The unforgettable Legends character returns in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past, nearly 50 years after his first appearance in Star Wars comics.
By Lucas Seastrom
“Who in the Holy Hutch are you?” This introduction in LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy – Pieces of the Past could only come from one character. “I’m not a bunny,” this humanoid, green rabbit says. “The name’s Jaxxon. You probably haven’t heard of me because I’m a real deep-cut….”
When Sig and Dev Greebling are transported into a mysterious, secret realm in the sequel series to LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, premiering on Disney+ September 19, the brothers immediately encounter the one and only Jaxxon. The spunky, energetic character is himself a piece from the past, after a debut 48 years ago in some of the very first original stories told in Star Wars comics….
A legendary Lepi
As early as 1977, storytellers beyond creator George Lucas were already experimenting with new characters, worlds, and far-flung tales in the galaxy far, far away. The Marvel comics adaptation of Star Wars: A New Hope (1977) began its serialization before the release of the film that May. The movie story was complete within six issues. Writer Roy Thomas and artist Howard Chaykin had a relatively blank canvas to imagine the “continuing the saga begun in the film by George Lucas.”…
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