--- description: One new addition to the galaxy far, far away that has particularly caught fans' eyes is Oscar Isaac's Poe Dameron. title: Your Favorite New Star Wars Character Is Getting a Comic Book image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Your Favorite New _Star Wars_ Character Is Getting a Comic Book  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 14, 2016 10:33 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 14, 2016 10:33 PM CUT _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ has been [obliterating box office records](http://time.com/4171394/star-wars-force-awakens-records/ "undefined") since it was released on Dec. 18, with the seventh film in the franchise becoming the [highest-grossing domestic movie](http://time.com/4174370/star-wars-force-awakens-box-office-records/ "undefined") of all time. This is due largely in part to the outstanding cast of characters — both old and new— who star in the latest installment. One new addition to the galaxy far, far away who has particularly caught fans’ eyes is Oscar Isaac’s Poe Dameron. In fact, audiences have found the X-Wing pilot so intriguing that Lucasfilm and Disney have green-lit a Marvel comic book series about him, according to [USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/01/14/exclusive-star-wars-poe-dameron-comic-book/78800804/ "undefined"). The ongoing _Star Wars: Poe Dameron_ title, written by Charles Soule and drawn by Phil Noto, will debut in April and will focus on Poe’s life prior to the events of _The Force Awakens_. > [](https://twitter.com/JoshuaYehl/status/687748931573264385) **Read More:** [Oscar Isaac Played Jedi with _Room_’s Jacob Tremblay After the Golden Globes](http://time.com/4175956/oscar-isaac-jacob-tremblay-red-carpet/ "undefined") Soule explained that the series will take a fresh approach to expanding the world of the movie. “Sometimes it can feel like the _Star Wars_ universe is so well trodden and so many stories have already been told,” he 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.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4181639/oscar-isaac-poe-dameron-star-wars-comic-book/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4181639/oscar-isaac-poe-dameron-star-wars-comic-book/"},"headline":"Your Favorite New Star Wars Character Is Getting a Comic Book","datePublished":"2016-01-14T22:33:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:28:51.985Z","description":"The best pilot in the Resistance is getting a spin-off","url":"https://time.com/4181639/oscar-isaac-poe-dameron-star-wars-comic-book/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","Books","Star Wars topic","comic books","Oscar Isaac","star wars: the force awakens","The Force Awakens"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4181639/oscar-isaac-poe-dameron-star-wars-comic-book/","name":"Your Favorite New Star Wars Character Is Getting a Comic Book"}}]}] ```