One of fan's favorite characters from "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is about to get his own side story.
Marvel announced Thursday Poe Dameron will get his own Marvel comic book series titled "Star Wars: Poe Dameron."
Charles Soule will write the series debuting in April.
Soule previously wrote the "Star Wars: Lando" series about the "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" character. He told USA Today readers will get a deeper look at the "best pilot in the galaxy," visit both new and familiar locations and see more of his relationship with resistance leader Leia Organa.
“It’s silly not to explore the idea of a guy who grew up steeped in the Rebellion and the older Republic and all of those myths and legends," Soule told USA Today. "If you think about it, he grew up the way we did, hearing all of these stories.”
Dameron's family history is covered in "Star Wars: Shattered Empire," the official Marvel comic that bridges the gap between "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi" and "The Force Awakens." His mother, Shara Bey, and father, Kes Dameron, are both Resistance fighters.
The comic series will feature art from Phil Noto, who credits Oscar Isaac's performance in "The Force Awakens" helped him illustrate the character.
“Seeing so much of him on screen, it’s easier in a way to act that part out in my head while I’m drawing: How would Oscar Isaac act in this situation as Poe Dameron?"said Noto.
Soule thinks readers will enjoy exploring this new addition to the "Star Wars" saga.
“Sometimes it can feel like the Star Wars universe is so well trodden and so many stories have already been told,” Soule said. “But the way the Episode VII galaxy is set up, there are opportunities for new archetypes almost, and the bad guy we’re working with is going to feel fresh and cool.”
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