Marvel is going in big on Star Wars comics in 2019, launching their Age of Star Wars initiative with the Age of Republic in January. That kicks off with 40-page one-shot, Star Wars: Age of Republic Special #1, and contained within that massive tome may be the single most important Star Wars story since Marvel took over the licensing.

Yes, of course, we're talking about a story featuring Jar Jar Binks by Chip Zdarsky:

Is JAR JAR BINKS' role in the Star Wars story over? NOT BY A LONG SHOT! Because Chip Zdarsky has a rancor bone to pick with the galaxy's most notorious Gungan.

Just shut up take our money, Marvel!

Here's the full solicit:

STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC SPECIAL #1

ETHAN SACKS, JODY HOUSER, MARC GUGGENHEIM & CHIP ZDARSKY (W)

Carlos Gomez, Paolo Villanelli, Caspar Wijngaard and more! (A)

Cover by ROD REIS

VARIANT COVER BY KHOI PHAM

GREATEST HITS VARIANT COVER BY MIKE DEODATO

PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (5 OF 27)

THE GREATEST HEROES OF THE REPUBLIC, THE DEADLIEST VILLAINS – AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN!

Four creative teams! Four stories featuring your favorite Star Wars characters!

• The baddest Jedi in the galaxy has a score to settle — MACE WINDU returns in an action-packed adventure from OLD MAN HAWKEYE'S Ethan Sacks!

• You can run, but can you hide from the twin lightsabers of Sith assassin ASAJJ VENTRESS? Feel her fury in a tale expertly woven by veteran STAR WARS comic scribe Jody Houser (THRAWN, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RENEW YOUR VOWS).

• And is JAR JAR BINKS' role in the Star Wars story over? NOT BY A LONG SHOT! Because Chip Zdarsky (PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN and MARVEL TWO-IN-ONE) has a rancor bone to pick with the galaxy's most notorious Gungan.

• You can take the clone out of the war but you can never take the war out of the clone — CAPTAIN REX dusts off his blaster and enters the fray in a story by X-MEN: GOLD author Marc Guggenheim.

40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$4.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd.

And some other Age of Republic comics shipping in January:

STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC – OBI-WAN KENOBI #1

JODY HOUSER (W) • CORY SMITH (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA

VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH

CONCEPT DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY IAIN McCAIG

HEROES VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU

PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (3 of 27)

Movie Variant Cover Also Available

THE EARLY DAYS OF OBI-WAN KENOBI, JEDI KNIGHT!

• Following the wishes of his master, OBI-WAN has taken on ANAKIN SKYWALKER as an apprentice.

• Will his mission alongside his young Padawan bring them closer together, or sow the seeds that will drive them apart?

• And who else is after the ancient holocron that they seek?

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd. STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC — JANGO FETT #1

JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A) • Cover by PAOLO RIVERA

VARIANT COVER BY IN-HYUK LEE

Concept Design Variant Cover by TBA

VILLAINS VARIANT COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU

PUZZLE PIECE VARIANT COVER BY Mike McKone (4 of 27)

Movie Variant Cover Also Available

THE MOST FEARED BOUNTY HUNTER IN THE GALAXY!

• JANGO FETT'S reputation precedes him as joins a crew for what seems like a simple job.

• Wait, is that a KID with him?!

• Will his fellow bounty hunters be foolish enough to betray Jango and his son, BOBA FETT?

32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

Star Wars © Lucasfilm Ltd. & TM. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars are © 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd.

Check out the rest of Marvel's January solicitations here.