Star Wars: Empire: Volume Two: Darklighter
Attribution
Writer	Paul Chadwick
Penciller	Doug Wheatley, Tomás Giorello
Letterer	Sno Cone Studios
Colorist	Chris Chuckry, Brad Anderson
Cover artist	Kilian Plunkett
Publication information
Publisher	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date	May 26, 2004
Pages	144
General information
Timeline	0 BBY
Series	Star Wars: Empire
Issue number	2

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Star Wars: Empire: Volume Two: Darklighter is the second volume in a series of trade paperbacks collecting issues from the Star Wars: Empire series of comics. Darklighter collects Star Wars: Empire issues 8-12, and 15.

Publisher's summaryEdit

Before Luke Skywalker, the Rebel Alliance had another hero: Biggs Darklighter. For the first time, the full story of Luke's boyhood friend is revealed; from his departure from Tatooine to attend the Imperial Academy, to his decision to lead a mutiny against the Empire and join the Rebellion, to the fateful attack on the Death Star.

Writer Paul Chadwick has resurrected scenes that were shot for Star Wars: A New Hope, but which ended up on the cutting room floor, and extrapolated from them the life and times of Luke Skywalker's best friend; and artist Doug Wheatley has produced stunning artwork for one of the most acclaimed Star Wars comics stories ever. An essential companion to A New Hope, and an exciting addition to any Star Wars library!

Also included: "Star Wars: Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell," by Chadwick and artist Tomás Giorello. A revealing look at one of the early leaders of the Rebel Alliance; a man haunted by a dark past and driven to a heroic, but self-destructive fate.

Collected issuesEdit

• Star Wars: Empire 8: Darklighter, Part 1
• Star Wars: Empire 9: Darklighter, Part 2
• Star Wars: Empire 12: Darklighter, Part 3
• Star Wars: Empire 15: Darklighter, Part 4
• Star Wars: Empire 10: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 1
• Star Wars: Empire 11: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 2