Star Wars Just Went Back to This Outer Rim Planet (And No, It’s Not Tatooine)

In issue #6 of “Star Wars: Jedi Knights” penned by Marc Guggenheim and illustrated by Madibek Musabekov, readers travel back to the tranquil Outer Rim planet Mina-Rau. This may ring a bell as it appeared significantly in season 2 of “Star Wars: Andor”. However, unlike serving as a peaceful sanctuary for refugees and ex-Rebels, the comic unveils Mina-Rau’s past, set decades prior, when it was the scene of a suspenseful Jedi murder mystery. This revisit to Mina-Rau isn’t merely an attempt at continuity; rather, it serves as a creative exploration in world-building that adds depth to both the prequel and early Rebellion periods by disclosing the long and frequently violent history of a once peaceful agricultural planet.






