While we wait forThe Mandalorianseason 2, Disney and Lucasfilm have offered something to tide us all over.The Mandalorianpublishing program has been announced, which will see new books and comics taking place in the same universe as the Disney+ series hitting shelves starting this fall. So get ready for more Mando and Baby Yoda. Releases will continue through winter and spring.
While many of theseStar Warstitles remain mysterious for now, save for a few titles, Lucasfilm has revealed the cover for The Art of The Mandalorian season 1. The cover art was done by Doug Chiang. Here is a full list of titles that were revealed by Lucasfilm for now, which includes an original novel by Adam Christopher, as well as a junior novelization by Joe Schreiber.
In addition, several comics are coming from Marvel and IDW Publishing based on the show. Magazine, novelty, and coloring and activity titles are also coming from Titan, Studio Fun, Crayola, Thunder Bay Press, Disney Publishing Worldwide and Dreamtivity. For younger readers, there is a Little Golden Book and a Screen Comix retelling of Season One on deck. Specific release dates have not been revealed for any of the titles at this time.
It seemed like only a matter of time before Lucasfilm began telling further stories in this universe.The Mandaloriandebuted in November of last year as a launch title withDisney+. It was the first ever live-actionStar WarsTV show and took place in a time period that had previously been unexplored, for the most part, in live-action. Taking place afterReturn of the Jediand beforeThe Force Awakens, centered almost entirely on new characters, the show proved to be a massive hit, withBaby Yoda, aka The Child, quickly becoming one of the most popular characters in the franchise.
Season 2 of the The Mandalorianwas underway even before it premiered. While plot details are largely being kept under wraps, some major characters such as Boba Fett and Ahsoka Tano are said to be getting in on the action. No firm release date has been set yet, butThe Mandalorianwill return in October. It seems the first of these new books will be timed to arrive around the season 2 release. Disney famously didn’t have much in the way of merchandise out when season 1 arrived, as they were trying to keep the show’s secrets closely guarded. They won’t be making that same mistake twice. This news comes to us viaStarWars.com.
