The Best Star Wars Graphic Novels and Comics of 2026

This comic takes readers through the time period between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, when Darth Vader, one of the most popular villains in modern culture, goes on a solo adventure for revenge against the Rebels. In this Star Wars story, Darth Vader builds an army in Geonosis and unfolds hidden truths while looking into the Emperor’s schemes.

Many reviewers enjoy reading this comic through the villain’s eyes and say that this is a great read for those who are fans of the original movies. They also love the artwork, but seem to struggle with following the story flow throughout the comic.

This graphic novel tells the stories of the three major Star Wars films: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi, where readers will delve into a familiar world of famous characters such as Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and more.

As one may predict, retelling a series of movies that fans already love can either make them love or hate a retold comic of it, and that is exactly what the reviews on this story suggest. Almost everyone agrees that the artwork is amazing, but others either love the new perspective on these old tales, or are unhappy with major dialogues from the movies not being included.

In this story, writer Charles Soule takes readers through Kyle Ren’s journey to find his true path and self. After rising when Ben Solo fell, Ren found the potential to be a source of good for the galaxy, but struggles with his dark shadows and connection to Dark Vader by blood telling him who he should be.

Based on reviews, a good amount of readers find this story to be quite compelling, while others say it lacks good writing; but overall, this comic seems to be worth it for those who are Kylo Ren fans.

What’s great about this graphic novel is that it can easily be read by kids, Star Wars newbies, and life-long fans of the saga. In this comic, writer Alessandro Ferrari takes readers through events from The Rise of Skywalker film about the final chapter of Skywalker Saga. From Rey confronting her destiny to the real threat on the galaxy being exposed, this comic will highlight all of the events that led to the major conclusion of the third Star Wars trilogy.

Many readers seem to love the artwork and how similar this comic is to the film.

This is another comic written by Charles Soule, which highlights the connection between Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker before the Clone Wars fight on Mustafar and encounter with the Death Star. In this comic, these two icons get called to a faraway planet for help, where they are stuck in a world full of deadly threats and ancient technology that makes the reader question if they will survive or not.

Based on reviews, readers seem to find this story pretty interesting, but say that there is nothing too extraordinary about it.