▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁he ▁began ▁working ▁on ▁it ▁after ▁seeing ▁the ▁film . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁to ▁be ▁written ▁by ▁Sou le ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Phil ▁Not o . ▁With ▁Brian ▁Tru itt ▁of ▁USA ▁Today ▁calling ▁Po e ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" break out ▁characters " ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Sou le ▁said , ▁" to ▁see ▁people ▁react ing ▁to ▁him ▁so ▁strongly ▁now ▁just ▁feels ▁like ▁we ' re ▁hopefully ▁in ▁a ▁great ▁position ". ▁Not o ▁said , ▁" I ' ve ▁seen ▁people ▁on ▁Twitter ▁and ▁Inst agram ▁looking ▁for ▁Po e ▁D amer on ▁in ▁the ▁com ics . ▁Now ▁the ▁pressure ' s ▁on ▁us ▁to ▁deliver ." ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁contains ▁a ▁" B ill ▁W atter son - es que " ▁backup ▁story ▁called ▁" Sa BB ot age " ▁from ▁writer / art ist ▁Chris ▁Eli op oul os ▁and ▁color ist ▁Jord ie ▁B ella ire ▁which ▁features ▁BB - 8 ▁playing ▁match maker . ▁Angel ▁Un zu eta ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁the ▁series ' ▁the ▁regular ▁artist ▁in ▁issue ▁# 1 4 , ▁after ▁previously ▁working ▁on ▁issue ▁# 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Marvel ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁series ▁will ▁end ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁with