Both giant tomes are packed with history and lore from two of the biggest pop-culture franchises of all time

Learn Everything About The Marvel And Star Wars Universes With These New Encyclopedias

Both giant tomes are packed with history and lore from two of the biggest pop-culture franchises of all time

Kicking things off is the Marvel Encyclopedia: New Edition. This hardcover will be released in October, and has been upgraded with hundreds of new and expanded entries since the last edition was released in 2019. Compiled by Marvel's best historians and comic book experts, the 2024 Marvel Encyclopedia is over 500 pages in size, packed with original artwork sourced from the Marvel comic books, and it has a stylish design.

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Changing gears, you can grab an IRL Wookiepedia with the Star Wars Encyclopedia. This thick 448-page book has comprehensive histories of 1,200 characters, ranging from icons like Lando Calrissian to personalities you've never heard of like Therm Scissorpunch. Yes, the Therm Scissorpunch. You can also read up on the terrifying wildlife of Star Wars, the cool vehicles used across the films and TV series, and technology like the Mandalorian’s beskar armor, Luke Skywalker’s lightsaber, and much more. Preorders are available at Amazon, Walmart, and Target.

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For long-time Star Wars fans, you can also grab a massive collection of pre-Disney era Star Wars encyclopedias for $71 (normally $150). This three-volume set covers both the original and prequel film trilogies, and while it's a little dated, it's still a deluxe collection featuring hardcover design, full-color artwork, and photos. There's also the Star Wars: Secrets of the Galaxy deluxe box set, which includes tons of details on the original (and now technically non-canon) Lucasfilm-era Expanded Universe, including a timeline of major events in Star Wars history like the Clone Wars and the rise of the Galactic Empire, the fall of Anakin Skywalker and the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong. You can grab it for $57 (was $80).

The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia (2008) -- $71 ($~~150~~)
Star Wars: Secrets of the Galaxy deluxe box set -- $57 ($80)

If you're building a personal library of cool Star Wars and Marvel books, there are also several more Star Wars and Marvel books slated to release this year and early 2025, and we've highlighted some of the best in the list below.

More Star Wars book preorders

Star Wars: Bestiary Vol. 1 -- $40 | November 5
Star Wars Icons: Darth Vader -- $175 | Match 25, 2025
Star Wars: The High Republic: The Lightsaber Collection -- $31.50 ($35) | November 5

More Marvel book preorders

Deadpool and Wolverine: The Art of the Movie -- $90 ($~~100~~) | October 29
Deadpool and Wolverine Exposed - $54 ($60) | December 17
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantamania: The Art of the Movie -- $60 | September 17
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - The Art of the Series -- $60 |November 26
The Marvels: The Art of the Movie -- $60 | September 24
Loki Season Two: the Art of the Series -- $60 | Release date TBA
The Art of What If? -- $41 ($50) | August 27