Genres: Movies & TV, Sci-Fi
Publisher: Marvel
Vol 1: April 28, 2015
Let the dark times begin! Marvel welcomes Star Wars to the Epic Collection program, with this first volume of a series focusing on the years that follow “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith”! After the end of the Clone Wars, the Republic has fallen and Palatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic Empire. Now, the few Jedi that remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith, or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge–one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith. Rise, Darth Vader!
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: REPUBLIC 78-80; STAR WARS: PURGE, PURGE – SECONDS TO DIE, PURGE – THE HIDDEN BLADE ONE-SHOTS; STAR WARS: PURGE – THE TYRANT’S FIST 1-2; STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE LOST COMMAND 1-5; STAR WARS: DARK TIMES 1-5.
Vol 2: October 21, 2015
The dark times continue! As the Empire strengthens its grip in the wake of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the remaining Jedi are marked for death! Jedi Master K’kruhk faces a battle for his life — one with deadly parallels for Bomo Greenbark and the crew of the smuggler vessel Uhumele. Meanwhile, Master Dass Jennir is down to his last credit and faces a stark choice: compromise his ideals or starve. Being a Jedi may make him an outlaw, but does being an outlaw mean he’s no longer a Jedi? Darth Vader doesn’t care: He’s on Dass’s trail either way — and so is the dread assassin Falco Sang!
Collecting STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #6-17, STAR WARS: DARK TIMES — BLUE HARVEST #0 and STAR WARS: DARK TIMES — OUT OF THE WILDERNESS #1-5.
Vol 3: February 08, 2017
Dark times for the galaxy! But will the Empire’s rise be forestalled when Emperor Palpatine is left at death’s door? Or will Darth Vader find a way to save him in the ominous Ghost Prison? As the Dark Lord takes a killer under his wing, it could be grave news for a group of Jedi youths – but when Master Dass Jennir reunites with the Uhumele’s ragtag crew, Vader himself will be the target! But the Empire’s enforcer does not go down easily – just ask the eight assassins who try and fail. The man who hired them will risk everything on the ninth…
Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times – Fire Carrier #1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times – A Spark Remains #1-5, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1-5.
Vol 4: May 23, 2018
Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader And The Cry Of Shadows #1-5; Star Wars: Jabba The Hutt — The Gaar Suppoon Hit, The Hunger Of Princess Nampi, The Dynasty Trap And Betrayal; And Star Wars: Boba Fett — Enemy Of The Empire #1-4 — Plus Material From Star Wars Tales #7, #11-12, #15 And #18-20; Star Wars Visionaries Ogn; Dark Horse Presents Annual ’99; And Free Comic Book Day 2012: Star Wars.
Bring on the bad guys! A former trooper, left for dead during the Clone Wars, hears word of a new, great warrior worthy of following: Darth Vader! But can he prove himself to the Dark Lord as a stormtrooper? Jabba the Hutt steals the spotlight in four stories of bartering, backstabbing and betrayal! And when Vader hires Boba Fett for an important job, will the bounty hunter end up an enemy of the Empire? Plus: Young Luke Skywalker goes on a walkabout, Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling out, and more!
Vol 5: April 24, 2019
Artoo and Threepio steal the spotlight! Even before joining the rebellion, everyone’s favorite droids had plenty of exciting adventures. With the Empire on the march, the squabbling duo fi nd themselves right in the middle of trouble in the Kalarba system – but is Corellian rogue Jace Forno friend or foe? On the smuggler planet of Nar Shaddaa, con artist Olag Greck has a brush with the law – the newly deputized droids! Then, with a new Ithorian master to follow, Artoo is laid low by a computer virus! And thrill to planet-saving action co-written by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels! Plus, pirates, bounty hunters, rock monsters – and Artoo’s day out!
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: DROIDS (1994) 1-6, SPECIAL; STAR WARS: DROIDS (1995) 1-8; STAR WARS: THE PROTOCOL OFFENSIVE 1; MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS GALAXY MAGAZINE 1; STAR WARS TALES 16, 20.
Vol 6: September 29, 2020
The Force unleashed! The Empire’s power is at its peak – but not every problem requires military might. Sometimes all you need is the right agent, in the right place, with the willingness to get the job done. An agent like Jahan Cross! But when Boba Fett is framed for murder, Cross finds himself in a situation that even he may not be able to handle! Plus, learn the origin of Vader’s secret apprentice, the deadly Starkiller – a story of treachery, deception and the overwhelming power of the Force. And witness the early years of Leia Organa!
COLLECTING: STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE – IRON ECLIPSE (2011) 1-5; STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE – HARD TARGETS (2012) 1-5; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED (2008) GN; STAR WARS: THE FORCE UNLEASHED II (2010) GN; MATERIAL FROM STAR WARS TALES (1999) 11, 15; A DECADE OF DARK HORSE (1996) 2.
