Exclusive Interview with Saladin Ahmed, Author of “Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red #2”

Saladin Ahmed continues Boba Fett’s “Black, White & Red” anthology with issue #2, out October 29th.

We got to chat with the Eisner Award winning writer about it in advance:

BFFC: Welcome back to the Star Wars universe! You previously wrote short stories for the Canto Bight and From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi anthologies. What was it like writing for Boba Fett this time around?

Saladin Ahmed: Well despite my deep love for rancor keeping, tackling Boba Fett certainly feels like a level up of sorts within the universe. Whether you agree with the conventional wisdom or not, he’s been considered the coolest character in Star Wars for decades — how could I not jump at the chance to write him?

BFFC: What did your writing process for Star Wars: Boba Fett — Black, White & Red #2 look like?

My writing process looks pretty unromantic — doing it for a living means treating it like a job. Wake up, get the kids to school, make coffee, sit down in front of a computer for most of the day.

But I’ve had some terrible jobs, and the big difference with this one is that alongside the hard work there’s fun. You always find a key thing in the story that you latch onto that generates the excitement that keeps you working. For this story it was thinking about bounty hunting in reverse — what would it be like to be hunted by Boba Fett? And what sort of slippery eel could make him work for his pay? The story flowed from there.

BFFC: Is there a specific Boba Fett moment that inspired the story you wrote?

Less a specific moment and more his broad reputation. Boba Fett is the guy who always catches his quarry. That’s what’s cool about him. So I thought it would be fun to put him against someone who isn’t tough or powerful but who can run like hell.

BFFC: You also wrote an issue of Wolverine: Black, White & Blood. How does the more limited, but vivid, color palette affect your storytelling? And are there differences between how you use it for Fett vs. Wolverine?

What’s wild is I also did a Harley Quinn story in the same mode! I think it’s an awesome palette to work with — for me it’s about thinking through what’s most alive in that character’s world. For Logan it was a whole lot of blood. For Boba Fett it’s a rocket pack and blaster bolts.

The second issue comes out a week from Wednesday on October 29, 2025. Ask your local comic book retailer about any or all of the variant covers, too.

Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red #2
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Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red #2 (Skan Srisuwan Variant)
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Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red #2 (Miguel Mercado Variant)
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Star Wars: Boba Fett – Black, White & Red #2 (Kyle Hotz Variant)
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