Every Marvel reader could tell you how much the publisher loves a crossover event, for better or worse. So, I’m pretty sure no one was surprised when they finally announced a big crossover event in the Star Wars Universe.
Coming from writer Charles Soule and artist Luke Cross, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters takes place during the Age of the Rebellion, between the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. As the official synopsis reveals, “the notorious bounty hunter Boba Fett has finally landed his greatest prize — Han Solo, frozen in carbonite for easy transport. Fett will bring the smuggler to Tatooine to collect the massive bounty placed on Solo’s head by the fearsome crime lord Jabba the Hutt. Sounds easy. What could go wrong? There’s just one problem standing between Fett and the payday…and it’s a big one. But Fett will stop at nothing to get the job done!”
What to read before Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters?
There is no background reading necessary to do before jumping into The Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters event. Still, if you want to know what’s happened in the comics before this crossover, check out our Star Wars Comics Canon Reading Order.
War of the Bounty Hunters Reading Order
Reading War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1 and the mini-series War of the Bounty Hunters #1-5 is all you need to have a complete story. The series crosses over with the Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, Star Wars, and Bounty Hunters ongoing series but you don’t have to read all of the tie-ins if you don’t want to. You can choose to read them all of just the ones with the characters you are invested in.
War of the Bounty Hunters Reading Order: Collected Editions
- Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus
Collects Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021) #1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #1-5, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba The Hutt (2021) #1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-Lom & Zuckuss (2021) #1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh (2021) #1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Ig-88 (2021) #1, Star Wars (2020) #13-18, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #12-17, Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #12-17, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #10-15, material from Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha Director’s Cut (2021) #1
Also available in TPBs:
- War of the Bounty Hunters
Collects Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha (2021) #1, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters (2021) #1-5. - Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Companion
Collects War of the Bounty Hunters: Jabba the Hutt #1, 4-LOM & Zuckuss #1, Boushh #1, IG-88 #1 - Darth Vader Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters
Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #12-17. - Star Wars Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters
Collects Star Wars (2020) #12-18. - Bounty Hunters Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters
Collects Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #12-17. - Doctor Aphra Vol. 3: War of the Bounty Hunters
Collects Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2020) #11-15.
War of the Bounty Hunters Reading Order: Issue by Issue
Prelude
- War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1
- Star Wars (2020) #13
- Bounty Hunters #12
- Darth Vader (2020) #12
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #10
Main Story
- War of the Bounty Hunters #1
- Bounty Hunters #13
- Star Wars (2020) #14
- Darth Vader (2020) #13
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #11
- Bounty Hunters #14
- War of the Bounty Hunters #2
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #12
- Darth Vader (2020) #14
- War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt #1
- Star Wars (2020) #15
- War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-LOM & Zuckuss #1
- Bounty Hunters #15
- War of the Bounty Hunters #3
- Star Wars (2020) #16
- Darth Vader (2020) #15
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #13
- War of the Bounty Hunters #4
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #14
- Darth Vader (2020) #16
- War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh #1
- Bounty Hunters #16
- Star Wars (2020) #17
- War of the Bounty Hunters #5
- Doctor Aphra (2020) #15
- Darth Vader (2020) #17
- War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 #1
- Bounty Hunters #17
- Star Wars (2020) #18
After War of the Bounty Hunters
The War of the Bounty Hunters is over, but the story continues in another Star Wars event, Crimson Reign (see reading order). The criminal organization known as the Crimson Dawn has risen — but what is their goal, and how do they plan to achieve it? And how will the Rebel Alliance and the Empire both react to this new galactic power player?
Crimson Reign is presented as the second installment of a trilogy that will reshape the history of the Star Wars Galaxy during the Age of Rebellion.