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A new Star Wars adventure about Jabba the Hutt’s lost treasure is now available. Star Wars: Smugglers and Scoundrels – The Race for Jabba’s Bounty arrived on September 15, bringing several familiar rogues together for a wild race to claim the legendary bounty.
The original graphic novel comes from writer Cavan Scott and artist Christian Colbert. It is part of Lucasfilm Publishing and Mad Cave Studios’ new line of Star Wars graphic novels for middle-grade readers.
What is Star Wars: Smugglers and Scoundrels The Race for Jabba’s Bounty about?
Jabba has lost a valuable family heirloom and wants it recovered. That puts Han Solo and Chewbacca aboard the Millennium Falcon against Jaxxon T. Tumperakki, Boba Fett, Greedo, and other competitors.
The story follows these smugglers and scoundrels as they race across the galaxy for Jabba’s prize. Their journey includes risky moves, double-crosses, and plenty of questionable decisions.
The Race for Jabba’s Bounty marks Jaxxon’s first original graphic novel. According to Scott, the Lepi smuggler also meets Han Solo for the first time in this story.
The Star Wars comic writer said, “Jaxxon is Star Wars’ great underdog… well, under-rabbit. Doomed never to be taken seriously by his fellow scoundrels, the Lepi smuggler was one of the very first characters I ever experienced in Star Wars, long before I saw the films. And now he’s back in his very first original graphic novel, chronicling his very first meeting with long-term rival, Han Solo!”
The project also marks Colbert’s Star Wars debut. He said the assignment allowed him to combine his love of scale, character, and atmosphere with visual storytelling.
The wider publishing line also includes Star Wars: Tales from the Outer Rim — The Legend of Beggar’s Canyon. That graphic novel follows young Luke Skywalker and Biggs Darklighter on Tatooine.
Star Wars: Smugglers and Scoundrels – The Race for Jabba’s Bounty is available now at comic shops and digital retailers.
Originally reported on ComingSoon.
