Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Echoes of the Empire (2026) #1
Brawl at Black Spire
NEW SECRETS OF GALAXY’S EDGE REVEALED!
LUKE SKYWALKER, PRINCESS LEIA and CHEWBACCA head to BATUU in search of important intel and stumble upon a dangerous relic — one that puts them on a collision course with the EMPIRE!
Galaxy’s Edge writer Ethan Sacks and artists Jethro Morales & Roi Mercado tell an all-new story inspired by Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge.
Writer: Ethan Sacks
Artists: Roi Mercado, Jethro Morales
Letterer: Clayton Cowles
Colorist: Rachelle Rosenberg
Cover artist: Phil Noto
Editor: Mark Pannicia
Publication date: April 22 2026
The first installment of the five-issue “Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge – Echoes of the Empire” mini-series may be titled “Brawl at Black Spire,” but it serves up even more sprawl. I was surprised by how many layers of Star Wars lore were woven so immediately into a single issue of a comic book.
Ethan Sacks’ story is a whirlwind that sets readers up for a blistering series pace while reading VC’s Clayton Cowles’ lettering. The art of Jethro Morales and Roi Mercado, with the coloring of Rachelle Rosenberg, whisk the eyes and minds directly to Batuu and Black Spire Outpost.
The usual suspects are there, including Dok-Ondar, Savi, Oga Garra, DJ R3X, and more—but we’re also introduced to numerous other characters and timelines faster than Han Solo (who is also mentioned) claims to have made the Kessel Run.
Oga, the Blutopian local crime boss and cantina owner, serves as the outlet for Batuuan history, while taking food and drink bribes from a younger Jedi seeking information. That is the present, and the story jumps from the High Republic timeline to mere months after the Battle of Hoth.
As explained by Oga, this part of the story brings us to Luke Skywalker, with friends, being drawn to Batuu. The “brawl” of the issue title is with a famous Mandalorian Luke recently crossed paths with, and he’s not happy with him. Turning from page to page of this book is literary lightspeed skipping with cherished original characters and the mythos that has continued to build throughout the galaxy far, far away. And Luke’s father—before he knows he is his father—is also drawn to the powerful object that was unearthed during the High Republic era but then buried at the insistence of the Jedi Council in hopes of no one ever having access to it.
But then there’s Dok-Ondar, who likes powerful, valuable pieces—even one that is drawing two of the three most powerful Force users of the time to Galaxy’s Edge. Their search continues when issue #2 releases in May.