Chewie takes the helm in his first Marvel Comics series

Marvel continues to break new ground in its Star Wars Universe of books, casting familiar characters and expanding their stories instead of introducing new ones.

Known as the skilled co-pilot of the infamous Millennium Falcon, the legendary Wookiee warrior Chewbacca is flying solo for his very own limited series! Today, Marvel is pleased to present your first look at CHEWBACCA #1 – from blockbuster creators Gerry Duggan and Phil Noto! Following the Battle of Yavin, Chewbacca finds himself on his own and separated from the Rebel Alliance. Crash landing on an Imperial occupied planet, Chewie finds himself in the company of a young local girl in need. Together, they may just be enough to take on the forces invading her home and get Chewbacca back to the Rebellion. Don’t call him a fuzz ball. Don’t call him a walking carpet. This is Chewbacca – fierce and loyal warrior of Kashyyyk in a brand new series beginning this October in CHEWBACCA #1!

With Darth Vader, Lando, Leia, and C-3PO all having (or getting) titles all to themselves, outside of the main Star Wars book, it was probably only a matter of time till one of the Falcon’s crew got a standalone as well. Of course, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that most people would have assumed that it would have been Han.

Chewie is a bit of an odd choice, simply because he doesn’t speak english. Although when you think about it, neither does Groot over in the Marvel U proper and he doesn’t seem to have any issues. It seems like kind of a cool story too, with his separation from the other main characters. We’ve never seen Chewbacca in that kind of a situation.

Could be a cool one, and yet another source for fans of the Galaxy, Far, Far Away to enjoy this Fall/Holiday. Chewbacca #1 arrives on October 14th.