The original STAR WARS comic book series launched in 1977 just as the movie busted blocks around the world. After a legendary run, the series ended over 100 issues later in 1986 before going dormant for the next three decades... But now, writer Matthew Rosenberg has teamed up with a slew of spectacular artists to revive the original, picking up the Legends series where it left off in issue #107!

And since it's been thumping 33 years between issues #107 and #108, we've crafted a quick guide to get you caught up on all things STAR WARS!

Adapt Or Die

Back in the mid '70s, Marvel took a risk on a big budget sci-fi flick called Star Wars that wound up taking the world by storm. Roy Thomas and Howard Chaykin launched the series and took the first six issues to adapt the film which debuted on May 25 that same year. From there, a variety of creators—including Archie Goodwin, Carmine Infantino, Chris Claremont, Walt Simonson, Jo Duffy, and Cynthia Martin—would continue building the comic book iteration of the universe until the series ended in 1986.

Hopping Along The Stars

Aside from the first six issues and issues #39-45 (which adapted The Empire Strikes Back), the writers, artists, and editors on STAR WARS had a lot of space to fill between films. As such, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca, C-3PO, and R2-D2 went on plenty of adventures where they encountered strange and unusual folks.

Some of the more popular newbies came from the book's second arc, which ran from issues #7-10, when Han and Chewie wound up helping a band of freedom fighters including a giant green rabbit called Jaxxon and his white haired future partner Amaiza Foxtrain! Along with several others, they helped stop both a ruthless local mobster and a giant monster! Some of the survivors, including Jax and Amaiza, dubbed themselves the Star-Hoppers and continued traveling the cosmos together.