Princess Leia is getting her own Star Wars manga series at the end of this month, adapting Claudia Gray's novel, Leia: Princess of Alderaaan. A new preview has just been released, revealing the early days and childhood of Leia Organa on her home world of Alderaan. The narrative shows Leia being taught by her adoptive mother and father, culminating in the Day of Demand on her 16th birthday, a traditional ceremony where Princess Leia declares her intention to one day rule the planet as queen.

The manga will be published by Yen Press and adapted by artist Haruichi, who's providing the amazing visuals for Claudia Gray's original young adult novel that revealed Leia's early life as royalty. What's so interesting about this narrative (in either form) is that while "Princess" was Leia's original title, it's her least seen role in the Star Wars galaxy. When audiences first meet Leia in A New Hopeher whole planet and family is quickly destroyed by the Imperial Death Star, due to her involvement with the Rebel Alliance. From that moment on, Leia becomes a leader and hero of the Rebellion, seeking to bring peace to the galaxy. Then, once that's achieved, she works to maintain that peace as a senator of the New Republic. Lastly, she became a general of the Resistance, fighting back against the rise of the First Order before her death in Rise of Skywalker.

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While all of those roles had Leia in a position of leadership, she never had the official royal title of queen that she was meant to have had Alderaan not been decimated. Regardless, Princess of Alderaan will show readers what Leia could have been and what she was striving towards, learning skills and outlook as a leader that she would ultimately use to head the Rebellion, rather than the people of Alderaan itself.

First Order General Leia

While this Day of Demand ceremony will no doubt be interesting, fans will probably be more interested to see what Leia was like as child and the influences of her adoptive parents, specifically the teachings of Senator Bail Organa, and their effect on her decision to become an active members of the Rebel Alliance, fighting for freedom against the tyranny of the Galactic Empire.

While there's no doubt many Star Wars fans who have already read Gray's original novel, there's something to be said about any adaptation that provides a visual depiction. More often that not, new insights can be gleaned that readers might not have caught from text alone. For that very reason, fans might want to think twice before deciding to opt out of reading the new Star Wars manga from Yen Press, as the art from Haruichi alone can only make the story of Leia's origins that much better.

Leia: Princess of Alderaan will release on October 27th. Check out some of the preview pages below (manga pages read right to left).

 

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