The STAR WARS: AGE OF RESISTANCE one-shots, each focusing on a different sequel trilogy character—Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn, Rose Tico, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, Supreme Leader Snoke, General Hux, and a special issue about a few fan-faves—conclude the saga-spanning features that began with STAR WARS: AGE OF REPUBLIC and continued with STAR WARS: AGE OF REBELLION. An opportunity to zero-in on what defines each individual hero, villain, or rogue, these issues have examined Darth Maul's potential inner conflicts, Qui-Gon Jinn's loyalties to the Jedi Order, the untold history of Grand Moff Tarkin, the deadly reputation of Boba Fett, and so much more.

Now, the AGE OF RESISTANCE presents an opportunity for readers to get to know their favorite new characters in ways they've never seen before. And to do that, Marvel Comics called upon the services of the man behind FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, X-MEN RED, and ALL-NEW WOLVERINE, the only professional comic book writer in Australia (we think), Tom Taylor.

"Star Wars, yeah that little thing. So, if you don’t know Star Wars, it happened ages ago in this other galaxy," the writer jokes. Tom Taylor is pretty wizard.¹

He continues: "When Mark [Paniccia, Star Wars comics editor]—who I’ve worked with for a long time on X-MEN RED and ALL-NEW WOLVERINE—started editing Star Wars, he was hitting me up and they had all of these books coming up and one of them was this. It’s Poe and Finn and Rey and Kylo Ren and Hux, and I’m like, 'Yeah, I’ve written Luke and Han and they’re my heroes. I want to write my kids’ heroes.' My son, especially my eldest, he loves this trilogy. And Rose Tico’s his favorite character, so I actually asked for a Rose issue and they went, 'Yeah sure, let’s do it!' And it’s probably the best issue, or the one that we feel the closest to. It’s quite an emotionally impactful issue coming up with Rose and her sister.