Star Wars Day Star Wars Day "Star Wars" Day, May4, celebrates George Lucas' "Star Wars". It is observed by fans of the media franchise. Observance of the commemorative day spread quickly through media and grassroots celebrations. The date was chosen for the pun on the catchphrase "May the Force be with you" as "May the Fourth be with you". Even though the holiday was not created or declared by Lucasfilm, many "Star Wars" fans across the world have chosen to celebrate the holiday. It has since been embraced by Lucasfilm as an annual celebration of "Star Wars". Apocryphally, the reference was first used
Star Wars comics with Dark Horse to publish new comics through Marvel. Though the Dark Horse line was designated as part of the non-canonical "Legends" line, the publisher's four-issue limited series "" is officially considered a canon story as it began life as a story arc in un-produced scripts from the "Clone Wars" TV series. Marvel began publishing the current comics run in 2015, starting with the core "Star Wars" series that would feature stories occurring between the films of the original trilogy. In 2017, IDW Publishing was awarded a license and launched an anthology series called "Star Wars Adventures". The series has