The Last Jedi will be released to theaters in December and it is always fun to speculate on which comics might have been used as inspiration for the movie or if characters from the comics will appear in the movie. A word of caution, while I have not seen the film nor do I have any inside information concerning it, much of this can be construed as spoiler material. If you don't want to be spoiled, please do not proceed with reading this.
Star Wars #49a - Marvel Comics, U.S. (July 1981)
This is the only comic I am aware of that has seen an upward price movement due to the newest film. Unfortunately, I believe the connection is tenuous at best; the comic is titled The Last Jedi! and so is the movie. If you read the comic, you'll know that is the only connection it will have with the new film.
Star Wars: Dark Empire
Star Wars: Dark Empire #1a - Dark Horse Comics, U.S. (December 1991)
I cannot be the only one who thought about Dark Empire while watching the newest trailer for The Last Jedi. In Dark Empire, Luke Skywalker becomes the apprentice of Palpatine and, by learning about the dark side, a more powerful Luke is able to kill Palpatine once again. Having Rey become the apprentice of Kylo Ren so she can defeat the dark side from within would be a nice nod to this story. Unfortunately, I do not think we will really find out if this comic was an inspiration or not until the third film in the trilogy is released, assuming Rey joins Kylo in The Last Jedi.
Star Wars: Tag & Bink - Episode I: Revenge of the Clone Menace #2
Star Wars: Tag & Bink - Episode I: Revenge of the Clone Menace #2a (April 2006) 1st comic appearance of Darth Plageuis
I know I keep referencing this comic for every new film released, but would it not be cool if Supreme Leader Snoke turned out to be Darth Plagueis? That would tie the sequel trilogy to both the prequel trilogy and the original trilogy nicely. I know the film makers are on record saying it does not matter who Supreme Leader Snoke is and they may just go with some unknown character, but this reveal would reward long time fans and give Disney a great story to tell.
As a reminder, Darth Plagueis is mentioned by Palpatine in Revenge of the Sith:
Chancellor Palpatine:Did you ever hear the tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise? Anakin Skywalker:No. Chancellor Palpatine:I thought not. It's not a story the Jedi would tell you. It's a Sith legend. Darth Plagueis was a Dark Lord of the Sith, so powerful and so wise. He could use the Force to influence the midi-chlorians to create... life. He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side that he could even keep the ones he cared about... from dying. Anakin Skywalker:He could actually... save people from death? Chancellor Palpatine:The Dark Side of the Force is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural. Anakin Skywalker:What happened to him? Chancellor Palpatine:He became so powerful, the only thing he was afraid of was... losing his power which, eventually of course, he did. Unfortunately, he taught his apprentice everything he knew. And then his apprentice killed him in his sleep. Ironic. He could save others from death... but not himself.
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