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Star Wars Valentine's Day Special (February 2027)

(Image Source: https://x.com/FriendsOfForce/status/2109346511834505410?s=20 )

Written by Arianna Irwin, Gabriel Valentin, Dan Adbo, Jason Patterson, and Chris Robinson

Illustrated by Ornella Greco, Luca Pinelli, Dan Adbo, and Jason Patterson

Cover A by Ornella Greco

"...A Valentine’s Day special is coming in February, which includes a love story about a garbage droid who falls for a fancy droid..." - Star Wars Explained (Source: https://bsky.app/profile/starwarsexplained.com/post/3mxmm63cdsc2z )

"..One story in the Valentine’s Day special will be Han and Leia’s first date! Set after they get married and Han is tasked with planning it! ..." - Force Ghost Conversations (Source: https://x.com/ForceGhostPod/status/2109347015209484335?s=20 )

"...A third story is about a pair of Jedi helping some star crossed lovers..." - Star Wars Explained (Source: https://bsky.app/profile/starwarsexplained.com/post/3mxmmcmpfb22z )

"Over a decade into the Empire’s reign, life under Imperial rule has become routine. The days of the Republic have long passed into memory—if they are remembered at all.

STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE ABYSS by Rebecca Roanhorse, the thrilling sequel to THE MASK OF FEAR, arrives September 15." (Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/DdHMwTvjtnB/ )

“…’The thing about nightmares,’ Fennro said, ‘is that once you survived them, they can’t hurt you anymore. And sometimes they give you clarity. That’s the only truth you need.’…” – Fennro Drogan  

“…The Empire strove to fill its citizens with its philosophy, with its rightness, all day and every day. Not only via politics, which so many young people like Leida abhorred, but through culture, making the Empire’s ways seem as natural and correct as the songs one sang, as the model of the perfect relationship one aspired to. It sickened her, and even worse, it was working its evil on her own daughter under her own roof.

Mon shuddered. As Leida grew older, Mon had allowed her to be independent. Perhaps she had also used Ledia’s age as an excuse to become a bit lax in her mothering. After all, Mon’s professional life was incredibly demanding, and Leida needed her less and less. It occurred to Mon that while she might have taken her focus off Leida, the Empire had not…”

“…’Pain will prime them. They’ll want to punch back, to show the Empire they won’t be bullied.’…” - Luthen  

“...Leida groaned audibly. ‘Have you been talking to my mother?’

‘No,’ Leia answered. ‘Why?’

‘You sound just like her. Freedom this, oppression that. All I know is what we learn in school, and that’s that Emperor Palpatine ended a war and war is way worse than any of that other stuff. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices for peace.’

‘If the price of peace is oppression, then the price is too high,’ Leia answered, and Bail was sure he himself had said those exact words before…”

“…Karama---no---Kara splashed her face with water and made herself take a deep breath. She pasted a smile on her face and rested her hand against her growing belly. In the mirror, she saw her mistake immediately.

There was still blood embedded in her fingernails. Cursing and feeling slightly frantic, she scrubbed at her nails until her cuticles were red and raw, but the memories of Saw reminded her that no matter how clean her skin was now, there was blood on her hands that she could never wash off...” – Karama

“…’Yes, we know the truth. You and I. But how about when your little brother goes to school? How about what he and his friends learn? By the time they’re in university, history will have been erased, the official narrative changed. The next generation will never know that we fought. That Ghorman had heroes who sacrificed everything for a righteous cause. It will be like none of this ever happened at all!’…” – Deate Dau

“…He believed that if they knew the facts, if they understood they had been deceived, then they would make better choices. People were inherently smart and caring, but the fog of disinformation and Imperial propaganda was growing difficult to navigate. He wanted---no, needed---to help people do that…” – Bail Organa

“…’And, Bail,’ Breha said quietly, ‘stay safe. We’re doing the right thing, but the Empire… they’re always watching us. We have to be around, for Leia.’

‘I know,’ he whispered. ‘For Leia.’…” – Breha and Bail

"..."You don't think I suffer consequences? I have no home, no place of safety. I'm wanted everywhere, considered a pariah and a criminal, even on worlds I've never set foot on. I am reduced to this!" He gestured, indicating their ignoble meeting place. "Hiding. Always hiding. No, Bail Organa, my entire life is consequences."..." - Saw Gerrera

"..."You think that if people know what happened to you and your world, they will care?" he growled, his voice rising. "That they will take up arms and fight because the injustice will be too much to stomach? You are a fool! People are selfish. Small. They crave safety, comfort. Revolution is for the brave, Anto. Those willing to die. Are you willing to die?"..." - Saw Gerrera

"These specters of sensation worried him, made him wonder if he was going insane. But of course he was. No one could fight this war and stay sane. A little madness was to be expected. But then would an insane person even be aware of their insanity? It was a paradox he had no desire to unravel." - Saw Gerrera

"Why was he doomed to disappoint those he cared about the most?

No matter what choice he made, action, or inaction, he just ended up with more regrets, more losses, more dead. There was no clean solution under the Empire, only the accumulation of failures and heartbreak.

Nankry had said forgetting was a gift, but he refused to accept that. Remembering was all he had.

More and more, he was a man made of ghosts." - Saw Gerrera

"Nankry would say forgetting was a blessing. People were meant to be let go. Grief and guilt made for ghosts, she would warn, and ghosts meant you were haunted. But Saw wasn't so sure. Grief grounded him. Grief kept him focused on his purpose. Grief reminded him of the truth.

Without his grief, who was he?" - Saw Gerrera

(Source: https://www.instagram.com/starwarsbyrhw/p/Dc62iCDHRwL/ )

Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

Friday, October 9, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (US East Coast Time)

Lucasfilm Publishing and Star Wars authors (key callouts TBC) will provide behind-the-scenes insights, stories across several eras and frontiers, and -- most of all -- fresh announcements and reveals that expand the Star Wars saga into books and comics for readers of all ages.

(Source: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things-to-do/panels/event-info.html?gtID=945143&panel-name=Lucasfilm-Publishing-Stories-from-a-Galaxy-Far-Far-Away%E2%80%A6 )

A New Galaxy of Star Wars Comics from Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave Studios

Sunday, October 11, 2026

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM (US East Coast Time)

Join Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave as they make the jump to hyperspace and showcase their Star Wars publishing partnership! Join your favorite creators alongside Mad Cave and Lucasfilm Publishing staff as they present news and reveal new tales coming soon. Fans will hear from the comic creators crafting these tales and get a peek inside some of these exciting new projects.

(Source: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things-to-do/panels/event-info.html?gtID=949003&panel-name=A-New-Galaxy-of-Star-Wars-Comics-from-Lucasfilm-Publishing-and-Mad-Cave-Studios )

Lucasfilm Publishing: Stories from a Galaxy Far, Far Away…

Friday, October 9, 2026

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM (US East Coast Time)

Lucasfilm Publishing and Star Wars authors (key callouts TBC) will provide behind-the-scenes insights, stories across several eras and frontiers, and -- most of all -- fresh announcements and reveals that expand the Star Wars saga into books and comics for readers of all ages.

(Source: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things-to-do/panels/event-info.html?gtID=945143&panel-name=Lucasfilm-Publishing-Stories-from-a-Galaxy-Far-Far-Away%E2%80%A6 )

A New Galaxy of Star Wars Comics from Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave Studios

Sunday, October 11, 2026

1:45 PM - 2:30 PM (US East Coast Time)

Join Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave as they make the jump to hyperspace and showcase their Star Wars publishing partnership! Join your favorite creators alongside Mad Cave and Lucasfilm Publishing staff as they present news and reveal new tales coming soon. Fans will hear from the comic creators crafting these tales and get a peek inside some of these exciting new projects.

(Source: https://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/en-us/things-to-do/panels/event-info.html?gtID=949003&panel-name=A-New-Galaxy-of-Star-Wars-Comics-from-Lucasfilm-Publishing-and-Mad-Cave-Studios )

Looks like Dark Horse website has finally caught up with other delisting of this title (Source: https://www.darkhorse.com/books/3012-788/star-wars-hyperspace-stories-mace-tpb/ ).

Previously, it was reported as cancelled by White_Doggo on April 16, who also shared preview for it here.

( Source: https://xcancel.com/laughingplace/status/2080450855782986121 )

"A journey to a galaxy far, far away. Tom Hoeler (editorial director, Random House Worlds), Gabriella Munoz (editor, Random House Worlds), and New York Times bestselling authors Madeleine Roux (Star Wars: Legacy) and Ashley Poston (Star Wars: Eyes Like Stars) discuss Star Wars books from Penguin Random House, highlighting how these and other stories enrich the Star Wars universe and offer fresh perspectives on Star Wars storytelling."

(Source: https://comiccon2026.sched.com/event/2QZsZ/star-wars-books-from-random-house-worlds )

"Mad Cave Studios and Lucasfilm Publishing make the jump to hyperspace and showcase their Star Wars publishing partnership. Charles Beacham (editor, Mad Cave Studios), Josh Pruett and Scott Peterson (Phineas & Ferb), Delilah S. Dawson (Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu: Danger in the Dark), Soo Lee (Star Wars: Tales from the Nightlands), and more guests present news and reveals of new tales coming soon. Fans will hear from the comic creators crafting these tales, enjoy out-of-this-world giveaways, and get a peek inside some of these exciting new projects. Moderated by Michael Siglain (creative director, Lucasfilm Publishing)."

(Source: https://comiccon2026.sched.com/event/2QZrA/a-galaxy-of-star-wars-comics-from-mad-cave-studios-and-lucasfilm-publishing )

Story and Art by Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi.

"Following Order 66, the Empire’s Jedi purge is in full swing and anti-Jedi propaganda is at its height. Among the survivors is Jedi Knight Nagi Tsukumo. Betrayed, poisoned, and on the run, he joins forces with two droid outcasts searching the galaxy for coordinates to a fabled Droid Paradise.

With an Imperial assassin hot on their tail, Nagi, along with droids Dee-Seven and Ee-Ten, must find the rumored utopia before the Empire catches up with them. But when they finally reach their destination, all seems lost. Can one Jedi overcome the Empire’s influence, or will peace demand the ultimate sacrifice?"

( Source: https://www.viz.com/manga-books/manga/star-wars-visions-tsukumo-volume-1-0/product/8915 )

(Source: https://www.threads.com/@mantsang.ink/post/DZd-JfgihEZ )

(Source: https://x.com/nadegata_circus/status/2062107699253543127 )

"There was so much to do. The door to domed shelter whooshed open and Rey came crashing in, brown hair slicked to her face by sweat, eyes wide and darting, like a child caught returning home after dark. Leia went still, struck, not for the first time, by their sameness. A chill ran through her; seeing the young woman was like gazing back across the gulf of time to the Leia who still ran and leapt after her Jedi brother." (Source: https://x.com/DarthInternous/status/2054753804713656828 )

Editorial Director Tom also teased that first excerpt will release "relatively soon". (Source: https://x.com/DarthInternous/status/2054766340536205595 )