Omnibus is Dark Horse Comics' program to release volumes collecting comics that were formerly difficult or near-impossible to find. A Dark Horse publisher's summary states:
- Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars Omnibus Collections were created as a way to showcase actual novel-length stories or series, and to provide homes for "orphaned" series, single-issue stories, and short stories which would otherwise never be collected, or which might fall out of print.
Eventually, there will probably be an Omnibus for every series (or for groups of stories taking place in the same time period). Each Omnibus volume will contain the equivalent of three to five 4-issue trade paperbacks. Dark Horse plans to release two or three per year, resulting in all of the existing trade paperbacks being "omnibussed". Having "omnibussed" all of the existing comic material, the project will become an ongoing program.
Differences between Omnibus and TPB
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- The Omnibus releases are smaller in size (6" x 9") than the standard comic book or trade paperback release. This does not, however, affect the layout, coloring or lettering.
- The Omnibus releases do not include a cover gallery for each story arc featured in a release—only one cover is included for each story arc as well as an original piece for the front of the collections themselves. However, Omnibus: Rise of the Sith and Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire does include a partial cover gallery.
- The Omnibus releases specify the time a story takes place in for each story arc.
Behind the scenesEdit
The Omnibus series is not exclusive to Star Wars titles. Dark Horse has also released Omnibuses for other series such as Aliens, Alien Vs. Predator, Predator, Terminator, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Indiana Jones.
| Cover | Omnibus Title | Pub. Date | Included Story Arcs
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 | 1. Omnibus: X-wing Rogue Squadron Volume 1 | June 7, 2006 | X-wing: Rogue Leader
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair
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| Handbook 1: X-wing Rogue Squadron
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 | 2. Omnibus: X-wing Rogue Squadron Volume 2 | October 25, 2006 | X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue
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 | 3. Omnibus: X-wing Rogue Squadron Volume 3 | June 13, 2007 | X-wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Making of Baron Fel
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: Family Ties
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: Masquerade
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
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 | 4. Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 1 | October 17, 2007 | Tales of the Jedi: The Golden Age of the Sith
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| Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
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| Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
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| Tales of the Jedi: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
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 | 5. Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 2 | April 9, 2008 | Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
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| Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith
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| Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
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| Tales of the Jedi: Redemption
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 | 6. Omnibus: Droids | June 18, 2008 | Star Wars: Droids Special
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| Star Wars Droids: The Kalarba Adventures
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| Star Wars: Droids: Artoo's Day Out
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| Star Wars Droids: Rebellion
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| Star Wars Droids: Season of Revolt
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| Star Wars Droids: The Protocol Offensive
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 | 7. Omnibus: Early Victories | October 8, 2008 | Vader's Quest
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| River of Chaos
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| Splinter of the Mind's Eye
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| Shadow Stalker
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| Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley
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 | 8. Omnibus: Rise of the Sith | January 21, 2009 | Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express
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| Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell
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| Aurra's Song
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| Jedi Council: Acts of War
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| Republic: Prelude to Rebellion (Republic 1-6)
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| Republic: Vow of Justice
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| Darth Maul
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 | 9. Omnibus: Emissaries and Assassins | April 1, 2009 | Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
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| Episode I: Anakin Skywalker
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| Episode I: Queen Amidala
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| Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn
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| Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi
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| Republic: Outlander (Republic 7-12)
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| Republic: Emissaries to Malastare (Republic 13-18)
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| Jango Fett: Open Seasons
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 | 10. Omnibus: Menace Revealed | July 22, 2009 | Republic: Starcrash (Republic 27)
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| Heart of Fire
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| Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing (Republic 28-31)
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| Jedi Quest
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| Jango Fett
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| Zam Wesell
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| The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
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| Poison Moon
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| Starfighter: Crossbones
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| Full of Surprises
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| Most Precious Weapon
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| Practice Makes Perfect
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| Machines of War
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 | 11. Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire | January 13, 2010 | Shadows of the Empire
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| Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
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| Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand
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 | 12. Omnibus: Boba Fett | March 24, 2010 | Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
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| Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
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| Empire: Sacrifice (Empire 7)
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| Empire: Wreckage (Empire 28)
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| Boba Fett: Overkill
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| Boba Fett ½: Salvage
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| Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
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| Boba Fett: Death, Lies, & Treachery
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| Boba Fett: Agent of Doom
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 | 13. Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1 | June 3, 2010 | Marvel Star Wars issues 1-27
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 | 14. Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2 | September 29, 2010 | Marvel Star Wars issues 28-49
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| Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt
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 | 15. Omnibus: Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness | December 2, 2010 | Republic: Twilight (Republic 19-22)
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| Republic: Infinity's End (Republic 23-26)
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| Republic: Darkness (Republic 32-35)
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| Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Republic 36-39)
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| Republic: The Devaronian Version (Republic 40-41)
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| Republic: Rite of Passage (Republic 42-45)
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 | 16. Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3 | January 19, 2011 | Marvel Star Wars issues 50-67
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| Star Wars Annual 2: Shadeshine!
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 | 17. Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 1 | March 9, 2011 | Empire: Betrayal (Empire 1-4)
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| Empire: Princess... Warrior (Empire 5-6)
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| Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell (Empire 10-11)
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| Empire: What Sin Loyalty? (Empire 13)
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| Empire: The Savage Heart (Empire 14)
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| Empire: Target: Vader (Empire 19)
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| Empire: A Little Piece of Home (Empire 20-21)
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| Empire: Alone Together (Empire 22)
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| Empire: Idiot's Array (Empire 24-25)
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| Empire: The Price of Power (Empire 31)
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 | 18. Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4 | August 24, 2011 | Marvel Star Wars issues 68-85
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| Star Wars Annual 3: The Apprentice
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| Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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 | 19. Omnibus: The Complete Saga | September 21, 2011 | Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
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| Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
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| Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
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| Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition
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| Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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| Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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 | 20. Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 2 | November 23, 2011 | Star Wars: Empire: "General" Skywalker (Empire 26-27)
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| Star Wars: Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers (Empire 29-30, 32-34)
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| Star Wars: Empire: A Model Officer (Empire 35
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| Star Wars Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit (Rebellion 6- 10)
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| Star Wars Rebellion: Small Victories (Rebellion 11-14)
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| Star Wars Rebellion: Vector (Rebellion 15-16)
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| A Valentine Story
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 | 21. Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 5 | February 8, 2012 | Marvel Star Wars issues 86-107
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 | 22. Omnibus: The Other Sons of Tatooine | April 18, 2012 | Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter (Empire 8-9, 12, 15)
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| X-wing Rogue Squadron ½
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| Star Wars: Empire: To the Last Man (Empire 16-18)
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| Star Wars: Empire: The Bravery of Being Out of Range (Empire 23)
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| Star Wars: Empire: The Wrong Side of the War (Empire 36-40)
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| Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy (Rebellion 0-5)
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 | 23. Omnibus: Droids and Ewoks | June 20, 2012 | Marvel Star Wars: Droids issues 1-8
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| Marvel Star Wars: Ewoks issues 1-14
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