Following the ominous teaser art of Boba Fett decked out in black armor, Star Wars and Marvel Comics have officially announced War of the Bounty Hunters, by Charles Soule and Luke Ross.
"Boba Fett clearly doesn’t take Han Solo directly to Jabba’s palace," Soule told StarWars.com. "Something had to happen in between that intervening time between Empire and Jedi. And I was like, ‘I would like to tell that story, and I would like it to be about Boba Fett and what happens to him."
War of the Bounty Hunters will run from May-October, beginning with War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1, by Soule and Steve McNiven. The action will then spill out into Marvel's core Star Wars, Bounty Hunters, Darth Vader and Doctor Aphra titles, along with the core five-issue War of the Bounty Hunters miniseries beginning in June.
"The main story that we’re dealing with is a Boba Fett-focused crime epic, that involves Boba Fett going up against some of the heaviest hitters in the galaxy," Soule said. "It’s Jabba the Hutt. It’s Black Sun. It’s Darth Vader. And a bunch of others — factions and so on — that I think will be really interesting for the fans. It’s basically Boba Fett, by himself, against all of these people."
"Boba Fett is in possession of Han Solo at the end of Empire Strikes Back, and at the beginning of War of the Bounty Hunters, he is not," he added. "And he is going to do everything he can to get him back, no matter what. No matter who is standing in his way."
Boba Fett is a bounty hunter and the son of Jango Fett. The character first appeared in 1978's Star Wars Holiday Special before making his live-action debut in The Empire Strikes Back and seemingly dying in Return of the Jedi. However, Fett returned in Season 2 of The Mandalorian, aiding Din Djarin in his quest to return Grogu to the Jedi.
Fett has headlined and featured in numerous comics in the past, most recently Star Wars: Bounty Hunters. He'll also return in live-action once more in December with the Mandalorian spinoff series The Book of Boba Fett.
Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1, by Charles Soule and Steve McNiven, goes on sale in May from Marvel Comics.