As Disneyland and Walt Disney World prepare to unveil Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge to the world, the creative minds at Lucasfilm, Marvel Comics, and Disney have been working on building the history of Batuu. This deep and complete narrative will immerse fans in Star Wars lore, guide them around the planet, introduce essential characters, and reveal interesting secrets that can all be discovered from the comfort of home.
Of course, reading these stories and comics will only enhance each visit to the land, as fiction, reality, and imagination meld together in one amazingly immersive experience. Several titles have been published with more on the way, and we’ve reviewed them! So before you book your exotic trip to Batuu, why not familiarize yourself with planet and its characters with this official and important literature.
Comic Series
Marvel Comics has already begun releasing their five-issue miniseries that’s a tie-in to the the new lands at Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resorts.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge focuses on Dok-Ondar, the Ithorian junk dealer who has spent his life collecting countless artifacts from the entire history of the Star Wars galaxy. On a side note, visitors to Batuu will be able to visit his Den of Antiquities and purchase a variety of mysterious and interesting items from every era of Star Wars.
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge #2 picks up with the First Order’s presence in Black Spire Outpost becoming a nuisance for the locals.
Junior Series
While Lando’s Luck tells a tale that doesn’t take place around Black Spire Outpost, fans might just find a few flashes of Batuu in this first entry of the Flight of the Falcon series.
Pirate’s Price sees Hondo Ohnaka sitting down in Oga Garra’s Cantina in Black Spire Outpost to tell mercenary Bazine Netal three exciting tales about his relationship with the Millennium Falcon. Fans will even encounter Hondo and the legendary ship on Batuu at the Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run attraction.
Black Spire Novel
This August, fans can dive into the lore of Batuu with Galaxy’s Edge: Black Spire by Delilah S. Dawson. “The story begins with General Leia Organa and her top spy, Vi Moradi. After devastating losses at the hands of the First Order, Organa has dispatched her agents across the galaxy in search of allies, sanctuary, and firepower—and Vi may have just found all three, on a secluded world at the galaxy’s edge.” This title is available now for pre-order.
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