Marvel Comics has announced Star Wars: Obi-Wan, the latest in the Star Wars lineup. This new limited series of comics will feature five stories set in different time frames in Obi-Wan Kenobi’s Jedi career, from his days as a Jedi Initiate to his eviction on Tatooine.
Star Wars: Obi-Wan is written by Christopher Cantwell, the writer of Iron Man, and illustrated by Ario Anindito.
“What I love about Obi-Wan is that he is so much a character of patience and fortitude,” Cantwell told StarWars.com. “He holds out hope and keeps that flame going even in the darkest times. He lost his Master, his best friend… he’s experienced a lot of grief. But he pushes forward. [Obi] waits on Tatooine for decades. He is the Buddhist concept of kshanti — patience — personified. He can hold onto the glimmers of light amidst the cloak of darkness. Every issue thematically deals with his ability to do that as a person.”
Cantwell further adds, “The frame story of the entire series takes place just weeks before A New Hope begins. So here’s Obi-Wan, waiting and sensing that things are about to drastically change. There is going to be some culmination of his destiny. And — just like what happens for us all when we face some of our greatest challenges — he is really wrestling with it internally. It’s this wrestling that is in fact causing him to reflect on his past. He’s searching for strength and wisdom he’s gained over his lifetime, wanting it to reinforce his readiness to face his fate.”
The new comic series will also showcase Obi-Wan at the beginning of his Jedi life. It will be a period before Star Wars: Episode I took place, which the Disney era never often explored. Star Wars: Obi-Wan #1 will hit stores in May 2022.
In addition, Lucasfilm also aims to debut the Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi live-action series on Disney+. Recently, a Disney Plus executive Brandon San Giovanni accidentally leaked the series’s release date. According to the leak, we can expect to see Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi on Disney+ in May 2022. However, the exact date is still a mystery.
That series will feature Ewan McGregor reprising the role of Obi-Wan, and Hayden Christensen is also returning to play Darth Vader.
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