link)