{"id":6096,"date":"2018-04-17T09:23:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T14:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/?p=6096"},"modified":"2018-04-18T09:24:16","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:24:16","slug":"witness-star-wars-history-in-the-making-with-star-wars-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/popculturenetwork.com\/wordpress\/2018\/04\/17\/witness-star-wars-history-in-the-making-with-star-wars-50\/","title":{"rendered":"WITNESS STAR WARS HISTORY IN THE MAKING WITH STAR WARS #50"},"content":{"rendered":"

Don\u2019t miss the start of the Kieron Gillen\u2019s biggest Star Wars story ever in comics!<\/em><\/p>\n

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New York, NY\u2014April 17, 2018\u2014\u00a0<\/strong>After building their forces in complete secrecy, the Rebel Fleet is finally ready. But how long will they be able to stay hidden from the dark clutches of the Empire \u2013 and Darth Vader himself? Star Wars fans won\u2019t want to miss series writer Kieron Gillen\u2019s epic landmark issue where all may be lost\u2026and all hope may die!<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen I was asked to take over the book, having a big story for the magical issue #50 was very much in my goals,\u201d said Gillen. \u201cAs such, I’ve spent the first twelve issues building up to this, which is basically the biggest story I’ve told in Star Wars. It’s an event-level tragedy on an epic scale, and it\u2019s designed as the key bridging piece between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back. I also haven’t written Darth Vader in ages, so now’s the time to start having my lightsaber fun again!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Since the comic\u2019s launch in 2015, fans have followed the legendary journey of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and more fan-favorite characters as the Rebellion pushed forward in their fight against the Galactic Empire. After taking over as the series writer in fall 2017, Gillen\u2019s masterful storytelling is reaching new heights in this monumental next chapter. Packed with pages of action and intrigue, behold the beginning of the boldest high-stakes Star Wars story ever told \u2013 in stores this July!<\/p>\n

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STAR WARS #50<\/p>\n

Written by Kieron Gillen<\/p>\n

Art by Salvador Larroca<\/p>\n

Cover by Mike Mayhew<\/p>\n

On-Sale\u00a07\/4\/18<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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