The weapon once held by Anakin and Luke Skywalker has officially become Star Wars movies. Now it seems the mystery explaining how Luke's lost lightsaber found its way off Cloud City will finally be solved in comics.
Movie fans will never forget the (blue-bladed) lightsaber wielded by Anakin Skywalker during his days as a Jedi Knight -- eventually ing the new Star Wars trilogy's biggest plot hole -- was "a good question for another time." And now, that time has apparently come.
After 75 issues Marvel is bringing an end to their ongoing Star Wars comic series, telling the story of Luke, Han, Leia, and the Rebels' actions following the first movie. Now that the comics have filled in that gap and are fast approaching the start of The Empire Strikes Back, it's time for a new chapter. Beginning with Marvel's new Star Wars #1 this January, the series will take a step forward in the movie timeline to show what happened when The Empire Strikes Back ended. One of the first missions taken up by Luke: return to Cloud City to retrieve what he lost.
After introducing the confusion in The Force Awakens, and only The Last Jedi, could this finally be the missing story fans have waited for? That certainly seems to be the case, judging by the official plot synopsis for Star Wars #3, set not long after Empire. Take a look:
The end of the war and the final defeat of the REBEL ALLIANCE are inevitable as the cunning IMPERIAL COMMANDER ZAHRA unleashes her fury against the splintered and scattered survivors. But where have the Rebellion’s greatest heroes gone when their cause needs them the most? LUKE SKYWALKER’S only hope at becoming a JEDI KNIGHT was lost during his battle with DARTH VADER…and so he, PRINCESS LEIA and LANDO CALRISSIAN must return to CLOUD CITY to find it! But Leia has her own covert mission to accomplish there…and Lando’s mysterious reason for returning could very well ruin their only chance at success!
Considering that the secret origin of Kylo Ren, there is nobody better to close this lingering plot hole, connecting Luke's story to The Force Awakens with more than just an ending cameo.
Star Wars #3 will be available from your local comic book shop in February 2020.
