Marvel's many Star Wars comic books have long entertained fans, providing stories that expand and explore numerous characters that have not been featured prominently in live-action before. Marvel's comics are also able to bridge important events that happen between Star Wars movies as well. By doing so, the comic books can more easily round out Star Wars' numerous, overarching stories.
While Marvel has managed to create numerous entertaining comic series based around several pre-existing characters, there are still many potential stories the company could focus on in the future. These comics could follow characters that haven't been justifiably explored in Star Wars before, or provide additional backstory explaining these characters' pasts in the franchise's continuity.
Fennec Shand is a character who has only grown in popularity since her debut in The Mandalorian. Originally slated to die at the end of "The Gunslinger," Shand's actor Ming-Na Wen convinced the showrunners to revive her for season 2, with the character eventually being featured in prominent roles in The Book of Boba Fett and The Bad Batch.
While fans know a little bit more about Shand's life in Star Wars thanks to her appearance in The Bad Batch, there are still plenty of story possibilities in regards to the character's future appearances in Star Wars. A comic series following Shand's life after the rise of the Empire through to her career during the Galactic Civil War could be the perfect bridge between her appearances in The Bad Batch and The Mandalorian, giving her the further backstory she needs as a character.
Like numerous long-standing Star Wars characters, Qui-Gon Jinn has received plenty of backstories, establishing what his relationship with Obi-Wan was like before the events of The Phantom Menace. While the character's history has been explored in various novels, a comic adaptation of Qui-Gon's early life could make for a fascinating series to read.
As fans know, Qui-Gonn was a strong-willed, unconventional Jedi who wasn't afraid to go against his Order's wishes when it came to doing what he thought was right. Likely, he learned this from his master, Count Dooku. A series following the two's adventures, foreshadowing Dooku's eventual defection from the Jedi, would be the perfect sort of comic series that does justice to both Qui-Gon and Dooku's characters.
As fans know, clone troopers are a dime a dozen, with few of them truly justifying having an entire comic series on their life and career in the Clone Wars. Captain Rex, however, is a very notable exception to this role, being perhaps the most memorable and popular clone trooper in all of Star Wars.
With his several appearances in The Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, Rebels, and even Return of the Jedi, Rex has lived a long, fascinating life. One of the few clone troopers able to disobey Order 66 and remove his inhibitor chip, he would go on to join the Rebellion and combat the nefarious forces of the Empire. A comic told from his perspective would be a natural fit, as well as fully exploring the nuanced view of a clone trooper (soldiers that were bred to fight and die).
The Mandolarian's Cara Dune is a character who went from beloved to problematic real quick. Though Mando fans adored her for her strong female presence on the show, Gina Carano--the actor who played Dune--earned controversy for a series of insensitive Tweets she released, prompting Lucasfilm to release her from the show.
With Carano's termination from Disney, a spin-off series focusing on the character was also canceled. However, while Carano may not be able to return to her role, a comic series that focused on the character could be the perfect medium to tell Dune's story, following her past on Alderaan to her combat days as a Rebel Shock Trooper in the Galactic Civil War.
There are a ton of unanswered questions when it comes to certain characters in the Star Wars universe, especially the more recent sequel trilogy. One of the major characters who fans are dying to learn more about is easily Maz Kanata, the mysterious but helpful smuggler and space pirate who assists the main characters in The Force Awakens onwards.
Not much is known about Maz's history, except for the fact that 1) she is around a thousand years old, and 2) that she is Force-sensitive. A comic exploring these two characteristics in a more in-depth fashion could help finally answer the many questions fans have in regards to the character.
From the moment Black Krrsantan first appeared in Marvel's Star Wars comics, fans' interest was piqued. The idea of a more evil Wookiee warrior (thanks to Krrsantan's gladiator history) that was the Bizarro version of the loyal, friendly, dependable Chewbacca was a fantastic concept that readers found entertaining to read about.
In his past comic appearances, he's shown to have partnered or worked for everyone from Jabba the Hutt to Darth Vader, making him a fascinating, deadly character he rivals the best of Star Wars' numerous bounty hunters. With his recent appearance in The Book of Boba Fett, it'd be interesting to follow Krrsantan's journey through a comic of his own, detailing his life after the events of Doctor Aphra up until his recent reacquaintance with Boba.
Like Black Krranstan, Chewbacca is a fascinating character that has, unfortunately, always appeared more as the sidekick than a strong character in his own right. As seen from the movies and comic books, he has an interesting past: first being a Wookiee warrior combating the CIS on Kashyyk, then captured and made a slave by the Empire.
Though he's always been a great companion to Han Solo or Rey, a comic series following Chewie, telling of his various travels or time spent on Kashyyk before the Clone Wars might be an interesting kind of comic to read. The series could also explore in greater detail Wookiee culture, and what kind of life the Wookiees led on their homeworld.
Palpatine is a character that fans know frustratingly little about. His role in the Skywalker saga may be clear (that of the tyrannical Sith who manages to lie and manipulate his way into becoming emperor), yet there is still so much about Sheev Palpatine that a comic series could focus on exploring.
A comic book about Palpatine could more fully detail his past, especially his relationship with Darth Plagueis, and how many Sith secrets Palpatine learned from his master. Alternatively, the series could focus on Palpatine's rise to the head of his Empire, detailing what his administration was like, with intermittent flashbacks to his past. Perhaps the series could even follow Palpatine's life and reemergence after his death in Return of the Jedi, answering the question about he returned in The Rise of Skywalker.
Like Palpatine, Yoda is a character that fans know very little about, save that he is perhaps the most powerful Jedi during the events of the Skywalker saga, basically being the equivalent of Dumbledore or Gandalf in the Star Wars universe.
There have been a few comic issues in the past that have focused on Yoda, but never before have readers fully followed a story told through the Jedi Master's eyes or that details his past. Since he has been around for over 900 years, no doubt there is a ton of potential story material for a writer to focus on should Marvel decide to focus on Yoda more in a comic series.
Ahsoka Tano is one of the most interesting characters in all of Star Wars. Originally introduced as the brash, impulsive, sassy padawan of Anakin Skywalker, the character has since emerged as an incredibly popular character whose inclusion in Rebels and The Mandalorian was praised by fans.
Disney has already announced plans to have a TV series following Ahsoka, but given her history in the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War, there is truly no shortage of stories a comic series that could follow any one of Tano's many adventures.
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