49 Years Later, Star Wars' Original Marvel Comics Are Confirmed To Return

Published Aug 18, 2026, 12:01 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. A long time ago, in this very same galaxy, Marvel became the home for comic books set in the world of Star Wars. More accurately, it was only about five decades ago, which is also when writer and director George Lucas' groundbreaking sci-fi epic that started it all first hit the big screen. The franchise would eventually migrate away from Marvel before finding other companies with which to reside before circli...