Star Wars 13 is the thirteenth issue of the canon comic book series Star Wars. It was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Ramon Rosanas and Rachelle Rosenberg, and published by Marvel Comics on May 12, 2021. It features the prelude story "The Hunt for Han Solo," which leads into the Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters crossover event.
Publisher's summary[]
PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "THE HUNT FOR HAN" CHEWBACCA has heard from an old friend with intelligence on the location of notorious bounty hunter BOBA FETT, known to be in possession of HAN SOLO. Along with LUKE SKYWALKER, the loyal Wookiee sets off in search of his lost friend, on an adventure to Nar Shadaa…[sic] the SMUGGLER'S MOON! But will this mission prevent plucky astromech droid ARTOO DETOO from passing along a crucial message to Luke, one that will affect the fate of the entire Jedi Order…?
Plot summary[]
| WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS PRELUDE: The Hunt for Han Solo |
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Development[]
Colorist Rachelle Rosenberg colored a page of Star Wars 13 during a live stream on her Twitch account.[3]
Continuity[]
In Star Wars 13, C-3PO and Luke Skywalker state that he found his yellow lightsaber on the planet Elphrona. However, in issue 6, in which Skywalker finds the lightsaber, he is on the planet Tempes.[4] Writer Charles Soule stated on Twitter that it was a mistake by him, and that it will be fixed in later printings and collection editions.[5]
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Editions[]
- UPC 759606096008; May 12, 2021; Marvel Comics; First printing[1]
- 01311; Cover A; Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz & Rain Beredo
- 01321; Cover B; Chris Sprouse, Karl Story & Neeraj Menon
- 01331; Cover C; John Tyler Christopher
- 01341; Cover D; Terry Dodson & Rachel Dodson
- 01351; Cover E; Carlo Pagulayan, Jason Paz & Rain Beredo
Cover gallery[]
 Final cover  Textless final cover  The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary variant  Textless The Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary variant  Action Figure variant  Dodson variant  Textless Dodson variant  Crimson variant  Textless Crimson variant  Mike Mayhew Studio variant (trade dress)  Mike Mayhew Studio variant (virgin)  Mike Mayhew Studio variant ("Back in Black") |
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Collections[]
Sources[]
Luke Skywalker Joins the Search for Solo in Marvel's Star Wars #13 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)- As His 100th Star Wars Comic Hits Shelves, Charles Soule Looks Back on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars (2020) #13 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which includes Star Wars (2020) 13, to 3 ABY.
- ↑ Digital Coloring: Star Wars Pages for Marvel Comics! on the RachelleRosenberg Twitch channel (original link)
- ↑ Star Wars (2020) 6
- ↑ Charles Soule (@CharlesSoule) on Twitter: "@MynockManor This was an error - mine! I have too many stories in my head and mixed up the two planets. It will be fixed in future printings and for the collections, and I hope you will forgive the mistake." (backup link)
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