Cassian Andor returns for Rogue One anniversary
- Marvel and Lucasfilm are bringing Cassian Andor back on May 6 in an official Rogue One anniversary comic, not a new screen special. - The one-shot is called Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian Andor #1, written by Benjamin Percy and set on Kafrene before the film. - It matters because this fills the last gap between Andor’s ending and Rogue One as Disney keeps mining that era.
Cassian Andor is back — but not in the way the early chatter made it sound. The new return is a Marvel one-shot comic, *Star Wars: Rogue One – Cassian Andor #1*, released May 6, 2026 as part of Lucasfilm’s 10th-anniversary push for *Rogue One*. That matters because fans have been staring at one last missing piece: what Cassian was doing in the narrow strip of story between the end of *Andor* and the start of the movie. This comic is built to cover exactly that gap. ### So what actually got announced? The key thing is simple — Cassian’s “return” is a canon comic book appearance. Marvel’s official listing says the issue celebrates 10 years of *Rogue One* and follows Cassian on a mission before the film’s main events. ScreenRant framed it as a new Star ### Where does this story fit? Right before *Rogue One*. More specifically, it centers on Kafrene — the lawless outpost where Cassian first appears in the 2016 film. Marvel’s summary says he is infiltrating Kafrene while dodging stormtroopers, bounty hunters, and the clock, which makes this less like a nostalgic cameo and more like a direct bridge into his movie entrance. The comic looks designed to show that last turn of the film. That’s an inference, but it fits the setting and Marvel’s “final mission before” language. ### Why is Kafrene such a big deal? Because Kafrene is the handoff point. *Andor* spent two seasons turning Cassian from a survivor into a committed rebel operator. *Rogue One* opens with him already deep in morally messy espionage work. The comic looks designed to show that last turn of the film. That’s an inference, but it fits the setting and Marvel’s “final mission before” language. ### Is this a one-off? For Cassian, yes. For *Rogue One*, no. This issue is the first in a five-comic anniversary line built around major characters from the movie. Other one-shots are set to spotlight Jyn Erso, Saw Gerrera, Chirrut Îmwe and Baze Malbus together, and Darth Vader. So the recharacter spotlights to revisit the whole film from the edges inward. ### Why comics instead of another screen project? Basically, comics are the cleanest way to add canon without reopening production on a finished show. *Andor* already landed its ending, and *Rogue One* is locked in place. A one-shot can slide into that seam, answer a specific lore question, and instead of saving everything for one date. ### Who’s making this one? Benjamin Percy is writing it, and Luke Ross is drawing it, with David Marquez on the cover. Those names matter because this is being treated like a prestige anniversary release, not filler tie-in material tossed onto the schedule. Marvel’s page has it positioned as the kickoff to the whole *Rogue One* celebration. ### What was wrong
