Summary

Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia , and more will travel back to the ice planet Hoth in a brand - new tarradiddle , set to feature the return of Echo Base . The Empire Strikes Backhas become well - see by fans as one of the bestStar Warsmovies ever made . Now , its exhilarating initiative battle on the satellite Hoth is formally being revisit for Free Comic Book Day .

lector will be able to pick up this free issue at the perfect time , as this year ’s Free Comic Book Day estate on Star Wars Day , May 4 .

According toMarvel , Free Comic Book Day : Star Wars / Darth Vader#1 – by Charles Soule , Greg Pak , Ibraim Roberson and Roman Rosanas – will haveStar Wars’heroes returning to Echo Base long afterthey lost their apparently perfect infrastructure . The story will concentrate on Luke , Leia , Lando and Chewbacca look for " Rebel survivors stranded on Hoth " as they sail " the wreckage of AT - AT Zimmer frame , Rebel airspeeders and frozen weapon system of mass destruction . "

A collage image of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope

However , Echo Base wo n’t be as calm as they expected as promises of " all - out legal action " will break out , make their mission far more dangerous than they ever could have imagined .

Marvel’s Star Wars Titles Will Crossover For Free Comic Book Day

Marvel ’s current line of products ofStar Warscomics are between the result ofEmpire strike BackandReturn of the Jedi , before Luke and his friends deliver Han from Jabba ’s Palace . Free Comic Book Day : Star Wars / Darth Vader#1 will admit Lando Calrissian is label along for the ride , persist in to spread out on the character ’s potency , as he has the chance to learn how his friend Han valiantlysaved the Rebellion on Hoth . It ’s currently nameless if Luke ’s yellow lightsaber will be used at this point or ifhe will have already lost it , but the cover version art by Phil Noto in the end hints that fans will see its riposte .

Marvel ’s on-going seriesStar WarsandDarth Vaderwill merge for this year ’s epical Free Comic Book Day issue .

Star WarsFree Comic Book Day offer promises an action - jam story , in which its entirely potential that the protagonists could come nerve - to - grimace with continue Snow Troopers from the Battle of Hoth that were send at Echo Base in type the Rebellion ever returned . Another possibility is the group having to reckon once more with the abrasive nature of the chalk satellite . With blistering cold and Wampas run abound , they could find themselves at the mercifulness of their surround , as well as Imperials , Whatever lie in store for them , it ’s sure to be an larger-than-life fighting , as they explore for what remain of their allies that have been trapped in Echo Base .

Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) looks at Yoda (offscreen) on Dagobah, edited over a sci-fi background.

Hoth’s Hostilities Make It The Perfect Location For Marvel’s Star Wars To Return To

Readers will be able to pick up this free issue at the perfect metre , as this twelvemonth ’s Free Comic Book Day acres on Star Wars Day , May 4 . Fans ofThe Empire Strikes Backwon’t require to miss this limited issue as it not only takes them back to Hoth , but also will feature a tale base around the Original Trilogy ’s most renowned scoundrel , Darth Vader . It is certain to be an exciting add-on to anyStar Warsfan ’s collection , and it will at long last furnish the perfect flavor into whatLuke SkywalkerandPrincess Leiawere up to before rescue Han from Jabba ’s clutches .

author : Marvel

Look forFree Comic Book Day : Star Wars / Darth Vader#1on sales event May 4 from Marvel Comics !

The Expanse Star Holden with Leonidas from 300 and Henry Cavill in Batman v Superman Movie

Featured Image: Luke and Vader split image from Free Comic Book day issue cover (left) and the Echo Base hanger bay from Empire Strikes Back (right)

Free Comic Book Day Star Wars/Darth Vader #1 Cover, featuring a split image of Vader and Luke Skywalker, divided by their respective lightsabers

Battle of Hoth from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back, AT-AT walkers making their slow doom-march on Echo Base

A Snowtrooper (left) and a Wampa (right) inside Hoth’s Echo Base from Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

Luke Skywalker

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