'Star Wars' comic books coming in 2015 exclusively from Marvel!

Comic book publishing house Dark Horse has officially lost the liscensing rights to Star Wars titles, allowing for Marvel to start publishing new stories from a galaxy far, far away in 2015. Both LucasFilm and Marvel are owned by Disney, so this news makes a lot of sense, but given the fact that Marvel is one of the top comic book publishers, this news is pretty exciting for readers waiting for some great new stories!

"Dark Horse Comics published exceptional Star Wars comics for over 20 years, and we will always be grateful for their enormous contributions to the mythos, and the terrific partnership that we had," said director of Lucasfilm franchise publishing and Disney Publishing Worldwide Carol Roeder. "In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and Chewbacca will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel, to begin a new age of adventures within the Star Wars universe.

Here is an excerpt from the official press release from Marvel:

The Walt Disney Company's Lucasfilm Ltd. and Marvel Entertainment are joining forces to bring new Star Wars adventures to readers across the galaxy, with Marvel granted exclusive rights to create and publish Star Wars comics and graphic novels beginning in 2015.

The agreement marks a homecoming for the Star Wars comic books. Marvel Comics published the first Star Wars comic book, STAR WARS #1, in March 1977, which went on to sell more than 1 million copies. Marvel Comics published its STAR WARS series for nine years. In 1991, Dark Horse Comics took over the license, publishing fan-favorite titles like Dark Empire and Star Wars: Legacy. Last year, Dark Horse released The Star Wars #1, an adaptation of George Lucas' original rough-draft screenplay for the film, garnering rave reviews and national media attention and ranking among the top-selling Star Wars comics of all time.

Click HERE to read the entire press release about this new announcement!