- "We're really excited about it. Leia is just one of the best female characters out there, and getting to write and draw comics about her is fantastic."
- ―Elsa Charretier
Forces of Destiny—Leia (published digitally as Forces of Destiny—Princess Leia) is a canon one-shot comic book and the first issue of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny. It was written by Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet, illustrated by Charretier and Sarah Stern, and first published by IDW Publishing on January 3, 2018.
Publisher's summary
The Star Wars Forces of Destiny initiative celebrates the inspiring stories of iconic heroes from a galaxy far, far away….
Star Wars Adventures has joined the festivities with an exciting weekly series of comic books that explores all corners of the Star Wars universe, showing how choices both big and small ultimately shape the destinies of beloved characters, such as Princess Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka, and Hera along with your soon-to-be favorites from The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige!
Fans will be excited to discover these stories told by talent from across Star Wars novels, comics and animation, including Delilah S. Dawson, Elsa Charretier, Beth Revis, Jody Houser, and Devin Grayson!
Plot summary
Media
Editions
- UPC 827714014587; January 3, 2018; IDW Publishing; First printing[1]
- 00111; Cover A; Elsa Charretier & Sarah Stern
- 00121; Cover B; Elsa Charretier & Matt Wilson
- 00131; Cover C; Animation art
- 00141; Cover D; Annie Wu
Cover gallery
 Cover A  Cover A (unused trade dress)  Cover A (not final)  Cover A (not final, with IDW logo)  Cover B  Cover C  Cover D (not final)  Convention exclusive  Hall of Comics exclusive (Chrissie Zullo) |
Collected in
Appearances
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| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
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Droid models
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Organizations and titles
Sentient species
Vehicles and vessels
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Sources
NYCC 2017: Star Wars Forces of Destiny Comic Coming from IDW on StarWars.com (backup link)- How IDW Celebrated Our Favorite Princess with Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Leia on StarWars.com (backup link)
- A Guide to Star Wars Rebels Books and Comics on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Empire at 40 | Revisiting Some of the Many Trips to Hoth in Star Wars Storytelling on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Forces of Destiny—Princess Leia on the official comiXology website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ The events of Star Wars: Forces of Destiny—Leia take place concurrently to the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas date to 3 ABY.
- ↑ NYCC 2017: Star Wars Forces of Destiny Comic Coming from IDW on StarWars.com (backup link)
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