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Bounty hunting is a complicated profession. Just ask Boba Fett.

Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1 kicks off Marvel’s mega crossover about Fett’s struggle to bring Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt — to put it simply, a lot other people want to get their hands on the nerf herder. In StarWars.com’s exclusive preview of the highly-anticipated issue, Fett begins the journey to Tatooine where he hopes to collect a sizable bounty for the carbonite-encased Solo. But it looks like he’ll have to make a stop…

War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1, from writer Charles Soule and artist Steve McNiven, arrives May 5 and is available for pre-order now on Comixology and at your local comic shop.

For more on War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha #1, check

Fall in, soldiers.

We’ve been counting down the days until the premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, the new Star Wars animated series headed to Disney+ with its first episode landing on May the 4th. And while we’re sure the introduction will give you everything you need if you haven’t seen Clone Force 99 in action before, we’re big fans of doing recon and gathering intel ahead of an important mission like this one.

Grab your datapad and get ready because the calvary is on its way.

Best Bet

We first met the Bad Batch in the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars last year.

“The Bad Batch,” (Watch now on Disney+) “A Distant Echo,” (Watch now on Disney+) “On the Wings of Keeradaks,” (Watch now on Disney+) and

Star Wars Inside Intel is a StarWars.com feature where Lucasfilm Story Group member Emily Shkoukani, whose job is to know as much about a galaxy far, far away as possible, explores obscure facts about Star Wars lore and continuity. In this installment, Emily dives into the creation of the clone army in preparation for Lucasfilm Animation’s upcoming Star Wars: The Bad Batch series on Disney+.

Since Star Wars: Attack of the Clones premiered in 2002, fans have been teased that the circumstances surrounding the creation of the clone army were mysterious. Not only had the clones been manufactured some 10 years before Obi-Wan Kenobi discovered the cloning facility, but the existence of the cloning planet Kamino had somehow been erased from the Jedi Archives. The prime minister of Kamino, Lama

Star Wars Day is about to get a whole lot more exciting when Star Wars: The Bad Batch premieres on Disney+! On May the 4th, Hunter, Wrecker, Tech, Crosshair, and Echo are all back to take on brand new adventures.

And we’re celebrating the return of the ragtag unit of Clone Force 99 with snacks! This sugary cookie crew is made up of team leader Hunter who has heightened senses, assault specialist Wrecker, Crosshair the sniper, and aptly named tech specialist Tech. Rounding out the team is its latest addition, the cybernetic Echo.

Bad Batch Cookies

You’ll Need:

Bad Batch helmet templates Edible silver color mist

Cookie Ingredients:

3 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder Pinch of salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 1

In May of 1991, Timothy Zahn’s novel Star Wars: Heir to the Empire premiered at the top of The New York Times bestseller list. Set five years after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (1983), this first book in what would become known as the Thrawn Trilogy reintroduced the world to the heroes of the original film trilogy, and to a mysterious new villain that quickly established himself in the pantheon of ultimate Star Wars bad guys. In Star Wars Insider #202, Zahn talks to Brandon Wainerdi about the phone call that spawned Heir to the Empire and introduced the world to the Chiss tactician; check out StarWars.com’s exclusive excerpt of the interview below and look for the magazine in stores and digital this week!

Star Wars Insider: Heir to the Empire was