A sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story is coming almost eight years after the Star Wars movie underperformed in theaters. Solo starred Alden Ehrenreich and Donald Glover as young iterations of Han Solo and Lando Calrissian in an action space adventure that faced several troubles throughout its production. Solo has become one of the biggest financial flops of Disney's Star Wars era, but as Lucasfilm enters a new period with Dave Filoni at the head of the company, the studio isn't giving up on Solo just yet.During Lucasfilm's Publishing panel at New York Comic-Con 2026, Disney confirmed a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story would be coming by way of a new comic book published in partnership with Mad Cave Studios' Papercutz label. Titled Star Wars: Smugglers & Scoundrels - The Black Sun Eclipse, the new comic issue is set two years after the events of Solo: A Star Wars Story and features the film's versions of Chewie, Han, and Lando as they deal with their debt to the criminal syndicate, the Black Sun.Han, Lando, and Chewiee are in debt to the criminal syndicate, Black Sun, but don’t worry… Han has a plan. All they need to do is survive the eclipse. Read full article on The Direct.