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Cosmo the Space-dog (Russian: Космо, romanized: Kosmo) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Cosmo, a telepathic Soviet space dog , is the security chief of the space station Knowhere and a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy . [ 1 ]
Star Wars is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics from April 12, 1977 [a] to May 27, 1986. Featuring classic Star Wars characters Luke Skywalker , Princess Leia , Han Solo , Chewbacca , C-3PO , and R2-D2 , the first six issues adapt the May 1977 film Star Wars .
Blackthorne Publishing published a run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988, [2] and Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars comic books from 1991 until 2014. Exclusive publishing rights returned to Marvel Comics in 2015. [1] Almost all Star Wars comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as non-canon with the designation Legends. [3]
Following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2012, Lucasfilm rebranded most of the novels, comics, video games and other works produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars as Star Wars Legends and declared them non-canon to the rest of the franchise.
This body of work represents the original Star Wars expanded universe, which was rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. [5] Beginning with the 1999 release of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Lucasfilm has divided its titles by fictional "era" with symbols designating such:
OKC Ghostbusters will offer laser training all day Saturday and Sunday starting at 11 a.m., and an ongoing showing of the Navajo translation of "Star Wars: A New Hope" will start at 1 p.m. Friday.
Star Wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film Star Wars. [a] Marvel Comics launched its original series in 1977, beginning with a six-issue comic adaptation of the film and running for 107 issues, including an adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back.
The universe of Star Wars, a space opera media franchise, features a broad variety of different alien creatures. These aliens can be sentient or non-sentient, serving as species for characters, setting pieces, plot devices, and background elements. The diversity of alien species in Star Wars is considered to be a strong point of the franchise.