Building from the announcement of their first three Star Wars comics at SDCC, Marvel revealed another Star Wars project at their Cup o' Joe panel at NYCC today. Star Wars: Kanan is an ongoing series that serves as a prequel to the Star Wars: Rebels animated show. The series will focus on Jedi hero Kanan Jarrus during the Clone Wars era, exploring his relationship with Jedi Master Depa Billaba, how he survived Order 66, and his evolution from Padawan to freedom fighter.

Marvel Announces 3 Star Wars Comics for 2015

Star Wars: Kanan #1 cover by Mark Brooks

James Patterson's Max Ride: First Flight #1 cover by Stephanie Hans

Operation S.I.N. #1 cover by Michael Homarck

Operation S.I.N. #1 variant cover by Gabriel Hardman

Rebels executive producer/writer Greg Weisman will script the first story arc of the comic, with Pepe Larraz illustrating. As for who will take over the series after the first arc, Marvel has yet to reveal anything. Star Wars: Kanan #1 will be released in April 2015.It's been a while since Marvel has published a cosmic-themed crossover event along the lines of Annihilation and War of Kings. That's going to change next year as Marvel preps a major new crossover called Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex. Black Vortex will unite a number of ongoing Marvel books, including Guardians of the Galaxy, All-New X-Men, Cyclops, The Legendary Star-Lord, Nova and Captain Marvel. The crossover will revolve around the emergence of a powerful new artifact that can grant the wielder's fondest desires and bestow great power. The various heroes involved will clash with both villains like Thane and the Brood and each other as they fight the Black Vortex's corruptive influence.Black Vortex will begin in February 2015 with the one-shot issue Black Vortex: Alpha #1 (written by Sam Humphries and illustrated by Ed McGuinness). From there the crossover will spin out into the various ongoing books.Marvel also announced their latest comic book project to adapt a popular series of novels. James Patterson's Max Ride: First Flight is a five-issue mini-series that adapts Patterson's Maximum Ride novels. The comic will introduce teenage heroine Max and her friends, all of whom have gained the ability to fly after genetic experimentation. What begins as a rescue mission dovetails into a larger conflict with a werewolf-esque group of villains called "Erasers." Marguerite Bennett will script this adaptation, with Alex Sanchez providing the art. Max Ride: First Flight #1 is scheduled to launch in spring 2015.Finally, Marvel announced a new mini-series that will both tie into the events of Original Sin and provide a showcase for Peggy Carter alongside the debut of the Agent Carter TV series. Operation S.I.N. will take place in the 1950's and star Carter and Howard Stark. The two heroes will battle the newly formed Hydra for possession of a mysterious alien energy source. Woodrow McCord, the original "Man on the Wall" introduced in Original Sin, will also play a central role in the story.Operation S.I.N. will be written by Kathryn Immonen and drawn by Rich Ellis. The first issue is scheduled to launch in January 2015.Stay tuned to IGN for continued coverage from NYCC over the weekend.

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