Star Wars: Ahsoka - Escape From Thrawn announced as five-part Marvel miniseries
Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics have announced Star Wars: Ahsoka - Escape From Thrawn, a five-issue comic series about Ezra Bridger’s escape from Peridea.
The series focuses on Ezra Bridger and his escape from Peridea after stowing away aboard Grand Admiral Thrawn’s flagship, the Chimaera. According to the official synopsis, Ezra is then hunted by Captain Enoch, the Nightsisters, and the Empire’s greatest strategist.
The announcement positions the comic as an expansion of Ahsoka and a story set between seasons of the live-action series. An exact release date for issue #1 has not been revealed yet.
What happened
During NYCC 2026, Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics revealed that Star Wars: Ahsoka - Escape From Thrawn will run for five issues. The announcement ties the comic directly to the live-action series Ahsoka and frames it as a bridge between seasons, without specifying whether it is a prequel, sequel, or interquel.
The creative lineup is fully confirmed. Dave Filoni provided the story, Rodney Barnes is writing the miniseries, Andrea Di Vito is handling the interior art, and Phil Noto is creating the cover art. That gives the new Star Wars comic a team with experience across Marvel and Star Wars projects, though the announcement did not name a previous collaboration from this exact quartet for this series.
The official synopsis puts the spotlight on Ezra Bridger. He escapes from Peridea after hiding aboard the Chimaera, setting off a chase involving Captain Enoch, the Nightsisters, and the Empire’s greatest strategist. That wording makes it clear the story is not just about escape, but also about the immediate fallout from Ezra’s presence on Thrawn’s ship.
No exact release date for issue #1 was announced, and no monthly publication schedule was provided. What has been confirmed is that this is a five-issue series, making it a self-contained miniseries rather than an ongoing title. Marvel and Lucasfilm also did not share any additional plot details about the roles of other Ahsoka characters.
Timeline
2026-10-08 — Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics announce Star Wars: Ahsoka - Escape From Thrawn at NYCC 2026.
2026-10-08 — The miniseries is confirmed as a five-issue comic series.
2026-10-08 — Dave Filoni is named as the story creator, with Rodney Barnes as writer, Andrea Di Vito as artist, and Phil Noto as cover artist.
2026-10-08 — The official synopsis confirms the story centers on Ezra Bridger and his escape from Peridea.
2026-10-08 — The synopsis names Captain Enoch, the Nightsisters, and the Empire’s greatest strategist as pursuers.
2026-10-08 — No exact release date for issue #1 is given, but the series is presented as a story set between seasons of Ahsoka.
Background
Ahsoka is the live-action Star Wars series that brings back characters such as Ezra Bridger and Grand Admiral Thrawn. With Escape From Thrawn, Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics are expanding that story in comic form, focusing on a specific part of Ezra’s journey after the events on Peridea.
The announcement emphasizes that the miniseries takes place between seasons of Ahsoka. That gives the story of Ezra, Thrawn, and the Nightsisters an extra chapter, while the exact place in the Star Wars timeline has not yet been further defined. The official description does mention the Chimaera and the chase by Captain Enoch, but offers no additional context on how far the comic jumps ahead or back relative to the TV series.
Because this is a five-issue run, the project has a clearly defined structure. Marvel did not announce a one-shot or graphic novel, but specifically a miniseries. It was also confirmed that Phil Noto is handling the covers, meaning the series will have a separate cover presentation alongside Andrea Di Vito’s interior art.
The combination of Dave Filoni as story provider and Rodney Barnes as writer fits Marvel and Lucasfilm’s broader approach of expanding Star Wars stories across multiple media. In this case, the focus stays on one specific character, Ezra Bridger, and one specific escape scenario from Peridea into a follow-up story that still does not have an exact release date.