LucasFilm and Marvel will partner to publish Star Wars comics in 2015!

Marvel Comics announced today that it will be partnering with its parent company Disney as well as LucasFilm to start producing new Star Wars comics. Fans may know that Marvel was the original home to the Star Wars comics starting in 1977 but since 1991 Star Wars comics were being published by Dark Horse Comics. Since the acquisition of both companies, Marvel and Star Wars, by Disney fans have been waiting for this announcement to take place.

"Dark Horse Comics published exceptional Star Wars comics for over 20 years, and we will always be grateful for their enormous contributions to the mythos, and the terrific partnership that we had," said Carol Roeder, director of Lucasfilm franchise publishing, Disney Publishing Worldwide. "In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel, to begin a new age of adventures within the Star Wars universe."

Marvel writers and artists are undoubtedly already getting ready for the adventures that await them.

"We here at Marvel could not be more excited to continue the publication of Star Wars comic books and graphic novels," said Marvel Worldwide Publisher and President, Dan Buckley. "The perennial brand of Star Wars is one of the most iconic in entertainment history and we are honored to have the opportunity to bring our creative talent pool to continue, and expand Star Wars into galaxies far, far away."

Are you excited to see what Marvel has in store for our favorite Star Wars heroes?

Source: Marvel