Always in motion, Marvel's Star Wars comic book line is. At the Lucasfilm Publishing panel at SDCC today, it was revealed that Marvel's next Star Wars mini-series will focus on fan-favorite villain Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Star Wars: Thrawn is an adaptation of Timothy Zahn's novel of the same name, which was released in April 2017. This comic book adaptation will be handled by two veterans of Marvel's Star Wars line, writer Jody Houser (Star Wars: Rogue One Adaptation) and artist Luke Ross (Star Wars: Darth Maul). The mini-series will debut in February 2018.Like the novel, the Thrawn comic will explore the titular character's rise through the Imperial ranks and how he honed his fearsome reputation in the years leading up to his first in-canon appearance in the Star Wars: Rebels animated series. It's not clear how closely the comic will follow the structure of the novel and if, like Rogue One, Houser will expand on the original story with new material.It was also revealed at the panel that Jason Fry has been tapped to write the novelization for Star Wars: The Last Jedi . Fry previously penned several books in the Star Wars: Journey to the Force Awakens lineup and is also the author of the sci-fi series The Jupiter Pirates. Del Rey's Star Wars Books Twitter account revealed this glimpse of the novelization and its temporary cover:The novelization is scheduled to hit stores along with The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Star Wars: The Last Jedi - The Visual Dictionary alongside the film in December 2017.

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