It’s difficult to fathom that it has been nearly a decade since “Star Wars Rebels” first blasted onto Disney XD’s animation lineup with its charismatic, rag-tag crew of the Ghost on Oct. 3, 2014.
Created by Dave Filoni, Simon Kinberg, and Carrie Beck, the fun “Star Wars” series was set between the events of “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” and “Star Wars: A Latest Hope.” “Star Wars Rebels” aired for a complete of 4 seasons encompassing 75 episodes total before it finally ended its popular run in 2018.
2024 might be the stage for “Star Wars Rebels” and its daring clan of galactic freedom fighters’ milestone tenth anniversary, and Marvel Comics will recognize this momentous occasion by releasing a special collection of variant covers courtesy of esteemed artist Caspar Wijngaard.
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These celebratory covers showcasing fan favorite ‘Rebels’ space adventurers will roll out with Marvel’s flagship “Star Wars” and “Star Wars: Darth Vader” comic book titles from January to April.
“It was such an honor to be involved within the tenth anniversary for ‘Rebels,’ having recently revisiting the adventures of the Spectres in preparation for Ashoka, this chance was perfect timing,” Wijngaard told StarWars.com. “We have been absolutely spoiled with ‘Rebels’ content these previous few weeks and I’m glad in might be a component of it ultimately.”
Take a look at the unbelievable artwork on all eight within the gallery below:
Here’s Marvel’s description for this special series of “Star Wars Rebels” covers:
“Set before ‘Star Wars: A Latest Hope,’ the hit animated series chronicled the early adventures of the Rise up and starred Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger, pilot Hera Syndulla and her loyal astromech droid Chopper, Mandalorian warrior Sabine Wren, and lots of more. The series also continued the saga of Ahsoka Tano and brought back Grand Admiral Thrawn to the ‘Star Wars’ mythos. Since ending, ‘Star Wars Rebels’ continues to affect ‘Star Wars’ storytelling from appearances in comic books and novels to the brand new ‘Ahsoka’ series, which catches up with lots of the show’s central characters as they embark on exciting latest journeys. Fans also can return to the ‘Star Wars Rebel’s era by having fun with the whole series on Disney+.”
Characters featured on this comic book cover series are The Grand Inquisitor, Ahsoka, Jarrus and Zeb, Ezra Bridger and Chopper, Hera Syndulla, Sabine Wren, Thrawn and Agent Kallus.
Look ahead to these “Star Wars Rebels” anniversary covers splashed across Marvel’s mainline “Star Wars” and “Star Wars: Darth Vader” books starting January 2024.