Jedi Master Kelleran Beq Returns in New Marvel Comic Series!

Writer Marc Guggenheim reveals that Ahmed Best’s Jedi Master from Jedi Temple Challenge and The Mandalorian is returning to the franchise!

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The backstory:

• Jedi Knights is an upcoming Marvel comic series that will follow different Jedi on adventures before The Phantom Menace

• In an interview with Star Wars Explained, Guggenheim confirmed previous details about the series alongside Charles Soule (Legacy of Vader) and Alex Segura (Star Wars) who were there to preview the future of Star Wars comics

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What we know:

• Guggenheim confirmed that each issue of Jedi Knights will feature a different combination of Jedi like the classic Marvel team-ups 

• He also verified that every issue will be a one-and-done story, so each one feels like “its own mini Star Wars movie”

• One of the characters he mentioned is Jedi Master Kelleran Beq who was famously played by Jar-Jar actor, Ahmed Best

• Kelleran Beq made his initial debut in the YouTube series Jedi Temple Challenge before returning in Season 3 of The Mandalorian where he saved a young Grogu from the horrors of Order 66

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The bottom line: Kelleran Beq’s return signals a growing love for Ahmed Best amongst the fandom after the initial reaction to Jar-Jar that took him away from Star Wars for decades – a well deserved renaissance for such an iconic actor.

Check out the full interview now, and make sure to pick up Jedi Knights #1 when it releases on March 5th!