Marvel’s ‘Jedi Knights’ Shows Off a New Villain in First Preview

In an exclusive preview from Polygon, we get our first glimpse of Madibek Musabekov’s stunning artwork for Jedi Knights alongside an interview with writer Marc Guggenheim!

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What we see:

• Musabekov’s art is filled with kinetic battle scenes featuring fan favorite Jedi like Qui-Gon Jinn, Shaak Ti, and Yoda

• A new villain named Corlis Rath lunges at Qui-Gon with daggers drawn. Guggenheim says they are “the Star Wars equivalent of a ninja”

• Rath is also confirmed to appear in Marvel’s Star Wars issue for Free Comic Book Day on May 3rd

• A stunning splash page features six different Jedi performance magnificent feats of combat mastery - filled, of course, with massive explosions

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Looking deeper:

• Guggenheim explains that the series was born out of a craving to see “the Jedi doing their thing on a non-war footing”

• While the Jedi are said to be the guardians of peace and justice, the franchise’s focus on the Clone Wars era robs the audience of seeing much of that - something that Guggenheim is eager to rectify

• While each issue will focus on a different pair of Jedi through the first ten plotted issues, Guggenheim says there will still be an overarching threat that continues throughout the series

Be sure to check out the full unlettered preview pages now, and pick up Jedi Knights #1 when it hits shelves on March 5th!

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