Star Wars: Hidden Empire is a canon comic book miniseries and crossover event created by Marvel Comics. It was written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Steven Cummings. The series serves as the final entry in a trilogy focusing on the character Qi'ra and the criminal organization Crimson Dawn. The series is scheduled to be published by Marvel Comics in 2022 after the conclusion of the second series in the trilogy, Star Wars: Crimson Reign. In his monthly newsletter for January 2022, Soule stated that the series would run from June to November.[13] The series was, however, not included in solicitations for June;[14] the fifth issue of Crimson Reign later stated the series would begin in October 2022,[15] but the reveal for the series later clarified it would begin in November 2022.[3]
Media
Issues
| Color code key: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hidden Empire 1 | November 16, 2022[10] |  Hidden Empire July 4, 2023[16] |
| 2 | Hidden Empire 2 | December 7, 2022[17] | |
| 3 | Hidden Empire 3 | February 8, 2023[18] | |
| 4 | Hidden Empire 4 | March 1, 2023[19] | |
| 5 | Hidden Empire 5 | April 5, 2023[11] |
Crossover issues
| Color code key: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
| Issue | Title | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Prelude | ||
| R | "Revelations" | November 23, 2022[20] |
| Crossover | ||
| 1 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 26 | November 16, 2022[21] |
| 2 | Bounty Hunters 29 | December 14, 2022[22] |
| 3 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 27 | December 28, 2022[23] |
| 4 | Bounty Hunters 30 | January 18, 2023[24] |
| 5 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 28 | January 25, 2023[25] |
| 6 | Bounty Hunters 31 | February 15, 2023[26] |
| 7 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 29 | February 22, 2023[27] |
| 8 | Bounty Hunters 32 | March 8, 2023[28] |
| 9 | Doctor Aphra (2020) 30 | April 12, 2023[29] |
Sources
- War of the Bounty Hunters 5
- Crimson Reign 5
Hidden Empire Revealed: Charles Soule on Marvel's Next Star Wars Epic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)- Marvel's Star Wars: Revelations Will Point Toward the Future of the Galaxy Far, Far Away in Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- This Week! in Star Wars Marvel Star Wars: Revelations Reveal, Inspiring ILM Legends, and More! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (Posted on StarWars.com)
- Yoda Goes to a Strange World and More from Marvel's December 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Lady Qi'ra, Darth Vader, the Knights of Ren, and More Come Together on Steven Cummings' Connecting 'Star Wars: Hidden Empire' Variant Covers on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 214
- Qi'ra and the Emperor Plot Their Next Moves in Marvel's Star Wars: Hidden Empire #2 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 215
- Star Wars: Best of 2022 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Mando and Grogu Return to Marvel Comics in New Star Wars: The Mandalorian Season 2 Adaptation – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 218
- Star Wars Comics to Read on May the Fourth on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 219
- An Ancient Evil Awakens in Marvel's Star Wars: Dark Droids #1 - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12
STAR WARS: REVELATIONS 1 (2022) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6
Hidden Empire Revealed: Charles Soule on Marvel's Next Star Wars Epic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #26 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Star Wars: Hidden Empire (2022) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #30 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 All of Marvel's November 2022 comics and covers revealed on GamesRadar (backup link archived on August 18, 2022)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, and all of Marvel's April 2023 comics and covers revealed on GamesRadar (backup link archived on January 19, 2023)
- ↑ This comic takes place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 3 ABY and 4 ABY respectively.
- ↑ January 2022! by Soule, Charles on Charles Soule's official site (backup link archived on January 16, 2022)
- ↑ Krrsantan Attacks in Han Solo & Chewbacca and More from Marvel's June 2022 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Crimson Reign 5
- ↑ STAR WARS: HIDDEN EMPIRE on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel Comics December solicitations and covers revealed on GamesRadar (backup link archived on September 15, 2022)
- ↑ Lady Qi'ra, Darth Vader, the Knights of Ren, and More Come Together on Steven Cummings' Connecting 'Star Wars: Hidden Empire' Variant Covers on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ February 2023 Marvel Comics solicitations: New X-Men series and Dark Web ends on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link archived on October 14, 2022)
- ↑ STAR WARS: REVELATIONS 1 (2022) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #26 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #27 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #30 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #28 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #31 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #29 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #32 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel Comics full March 2023 new comic books revealed on GamesRadar (backup link)
