Reading is always worth celebrating, and Lucasfilm Publishing teased a huge celebration at New York Comic Con (NYCC). At its panel on Friday, the company revealed its upcoming slate of Star Wars books leading into the 50th anniversary of Star Wars: A New Hope.
There is a whole lineup of new takes on the original movie heading to shelves in book form, including Star Wars: A New Hope – The Complete Manga, Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy 50th Anniversary Edition, Star Wars: A New Hope: The Shooting Script Collector’s Edition, Star Wars: A New Hope: The Official Funko POP! Coloring Book, and more.
Hardcore fans will also want to pick up Star Wars: Celebrating 50 Years of A New Hope from Abrams Publishing, which features interviews with a wide variety of actors, astronauts, athletes, innovators, and more. During the panel, Kristin Baver teased that one interview in the book is Oscar-winning actor Ke Huy Quan, who played Short Round in Raiders of the Lost Ark and watched Star Wars for the first time with George Lucas at Skywalker Ranch.
Fans can also learn everything there is to know about the Star Wars franchise in Star Wars: A Celebration, a DK book by Pablo Hidalgo with contributions from Dr. Chris Kempshall, Jordan Hembrough, and Baver.
Lucasfilm Publishing debuted a full slate of upcoming books at NYCC 2026. | Source: Lucasfilm Publishing
Lucasfilm Publishing debuted a full slate of upcoming books at NYCC 2026. | Source: Lucasfilm Publishing
Lucasfilm Publishing debuted a full slate of upcoming books at NYCC 2026. | Source: Lucasfilm Publishing
Lucasfilm Publishing will also have a slate of books launching around Star Wars: Starfighter, the Ryan Gosling-led film, which comes out in theaters next May. Titles include The Art of Star Wars: Starfighter, an expanded novelization by Delilah Dawson, a coloring book, Little Golden Book Star Wars: Starfighter, and a prequel mini-series from Marvel Comics.
Fans also got a new look at the upcoming Star Wars x Dungeons & Dragons collaboration, with new cover and concept art for Star Wars: Tyro Squadron Adventures. Other book reveals from the panel include From the Ashes, a new installment in the Reign of the Empire series by Fran Wilde, and Star Wars: Princess of the Rebellion, a new YA novel about Princess Leia from Claudia Gray.
For more information on all of the Star Wars reveals at NYCC, visit starwars.com.
