The Future of ‘Star Wars’ Publishing Has Leia, Love, and Jar Jar Binks

At New York Comic Con today, Lucasfilm lifted the lid on a swath of new books and comics coming from the galaxy far, far away—including a brand-new story featuring Rey and Leia set during the climax of the sequel trilogy era.

Legacy, written by Madeleine Roux, will pair the young Jedi and the scion of the Skywalker family in a story set shortly after the events of The Last Jedi, as the duo go on a mission to repair Rey’s damaged lightsaber. Filled with regrets over the death of Luke Skywalker and the seemingly final embrace of the Dark Side by Kylo Ren, the new master and apprentice find themselves heading to the planet Tython and its ancient Jedi temple for answers for the path forward—and forced into a trial by fire when the First Order is hot on their trail and intent on extinguishing the light of the Jedi from the galaxy once and for all.

But Legacy was not the only novel announcement at the panel. Star Wars will receive its first novel explicitly marketed as a romance: Eyes Like Stars. It will be penned by Ashley Poston, but little else was revealed about the new YA book, due out in the summer of 2026, outside of it being set a year and a half before The Force Awakens.

Other highlighted book announcements included a new look at The Art of Star Wars: Andor, which received a newly updated cover (it’s due out May 2026), as well as a series of Mandalorian-themed children’s activity books, such as sticker and coloring books, as well as a rhyming board book called You’re My Little Grogu!

On the comics front, Marvel debuted first looks at covers for upcoming issues in its ongoing Jedi Knights and Legacy of Vader series, but it did offer one surprise new announcement: a Jar Jar Binks one-shot comic that will pair the manic Gungan with Ahmed Best’s other big Star Wars character, Jedi Master Kelleran Beq. Co-written by Best himself alongside Jedi Knights‘ Marc Guggenheim, the standalone comic will release on February 11, 2026.

Elsewhere in comics, tied to the upcoming release of Star Wars: Visions‘ third volume, Viz Media announced its latest Visions manga, Tsukumo. Created by the creative team behind the smash hit Ultraman manga (which was the source material for Netflix’s animated series), Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi, the manga will follow a new masked Jedi in the wake of Order 66 as he follows two droids to a mysterious “Droid Paradise” while being hunted by the rising Empire. It’s set to hit shelves July 14, 2026.

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