‘Star Wars’ Is Retelling the Original Film From Three Different Perspectives

What if “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” was never meant to sound like one definitive account of Star Wars?

For nearly five decades, that sentence has introduced audiences to one of cinema’s most famous stories. It immediately places George Lucas’ Star Wars (1977), later retitled Star Wars: A New Hope, somewhere between history and mythology. But history depends on who’s telling it.

That idea is at the heart of Lucasfilm’s upcoming Star Wars: A New Hope: Triple Take (2027), a new graphic novel that revisits the events of the original movie from three very different points of view.

Written by Chas! Pangburn and Kim Shearer, the project follows Luke Skywalker, Leia Organa, and Han Solo as they remember the adventure that changed the galaxy forever. But rather than presenting the events as though every character experienced them in exactly the same way, Triple Take allows each hero to put their own spin on what happened.

That’s particularly interesting when applied to the opening words of Star Wars.

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Luke’s version of the story is likely to feel like the beginning of a heroic legend. He starts as a young farm boy and ends the adventure having helped destroy the Death Star, making his memories naturally larger than life.

Leia has an entirely different relationship with those events. Her story is rooted in the rebellion, the threat of the Empire, and the enormous personal cost of fighting against it.

Han’s memories may be the most entertaining of all, as the publisher openly jokes that Han mostly remembers how incredibly heroic he was, offering a very different interpretation of the same events.

The graphic novel reinforces those differences visually, too. Each character’s account is presented with its own storytelling style, reflecting their personality, memory, and version of the truth. Here’s the official description for the book from Simon & Schuster:

“Sibling writers and Star Wars newcomers Chas! Pangburn and Kim Shearer (Double Booking) pen a fun-filled, multi-perspective retelling that reimagines the events of Star Wars: A New Hope through the eyes of the Rebellion’s most notable heroes: Leia Organa, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker!

Luke remembers a larger-than-life mythic journey of destiny and courage, Leia recalls the dangerous reality of rebellion against the Empire, and Han? Han mostly remembers how incredibly heroic he was. See the iconic story as you’ve never seen it before, from Darth Vader’s terrifying first appearance to the denizens of the Mos Eisley Cantina to the destruction of the Death Star! Fans are in for a visual treat as a quartet of artists bring each character’s account to life.”

Suddenly, “A long time ago…” can be viewed less as the voice of an invisible narrator and more as an invitation to hear a legend from the people who were there.

With Star Wars celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2027, it’s a fitting way to revisit a story audiences thought they already knew.

Lucasfilm initially announced the graphic novel for February 2027; however, the current publisher listing gives it an April 27, 2027 release date.

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