Star Wars #9 (the issue often referred to as Star Wars 009 in 2026) is the ninth issue of Marvel Comics’ ongoing Star Wars (2025) series, released today, January 21, 2026.
This is part of the current canon run set in the original trilogy era, following Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Beilert Valance as they navigate threats to the fledgling New Republic.
Official Synopsis
THE END FOR THE NEW REPUBLIC?! LUKE, LEIA, HAN and VALANCE struggle to reunite and help their Nagai allies fight for freedom! A shocking death as a hero falls at the hands of the ZANTARRK STORMTROOPERS! A villain’s desperate, final gamble puts everything the NEW REPUBLIC stands for in peril! Can an ancient JEDI RELIC rescue our heroes from certain death — or doom them?
This issue is described as the penultimate (second-to-last) in the current arc/series run, building to a major climax with high stakes, including a character death and heavy involvement from Imperial remnant forces (Zantarrk Stormtroopers appear to be a specific or elite unit in this storyline).
