Star Wars, a comic book series belonging to the Star Wars franchise, is authored by Charles Soule and brought to publication by Marvel Comics. Its initial release was in January of 2020. The narrative follows the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2, with the timeline set between the events depicted in Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi. This series is a new launch, succeeding the comic series of the same name which concluded after its run from 2015 to 2019. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Marvel Comics had to temporarily halt their publishing schedule beginning on April 1, 2020. Eventually, Marvel announced that they would start publishing again on May 27, 2020, and the series continued in August 2020 with the release of issue 5.
The series concludes with the release of issue 50. Nevertheless, Soule includes the "Qi'ra trilogy"—specifically the comic miniseries Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, Star Wars: Crimson Reign, and Star Wars: Hidden Empire—along with the subsequent Star Wars: Dark Droids miniseries as part of his overarching Star Wars narrative, referring to them as "tie-in series." Consequently, Soule views the Star Wars 2020 run as encompassing seventy issues in total, and he expresses considerable pride in having authored such an extensive series within his preferred fictional world.