Star Wars: Republic, simply known as Star Wars for its first forty-five issues, was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue came out on December 16, 1998. It ran for 83 issues, spanning from before The Phantom Menace to after Revenge of the Sith. Starting with issue #49, it became the main Clone Wars comic. It was continued in the Star Wars: Dark Times series, which takes place in the early days of the Galactic Empire, with continuous numeration from the Clone Wars series on the inside cover of each issue beginning with issue #84. Issues of Dark Times are independently numerated on the cover.
Media[]
Issues[]
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Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
Additional Collections[]
Issues 54 & 63 | Issues 79-83 |
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Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 5: Light and Dark |
Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 6: Endgame |
July 4, 2007 | July 25, 2007 |
Material from issues 4-6 |
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Rise of the Sith Vol. 1 |
August 26, 2015 |
Dark Times continuation series issues[]
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Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
Tie-ins[]
- Jedi Council: Acts of War
- Heart of Fire (Dark Horse Extra #35–37)
- Star Wars: Jedi
- Star Wars: Obsession
- Star Wars: Purge
Classic trilogy appearances[]
Several characters from the original three Star Wars films made appearances throughout the Republic series. Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, Yoda, and Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious all regularly appeared in the series. In addition, the following characters made cameo or brief appearances:
- Ephant Mon (In Prelude to Rebellion)
- Jabba the Hutt (In Prelude to Rebellion and Outlander)
- Bib Fortuna (In Prelude to Rebellion, Outlander and Twilight)
- Malakili (In Emissaries to Malastare)
- C-3PO (In The New Face of War)
- Mon Mothma (In Dead Ends and Striking from the Shadows)
- General Jan Dodonna (In Dreadnaughts of Rendili and Loyalties)
- Chewbacca (In Hidden Enemy)
Related characters[]
- Ranulph Tarkin (Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin's cousin) (In The Stark Hyperspace War)
- Gilad Pellaeon (In Bloodlines, although the appearance is controversial)
- Adar Tallon (a character created by West End Games) (In Dreadnaughts of Rendili)
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- Star Wars Inside Intel: Quinlan Vos on StarWars.com (article) (backup link)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi Part III Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Author Cavan Scott Springs the Trap with Tales from the Rancor Pit on StarWars.com (backup link)
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