Marvel Comics will be adapting the Disney+ series, Obi-Wan Kenobi this fall. The six issue miniseries will be written by Jody Houser with art from Salvador Larocca.
StarWars.com is excited to announce that Marvel will adapt the show — set between the events of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sithand Star Wars: A New Hope — with Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, kicking off in September. A 6-issue miniseries written by Jody Houser with pencils from Salvador Larocca, every installment will tell the story of an episode from the TV series. You can check out the main cover by Phil Noto, along with variants by Lee Garbett and Taurin Clarke, below.
Jody Houser who first came to Star Wars comics with 2017’s Rogue One adaptation spoke with StarWars.com on the upcoming series:
“Adaptations are how I got my start in Star Wars comics, and I’m always excited to try my hand at another,” Houser tells StarWars.com. “Obi-Wan Kenobi introduced some fantastic new characters, as well as giving us new insight into old favorites, and I hope fans enjoy seeing a familiar story play out in a whole new medium.”
The Obi-Wan Kenobi TV series is currently available, at the time of publication, on Disney+.
Princess Leia in the series, Vivian Lyra Blair, spoke with Fantha Tracks Radio’s Planet Leia about her work on the series, and you can listen in below.
