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Marvel Is Finally Publishing New Indiana Jones Comics | Comic Con 2026
Marvel Comics will publish a new Indiana Jones limited series, Indiana Jones and the Sword of Pandemonium, beginning in December 2026. The announcement is significant because it marks Marvel’s first new Indiana Jones comic in years, despite Disney owning Lucasfilm for more than a decade and actively expanding Star Wars in comics.
Revealed at San Diego Comic-Con’s Lucasfilm Publishing panel, the five-issue series follows on directly from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Written by Jason Aaron and illustrated by Aaron Kuder, it sees Indy searching for a biblical weapon after former enemies pursue a new source of power connected to Marion Ravenwood; Marvel says it will begin a new era of Indiana Jones storytelling.
In short
- Marvel launches a new Indiana Jones comic in December 2026.
- The five-issue story follows Raiders of the Lost Ark.
- Jason Aaron and Aaron Kuder lead the creative team.
Explained simply
Indiana Jones is one of Hollywood's most iconic adventure characters, an archaeologist known for globe-spanning quests to recover legendary artefacts and treasures. Since his film debut in the 1980s, he has appeared in comics multiple times, though such adaptations have been sporadic and inconsistent rather than forming a sustained series. His relative absence from comics in recent years has puzzled fans given the character's enduring popularity and the franchise's broader expansion across television and other media.
Disney acquired Lucasfilm in 2012, gaining ownership of Indiana Jones alongside Star Wars. Marvel Comics, as Disney's primary comic-book publisher, has released an extensive line of Star Wars comics over the past decade, making it remarkable that Indiana Jones comics have remained largely absent from their catalogue during the same period. This disparity has raised questions about whether Disney prioritised one franchise over the other or whether legal or contractual complications made Indiana Jones comics harder to develop.
The decision to publish new Indiana Jones comics from Marvel represents a significant shift in the character's comic-book future. Comics allow storytellers to explore narratives that cannot easily fit into theatrical films, extending the franchise in ways that engage devoted fans and potentially attract new audiences through a different medium. For readers unfamiliar with the character, these comics will offer accessible entry points into Indiana Jones's world without requiring knowledge of the existing films.
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