Marvel Comics’ ongoing Star Wars crossover event War of the Bounty Hunters gets its first one-shot next month in the form of Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt #1. The issue is set to introduce Deva Lompop, a brand-new Star Wars character created by writer Justina Ireland and artist Iban Coello.
While Deva Lompop may be new to readers, Marvel explains that the colorful bounty hunter has actually been “causing trouble” in-universe for quite some time now. Deva is a member of the Shani, an alien race known for their long lifespans. As such, she’s been active in the galaxy’s underworld since the High Republic era. With that in mind, Deva is not only set to appear in all four War of the Bounty Hunters one-shots — Jabba the Hutt #1, 4-LOM & Zuckuss #1, Boushh #1 and IG-88 #1 — but will also star in some upcoming High Republic-set stories.
Jabba the Hutt #1 is slated to hit comic shops on Wednesday, July 21. In it, Jabba hires Deva to succeed where Boba Fett failed and bring him Han Solo. Armed with “an array of unique weaponry and sporting a killer design,” Marvel promises that “Deva is set to have a major impact on the action-packed crossover.”
“Deva was the product of my absolute love of feathered lizards and badass women,” Ireland said in an interview with StarWars.com. “There is definitely something awesome about getting a chance to bring a High Republic character to the War of the Bounty Hunters, and for High Republic fans they should watch for Deva in upcoming works.”
“When I was designing the costume for Deva, I tried to honor all the ideas Justina had for the character when making her come to life,” added Coello. “She was very clear about the image that the character had and it was very easy for me to work on that direction.”
STAR WARS: WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS – JABBA THE HUTT #1 (MAY210675)
- Written by JUSTINA IRELAND
- Art by LUCA PIZZARI with colors by GIADA MARCHISIO & IBRAIM ROBERSON with colors by EDGAR DELGADO
- Variant Cover by IBAN COELLO with colors by JESUS ARBURTOV (MAY210678)
- Variant Cover by BERNARD CHANG (MAY210677)
Written by Justina Ireland and illustrated by Luca Pizzari and Ibraim Roberson, with colors by Giada Marchisio and Edgar Delgado, Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt #1 goes on sale July 21 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Marvel Comics | Star Wars
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