List of Star Wars comic books

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This is a list of Star Wars comic books set in the fictional Star Wars universe. Star Wars comic books were originally published by Marvel Comics, starting with the original series in 1977 and ending in 1984. [1] Blackthorne Publishing published a run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988, [2] and Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars comic books from 1991 until 2014. Exclusive publishing rights returned to Marvel Comics in 2015. [1] Almost all Star Wars comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as non-canon with the designation Legends . [3]

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BBY stands for years before the Battle of Yavin, an in-universe event which occurred during the original Star Wars film. [a] ABY stands for years after the Battle of Yavin. [4]

Film and television adaptations

All pre-2014 film and television adaptations are in the Legends continuity, even though they adapt Canon films.

Film adaptations

TitlePublishing DateTimelineAuthor
Marvel (Legends)
Star Wars #1–6 ( A New Hope ) [b] 19770 BBY–0 ABY Roy Thomas
Star Wars #39–44 ( The Empire Strikes Back ) [c] 19803 ABY Archie Goodwin
Return of the Jedi #1–419834 ABY Archie Goodwin
Dark Horse Comics (Legends)
Star Wars: A New Hope — The Special Edition #1–419970 BBY–0 ABY Bruce Jones
Episode I: The Phantom Menace #1–4199932 BBY Henry Gilroy
Episode II: Attack of the Clones #1–4200222 BBY
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith #1–4200519 BBYMiles Lane
Marvel (Canon)
Solo: A Star Wars Story #1–7October 2018–April 201913-10 BBYRobbie Thompson
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story #1–6April–September 20170 BBY Jody Houser
Star Wars: The Force Awakens #1–6June–November 201634 ABYChuck Wendig
Star Wars: The Last Jedi #1–6May–September 201834 ABYGary Whitta
Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker #1–5February–June 202535 ABYJody Houser
Disney Lucasfilm Press
Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic NovelMarch 20160 BBY–4 ABYAlessandro Ferrari
Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic NovelApril 201732 BBY–19 BBY
IDW Publishing
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Graphic Novel AdaptationJuly 202132 BBYAlessandro Ferrari
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Graphic Novel AdaptationDecember 14 202122 BBY
Solo: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel AdaptationMarch 201913 BBY–10 BBY
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Graphic Novel AdaptationDecember 20170 BBY
Star Wars: A New Hope Graphic Novel AdaptationSeptember 20180 BBY
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Graphic Novel AdaptationMarch 20193 ABY
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Graphic Novel AdaptationOctober 20194 ABY
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Graphic Novel AdaptationAugust 201734 ABY
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel AdaptationSeptember 201834 ABY
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Graphic Novel AdaptationMarch 202135 ABY
Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars: A New Hope Cinestory ComicOctober 20170 BBY–0 ABY
Random House
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Screen ComixOctober 20203 ABY
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Screen ComixOctober 202035 ABY

Television adaptations

TitlePublishing DateTimelineEpisodes Adapted
Marvel (Canon)
The Mandalorian #1–8July 2022–March 20239 ABYSeason 1, Episodes 1–8
The Mandalorian Season 2 #1–8June 2023–January 20249 ABYSeason 2, Episodes 1–8
Obi-Wan Kenobi #1–6September 2023–March 20249 BBYSeason 1, Episodes 1–6
Ahsoka #1–8July 2024–February 20259 ABYSeason 1, Episodes 1–8
Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars Rebels: Spark of Rebellion Cinestory ComicAugust 20175 BBYSeason 1, Episodes 1–6
Star Wars Rebels: Path of the Jedi Cinestory ComicNovember 20174 BBYSeason 1, Episodes 8–10, 12–13
Maul: A Star Wars Rebels Cinestory ComicFebruary 20183 BBY–2 BBYSeason 2, Episodes 21–22; Season 3, Episodes 3, 11 and 20
Random House
The Clone Wars : Season 7: Volume 1December 202019 BBYSeason 7, Episodes 1–6
The Mandalorian : Season 1: Volume 1 [5] March 2021 [5] 9 ABY [6] Season 1, Episodes 1–4 [5]
The Mandalorian: The RescueMay 20229 ABYSeason 2, Episodes 8

Canon original stories

The High Republic

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
The High Republic — The BladeDecember 2022–March 2023382 BBY Charles Soule
The High Republic (2022) #1–10October 2022–May 2023)
  • #1–5 Balance of the Force
  • #6–10 Battle for the Force
382 BBYCavan Scott
The High Republic (2021) #1–15 [7] January 2021–March 2022
  • #1–5 There is No Fear
  • #6–8 Heart of the Drengir
  • #9–10 The Shadow of the Nihil
  • #10–15 Jedi's End
c. 232-230 BBYCavan Scott
The High Republic Adventures #1–13 [8] February 2021–February 2022
  • #1 Collision Course
  • #2 Bralanak City Smackdown
  • #3 Starlight
  • #4 The Mountain
  • #5 Showdown on the Junk Moon
  • Special: Attack on the Republic Fair
  • #6-7 Mission to Bilbousa
  • #8-10 Back Together and Away Again
  • Special: Galactic Bake-Off Spectacular
  • #11 The Great Jedi Rumble Race
  • Annual 2021
  • #12 Let Go
  • #13 For Light and Life
c. 232-230 BBYDaniel José Older
The High Republic Adventures: The Monster of Temple Peak #1–4 [9] August–November 2021 [10] c. 232 BBY [11] Cavan Scott [9]
The High Republic: Trail of Shadows #1–5 [12] October 2021–February 2022
  • #1 Trail of Shadows
  • #2 Way Down Deep in the Dark
  • #3 Cold Comfort
  • #4 Whatever It Takes
  • #5 Dust
231 BBY Daniel José Older
The High Republic: Eye of the Storm #1–2 [13] January–March 2022
  • #1 Ro: The Truth. The Lie. The Kill.
  • #2 Marchion: The Wreckage. The Hunt. The Storm.
252–230 BBY Charles Soule
The High Republic: Shadows of Starlight #1–4October 2023–January 2024229 BBYCharles Soule
The High Republic (2023) #1–10November 2023–August 2024
  • 1–5 Children of the Storm
  • 6–10 The Hunted
229 BBYCavan Scott

Fall of the Jedi

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Mace Windu #1–4February 2024–May 2024
  • #1 Mace Windu
  • #2 Underground
  • #3 The Run
  • #4 Showdown
Before 42 BBY Marc Bernardin
Jedi Fallen Order: Dark Temple #1–5September–December 2019
  • #1 A Planet Divided
  • #2 Trapped in Ontotho
  • #3 A Fragile Peace
  • #4 A Truce, a Trap and a Traitor
  • #5 The Collapse of All Things
41 BBY Matthew Rosenberg
Darth Maul – Black, White & Red #1–5April 2024–July 2024
  • #1 Ghost Ship
  • #2 The Remainders
  • #3 The Mission
  • #4 Peace and Quiet
Between 40 BBY and 32 BBY Benjamin Percy
Jango Fett #1–4March 2024–June 2024
  • #1–4 Trail of Lost Hope
33 BBYEthan Sacks
Darth Maul #1–5February–July 2017
  • Probe Droid Problem by Chris Eliopoulos and Jordie Bellaire (mini-comic published in issue #1, reprinted in Droids Unplugged #1)
c. 32 BBY Cullen Bunn
Star Wars: Jedi Knights #1–March 2025-Up to 32 BBYMarc Guggenheim
Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Obi-Wan & Anakin #1–5January–May 201629 BBY Charles Soule
Episode II: Attack of the Clones
Jedi of the Republic – Mace Windu #1–5August–December 2017c. 22 BBYMatt Owens
The Clone Wars (film)
The Clone Wars (TV series)
Darth Maul – Son of Dathomir #1–4 May–August 2014
  • #1 The Enemy of My Enemy
  • #2 A Tale of Two Apprentices
  • #3 Proxy War
  • #4 Showdown on Dathomir
19 BBYJeremy Barlow
Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Reign of the Empire

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
The Bad Batch
Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith #1–25, 1 annualJune 2017–December 2018
  • #1–6 The Chosen One
    • No Good Deed... by Chris Eliopoulos and Jordie Bellaire (mini-comic published in Issue #1)
  • #7–10 The Dying Light
  • #11–12 The Rule of Five
  • #13–17 Burning Seas
  • #18 Bad Ground
  • Annual #2: Technological Terror
  • #19–25 Fortress Vader
19 BBY–12 BBYCharles Soule

Chuck Wendig (Annual #2)

Inquisitors #1–4July 2024–October 2024Between 14 BBY–9 BBYRodney Barnes
Thrawn #1–6 February–July 201813 BBY–2 BBYJody Houser
Beckett one-shotAugust 2018
  • #1 The Man in Black
  • #2 To Live and Die on Hovun IV
  • #3 You and the Bantha you Rode In on
11 BBY–10 BBYGerry Duggan
Lando: Double or Nothing #1–5 [14] May–September 201810 BBY Rodney Barnes
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Han Solo: Imperial Cadet #1–5November 2018–March 201913 BBY–10 BBYRobbie Thompson
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Andor
Star Wars Rebels
Kanan #1–12April 2015–March 2016
  • #1–6 The Last Padawan
    • #1 Part I: Fight (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #2 Part II: Flight (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #3 Part III: Pivot (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #4 Part IV: Catch (flashback to 18 BBY)
    • #5 Part V: Release (flashback to 18 BBY)
    • #6 Epilogue: Haunt
  • #7–12 First Blood
    • #7 Part I: The Corridors of Coruscant (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #8 Part II: The Towers of the Temple (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #9 Part III: The Canyons of Kardoa (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #10 Part IV: The Mesas of Mygeeto (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #11 Part V: The Fog of War (flashback to 19 BBY)
    • #12 Part VI: The Ties That Bind
4 BBY

During events of

Star Wars Andor

Star Wars Rebels

Season 1.

Greg Weisman
Rogue One – Cassian & K-2SO Special one-shotAugust 20172 BBY–0 BBY Duane Swierczynski
Vader: Dark Visions #1–5March–June 2019
  • #1 Dark Visions
  • #2 Unacceptable
  • #3 Tall, Dark and Handsome
  • #4 Hotshot
  • #5 You Can Run...
2 BBY–0 BBY Dennis Hallum
Han Solo & Chewbacca #1–10March 2022–March 2023
  • #1–5 The Crystal Run
  • # 6-10: Dead or Alive
Between 8 BBY–2 BBYMarc Guggenheim
Thrawn: Alliances #1–4 January 2024–April 20242 BBYTimothy Zahn, Jody Houser
Obi-Wan #1–5May 2022–September 2022
  • #1 Youngling's Challenge
  • #2 A Shadow Falls on the Padawan
  • #3 Darkest Before the Dawn
  • #4 The Sun Sets and It Rises
  • #5 Ben
1 BBY Christopher Cantwell
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Age of Rebellion

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Episode IV: A New Hope
Princess Leia #1–5March–June 20150 ABY Mark Waid
Han Solo #1–5June–November 20160 ABY [15] Marjorie Liu
Chewbacca (2015) #1–5October–December 20150 ABY Gerry Duggan
Star Wars (2015) #1–75,

4 annuals

January 2015 – December 2019
  • #1–6 Skywalker Strikes
  • #7 From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi: "The Last of His Breed" (flashback to 11 BBY)
  • #8–12 Showdown on the Smuggler's Moon
  • Annual #1
  • #13 Vader Down, Part III
  • #14 Vader Down, Part V
  • #15, #20 From the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi (flashback to 10 BBY)
  • #16–19 Rebel Jail
  • #21–25 The Last Flight of the Harbinger
    • #25 co-authored by Chris Eliopoulos
    • Droid Dilemma by Chris Eliopoulos and Jordie Bellaire (mini-comic published in Issue #25, reprinted in Droids Unplugged 1)
  • Annual #2
  • #26–30 Yoda's Secret War (flashback to pre-32 BBY and 10 BBY)
    • Shu-Torun Lives by Kieron Gillen (mini-comic published in Issue #30)
  • #31 Screaming Citadel, Part II
  • #32 Screaming Citadel, Part IV
  • #33 Rebels in the Wild
  • #34 The Thirteen Crates
  • #35 The Hutt Run
  • #36 Revenge of the Astromech
  • Annual #3
  • #37 Imperial Pride
    • The Sand Will Provide by Jason Aaron and Dash Aaron (mini-comic published in Issue #37)
  • #38–43 The Ashes of Jedha
  • #44–49 Mutiny at Mon Cala
  • Annual #4
  • #50–55 Hope Dies
  • #56–61 The Escape
  • #62–67 The Scourging of Shu-Torun
  • #68–72 Rebels and Rogues
  • #73–75 Rogues and Rebels
0–3 ABY

Issues #1–25 parallel to

Star Wars: Darth Vader.

Issues #26–75 parallel to

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra .

Jason Aaron (Issues #1–37)

Kieron Gillen (Annual #1, Issues #38–67)

Greg Pak (Issues #68–75)

Kelly Thompson (Annual #2)

Jason Latour (Annual #3)

Cullen Bunn (Annual #4)

Darth Vader (2015) #1–25,

1 annual

February 2015–October 2016
  • #1–6 Vader
  • #7–12 Shadows and Secrets
  • Annual 1
  • #13 Vader Down, Part II
  • #14 Vader Down, Part IV
  • #15 Vader Down, Part VI
  • #16–19 The Shu-Torun War
  • #20–25 End of Games
    • The Misadventures of Triple-Zero and Beetee(mini-comic published in Issue #20)
    • Coda(mini-comic published in Issue #25)
0–1 ABY

Parallel to

Star Wars #1–25.

Kieron Gillen
Vader Down

Star Wars and Darth Vader crossover event.

November 2015
  • Star Wars: Vader Down
    • #1 Part I (one-shot)
    • #2 Part II (Issue #13 of Darth Vader)
    • #3 Part III (Issue #13 of Star Wars)
    • #4 Part IV (Issue #14 of Darth Vader)
    • #5 Part V (Issue #14 of Star Wars)
    • #6 Part VI (Issue #15 of Darth Vader)
0 ABYJason Aaron and Kieron Gillen
Doctor Aphra (2016) #1–40, 3 annualsDecember 2016–December 2019
  • #1–6 Aphra
  • #7 Screaming Citadel, Part III
  • #8 Screaming Citadel, Part V
  • #9–13 The Enormous Profit
  • Annual #1
  • #14–19 Remastered
  • #20–25 The Catastrophe Con
  • Annual #2
  • #26–31 Worst Among Equals
  • #32–36 Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon
  • Annual #3
  • #37–40 A Rogue's End
0–3 ABY

Parallel to

Star Wars #26–75.

Kieron Gillen (Issues #1–19)

Simon Spurrier (Issues #14–present)

The Screaming Citadel

Star Wars and Doctor Aphra crossover event.

May 2017
  • Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel
    • #1 Part I (one-shot)
    • #2 Part II (Issue #31 of Star Wars)
    • #3 Part III (Issue #7 of Doctor Aphra)
    • #4 Part IV (Issue #32 of Star Wars)
    • #5 Part V (Issue #8 of Doctor Aphra)
0–1 ABYJason Aaron and Kieron Gillen
The Last Jedi – Storms of Crait one-shotDecember 2017Between 0 ABY and 1 ABYBen Acker and Ben Blacker
Lando #1–5July–October 2015Between 0 ABY and 3 ABYCharles Soule
Target Vader #1–6July–December 2019
  • #1 On the Hunt
  • #2 The Plan
  • #3 The Trap
  • #4 The Shot
  • #5 The Past
  • #6 Free
Pre-3 ABYRobbie Thompson
Empire Ascendant one-shotDecember 2019
  • Darth Vader: In Service to the Empire
  • Doctor Aphra: Epilogue
  • Bounty Hunters: Two Sides to Every Sortie
  • Star Wars: An Echo of Victory
Pre-3 ABYCharles Soule, Greg Pak, Ethan Sacks, and Simon Spurrier
Yoda #1–10November 2022–August 2023
  • 1–3 Light and Life (Flashback c. 384-382 BBY)
  • 4–6 Students of the Force (Flashback 42 BBY)
  • 7–9 Size Matters Not (Flashback 19 BBY)
  • 10 The Cave
3 ABYCavan Scott, Jody Houser, Marc Guggenheim
Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars (2020) #1–50 [16] January 2020–September 2024
  • #1–6 The Destiny Path
  • #7–12 Operation Starlight [17]
  • #13 War Of The Bounty Hunters Prelude 2: The Hunt For Han Solo [18]
  • #14-18 War Of The Bounty Hunters
  • #19-20 Dangerous Turns & Dangerous Lessons
  • #21 Trapped On A Star Destroyer
  • #22-24 The Last Division & The Dawn Alliance
  • #25 The Lesson (Obi-Wan & Anakin), The Lesson (Darth Vader), See You Around, Kid, A Eulogy For Snap
  • #26-30 The Path To Victory
  • #31-36 Quests Of The Force
  • #37-41 Dark Droids
  • #42-43 The Sith And The Skywalker
  • #44-47 The Trial Of Lando Calrissian
  • #48-50 The Path Of Light
3–4 ABYCharles Soule (Issues #1–50)
Darth Vader (2020) #1–50 [19] February 2020–September 2024
  • #1–5 Dark Heart Of The Sith
  • #6–11 Into the Fire [20]
  • #12 War of the Bounty Hunters Prelude 4: Into The Trap [18]
  • #13-17 War Of The Bounty Hunters
  • #18-24 Crimson Reign
  • #25-27 The Shadow's Shadow
  • #28-32 Return Of The Handmaidens
  • #33-34 Unbound Force
  • #35-36 Target Aphra
  • #37-41 Dark Droids
  • #42-45 Rise Of The Schism Imperial
  • #46-50 Phantoms
3–4 ABYGreg Pak (Issues #1–50)
Doctor Aphra (2020) #1–40May 2020–January 2024
  • #1–5 Fortune and Fate
  • #6–9 The Engine Job [21]
  • #10 War of the Bounty Hunters Prelude 5: The Invitation [18]
  • #11-15 War Of The Bounty Hunters
  • #16-21 Crimson Reign
  • #22-25 Spark Eternal
  • #26-31 Ascendant
  • #32-34 Ripple Effect
  • #35-40 Dark Droids
3–4 ABYAlyssa Wong (Issues #1–40)
Bounty Hunters #1–42May 2020–January 2024
  • #1–5 Galaxy's Deadliest
  • #6–7 Target Valance [22]
  • #8–10 The Terminus Gauntlet [23]
  • #11 The Great Hunt of Malastare
  • #12 War of the Bounty Hunters Prelude 3: Target Solo [18]
  • #13-17 War of the Bounty Hunters
  • #18-23 Crimson Reign
  • #24-26 The Raid On The Vermillion
  • #27-28 Havoc At The Accretion Disco
  • #29-32 Bedlam On Bestine
  • #33-34 In The Crosshairs Of Inferno Squad
  • #35-36 Target: Fett
  • #37-42 Dark Droids
3–4 ABYEthan Sacks (Issues #1–42)
War of the Bounty Hunters
Bounty Hunters, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra, and Star Wars crossover event.
May–November 2021 [18]
  • Part 1 from War of the Bounty Hunters Alpha one-shot
  • Parts 2, 8, 16, 20, 28, 33 from Star Wars (2020) (issues #13–18)
  • Parts 3, 7, 11, 17, 27, 34 from Bounty Hunters (issues #12–17)
  • Parts 4, 9, 14, 21, 25, 31 from Darth Vader (2020) (issues #12–17)
  • Parts 5, 10, 12, 22, 24, 30 from Doctor Aphra (2020) (issues #10–15)
  • Parts 6, 13, 19, 23, 29 from War of the Bounty Hunters miniseries (issues #1–5)
  • Part 15 from War of the Bounty Hunters – Jabba the Hutt one-shot
  • Part 18 from War of the Bounty Hunters – 4-LOM & Zuckuss one-shot
  • Part 26 from War of the Bounty Hunters – Boushh one-shot
  • Part 32 from War of the Bounty Hunters – IG-88 one-shot
3–4 ABY [24] Charles Soule, Greg Pak, Alyssa Wong, Ethan Sacks, Justina Ireland and Daniel José Older
Crimson Reign #1–5December 2021–June 2022
  • #1 The Orphans
  • #2 The Assassins
  • #3 The Archivist
  • #4 The Knights
  • #5 The Scarlet Queen
3–4 ABYCharles Soule
The Hidden Empire #1–5November 2022–April 2023
  • #1 A Matter of Time
  • #2 The Dawn Fleet
  • #3 I Am Chanath Cha
  • #4 Rings
  • #5 Amaxine
3–4 ABYCharles Soule
Dark Droids #1–5August 2023–December 20233–4 ABYMarc Guggenheim, Charles Soule
Dark Droids: D-Squad #1–4September 2023–December 20233–4 ABYMarc Guggenheim
Sana Starros #1–5February 2023–June 2023
  • #1–5 Family Matters
3–4 ABYJustina Ireland
Return of the JediMarch 2023–August 2023
  • Jabba's Palace #1
  • Ewoks #1
  • Lando #1
  • The Empire #1
  • The Rebellion #1
  • Max Rebo #1
4 ABYMarc Guggenheim, Jody Houser, Daniel José Older, Stephanie Phillips, Alex Segura
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
TIE Fighter #1–5April–August 2019
  • #1–5 The Shadow Falls
3-4 ABYJody Houser
Shattered Empire #1–4September–October 20154 ABY Greg Rucka

The New Republic

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Ewoks #1–4October 2024* Caravan Of Carnage4 ABY Steve Orlando
Battle Of Jakku — Insurgency Rising #1–4October–November 2024TBAc. 4–5 ABY Alex Segura
Battle Of Jakku — Republic Under Siege #1–4November–December 2024TBA
Battle Of Jakku — Last Stand #1–4December 2024–TBA
Star Wars (2025) [25] #1–May 2025–TBAc. 4–5 ABYAlex Segura
The Mandalorian
The Book of Boba Fett
Ahsoka

Rise of the First Order

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
The Rise Of Kylo Ren #1–4December 2019–March 202028 ABYCharles Soule
Life Day one-shot [26] November 2021
  • (Framing Sequence)
  • Deck the Halls (flashback 231 BBY)
  • Paid on Delivery (flashback 10 BBY)
  • Gift of Light (flashback 0 ABY)
Jody Houser, Justina Ireland, Steve Orlando and Cavan Scott
Star Wars Special: C-3PO: The Phantom Limb one-shotApril 2016c. 31–32 ABY James Robinson
Poe Dameron #1–31, 2 annualsApril 2016–September 2018
  • #1–3 Black Squadron
    • SaBBotage by Chris Eliopoulos and Jordie Bellaire (mini-comic published in Issue #1, reprinted in Droids Unplugged 1)
  • #4–6 Lockdown
  • #7–13 The Gathering Storm
  • #14–16 Legend Lost
  • Annual #1
  • #17–19 War Stories
  • #20–25 Legend Found
  • #26–31 The Awakening
  • Annual #2
32-34 ABYCharles Soule

Robert Thompson (Annual #1)

Jody Houser (Annual #2)

Star Wars Resistance
Episode VII: The Force Awakens
Captain Phasma #1–4September 201734 ABYKelly Thompson
The Last Jedi – DJ: Most Wanted one-shotJanuary 201834 ABYBen Acker and Ben Blacker
Episode VIII: The Last Jedi
Allegiance #1–4October 2019
  • #1 An Old Hope
  • #2 Troubled Waters
  • #3 Dark Side of the Moon
  • #4 A Rising Tide
34 ABYEthan Sacks
Galaxy's Edge #1–5April–August 2019
  • #1 Baiting the Hook
  • #2 Shoot First, Questions Later
  • #3 Honor Among Thieves
  • #4 The Betrayal of Khashyun
  • #5 A Double-Edged Sword
34 ABYEthan Sacks
Star Wars: Legacy Of Vader #1– [27] February 2025–
  • TBA
34-35 ABYCharles Soule
Galactic Starcruiser: Halcyon Legacy #1–5 [28] February–July 2022
  • #1 The Storm on the Horizon
  • #2 A Most Dangerous Gamble
  • #3 A Cause Worth Fighting For
  • #4 The Heist on the Halcyon
  • #5 The Path of the Sungrazer
35 ABYEthan Sacks
Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker

Marvel anthology series

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcAuthor(s)
Star Wars: Age of RepublicDecember 2018–March 2019
  • Heroes [29]
    • Qui-Gon Jinn #1: "Balance"
    • Obi-Wan Kenobi #1: "Mission"
    • Anakin Skywalker #1: The Sacrifice"
    • Padmé Amidala #1: "Bridge"
  • Villains [30]
    • Darth Maul #1: "Ash"
    • Jango Fett #1: "Training"
    • Special #1:
      • Asajj Ventress in "Sisters"
      • Captain Rex & Jar Jar Binks in "501 Plus One"
      • Mace Windu in "The Weapon"
    • Count Dooku #1: "The Cost"
    • General Grievous #1: "Burn"
Jody Houser
Star Wars: Age of RebellionApril 2019–June 2019
  • Heroes [31]
    • Princess Leia #1: "Princess Scoundrel"
    • Han Solo #1: "Running from the Rebellion"
    • Lando Calrissian #1: "Cloud City Blues"
    • Luke Skywalker #1: "Fight or Flight"
  • Villains [32]
    • Grand Moff Tarkin #1: "Tooth and Claw"
    • Special #1:
      • IG-88 in "The Long Game"
      • Biggs Darklighter & Jek Porkins in "Stolen Valor"
      • Yoda in "The Trials of Dagobah"
    • Boba Fett #1: "Hunter's Heart"
    • Jabba the Hutt #1: "Great to be Jabba"
    • Darth Vader #1: "To The Letter"

Jon Adams, Marc Guggenheim, Greg Pak, Simon Spurrier

Star Wars: Age of ResistanceJuly 2019–September 2019
  • Heroes [33]
    • Finn #1: "Infestation"
    • Special #1:
      • Maz Kanata in "Maz's Scoundrels"
      • Amylin Holdo in "The Bridge"
      • BB-8 in "Robot Resistance"
    • Poe Dameron #1:"Fight or Flight"
    • Rose Tico #1:"My Hero"
    • Rey #1:"Alone"
  • Villains [34]
    • Captain Phasma #1: "Fallen Guns"
    • General Hux #1:"Marooned"
    • Supreme Leader Snoke #1:"Fail. Or Kill it."
    • Kylo Ren #1:"Out of the Shadow"
Chris Eliopoulos, Tom Taylor, G. Willow Wilson
Marvel Comics #1000August 2019
  • "Red Four"
Charles Soule
Darth Vader – Black, White & Red #1–4April 2023–July 2023
  • #1–4 "Hard Shutdown"
  • #1 "Inescapable" and "Dissolution of Hope"
  • #2 "The Endless Mercy" and "Power"
  • #3 "Annihilated" and "Diplomatic Impunity"
  • #4 "The Inhabitant" and "Return to Hoth"
Jason Aaron, Peach Momoko, Torunn Grønbekk

IDW Publishing anthology series

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcAuthor(s)
Star Wars Adventures (2017) #0–32, 2 annuals, 2 FCBD issuesJuly 2017–July 2020
  • #0–32

One-shots

  • Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018
  • Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018
  • Flight of the Falcon
  • Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
  • Star Wars Adventures Annual 2019
Landry Q. Walker, Cavan Scott, Elsa Charretier, Alan Tudyk, Shannon Denton, Pierrick Colinet, Ben Acker, Ben Blacker, Delilah S. Dawson, Shaun Manning, Sholly Fisch, Otis Frampton, John Barber, Nick Brokenshire, John Jackson Miller
Star Wars Adventures: Destroyer DownDecember 2017
  • "Destroyer Down" and "The Ghost Ship"
Scott Beatty. [35]
Star Wars Forces of Destiny #1–5January 2018
  • #1 Leia
  • #2 Rey
  • #3 Hera
  • #4 Ahsoka & Padmé
  • #5 Rose & Paige
Jody Houser, Delilah S. Dawson, Elsa Charretier, Beth Revis, and Devin Grayson. [36]
Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle #1–5October 2018Cavan Scott [37]
Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle #1–5October 2019Cavan Scott
Star Wars Adventures: The Clone Wars – Battle Tales #1–5May–September 2020Michael Moreci
Star Wars Adventures (2020) #1–14, 2 annualsOctober 2020–February 2022
  • #1–14
  • Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020
  • Star Wars Adventures Annual 2021
Michael Moreci, Nick Brokenshire, Landry Q. Walker
Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's CastleNovember 2020Cavan Scott
Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run #1–2December 2020–January 2021Greg Rucka, Alec Worley
Star Wars Adventures: The Weapon of a Jedi #1–2May–June 2021Jason Fry, Alec Worley
Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle #1–5September–October 2021Cavan Scott

Dark Horse Comics anthology series

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcAuthor(s)
Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories #1–12, 1 specialAugust 2022–December 2023
  • #1–12
  • Hyperspace Stories Annual—Jaxxon 2023
Cecil Castellucci, Amanda Deibert, Michael Moreci
Tales from the Rancor PitNovember 2022
  • "Ghosts of the Machine"
  • "Undead or Alive"
  • "In the Lair of the Dragon Slug"
Cavan Scott
Tales from the Death StarOctober 2023
  • "Nightmares Long Remembered"
  • "The Creature from the Trash Compactor"
  • "The Wild Squadron"
  • "We Shall Double Our Efforts"
  • "The Haunting of Grand Moff Tarkin"
Cavan Scott

Comic strips

Star Wars Rebels comic strips

The Star Wars Rebels comic strips are set in-between episodes of the Disney XD television show of the same name. The first 37 strips were published in the monthly Germany, UK, and U.S.A. Star Wars Rebels Magazine issues, which debuted in January 2015. The UK and U.S.A. versions were discontinued in 2016, with the German version being discontinued in 2017. After issue, 39, the strips were published in the bimonthly German magazine Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine. Trade paperback volumes have also been released in Germany and France. In 2022, Dark Horse published a trade paperback collection of all strips in English language.

Star Wars Rebels Magazine strips

All comics from this magazine were written by Martin Fisher and Jeremy Barlow.

  • Volume 1: Resistance (March 2016)
    • Ring Race (Issue #1)
    • Learning Patience (Issue #2)
    • The fake Jedi (Issue #3)
    • Kallus' Hunt (Issue #4)
    • Return of the Slavers (Issue #5)
    • Eyes on the Prize (Issue #6)
    • Sabotaged Supplies (Issue #7, reprinted in Issue #36)
    • Ezra's Vision (Issue #8, reprinted in Issue #38)
  • Volume 2: Changes (September 2016)
    • Senate Perspective (Issue #9)
    • Becoming Hunted (Issue #10)
    • Assessment (Issue #11)
    • Ocean Rescue (Issue #12)
    • Secrets of Sienar (Issue #13)
    • No Sympathy (Issue #14)
    • A Day's Duty (Issue #15)
    • Ice Breaking (Issue #16)
  • Volume 3: Rebellion at the Edge of the Galaxy (July 2017)
    • Vulnerable Areas (Issue #17)
    • Academy Cadets (Issue #18)
    • Escaping the Scrap Pile (Issue #19)
    • The Gangsters of Galzez (Issue #20)
    • Puffer Problems (Issue #21)
    • The Thune Cargo (Issue #22)
    • Always Bet on Chop (Issue #23)
    • The Second Chance (Issue #24)
  • Uncollected
    • The Ballad of 264 (Issue #25)
    • The Line of Duty (Issue #26)
    • A Time to Survive (Issue #27)
    • Too Late to Change (Issue #28)
    • The Size of the Fight (Issue #29)
    • The Wrong Crowd (Issue #30)
    • Off the Rails (Issue #31)
    • To Thy Metal Heart be True (Issue #32)
    • Sons of the Sky (Issue #33)
    • Final Round (Issue #34)
    • A Youth Unpromising (Issue #35)
    • Fifth and Final (Issue #37)
    • Never Far Behind (Issue #39)
Star Wars Rebels Animation-Magazine strips

All comics from this magazine were written by Alec Worley.

  • Uncollected
    • A Trooper's Worth (Issue #1)
    • Divide and Conquer (Issue #2)
    • The Beast Within (Issue #3)
    • Crossing the Line (Issue #4)

Star Wars Resistance comic strips

The Star Wars Resistance comic strips are adaptations of episodes of the Disney XD television show of the same name. The strips were published in the monthly German Star Wars Resistance Animation-Magazine issues, which debuted in May 2019, however it was discontinued after four issues. A fifth strip was included in Star Wars Fun & Action.

Star Wars Resistance Animation-Magazine strips

All comics from this magazine were written by Alec Worley.

  • The Recruit, Part 1 (Issue #1)
  • The Recruit, Part 2 (Issue #2)
  • The Triple Dark (Issue #3)
  • Fuel for the Fire (Issue #4)
Star Wars Fun & Action strips

Most comics in Star Wars Fun & Action were reprints of previous Star Wars Adventures comics

  • The High Tower by Alec Worley

Animated webcomics

In September 2015, multinational food and beverage company Nestlé released two animated webcomics as part of a licensed Star Wars-themed promotional campaign for The Force Awakens. Adapted from the novels The Weapon of a Jedi: A Luke Skywalker Adventure by Jason Fry and Smuggler's Run: A Han Solo & Chewbacca Adventure by Greg Rucka, the two animated comics were originally offered exclusively on the now-defunct Nestlé Comics website by typing a digital code featured on every box of Nestlé cereals.

Novel adaptations into German comics

The comics listed here are licensed by Disney, but were not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Their canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation. [38]

Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi (2017)

Star Wars: Weapon of a Jedi is a four-part German comic adaptation of the Jason Fry novel of the same name by Alec Worley. The comics are available in Issues #19–22 of Star Wars Magazin, published by Panini Comics. A trade paperback volume has been released in March 2018, and eventually an English translation will released in May 2021 as Star Wars Adventures: Weapon of a Jedi. [39] Set in the Rise of the Empire Era, between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

  • Issue #19, Comic #1 (March 2017)
  • Issue #20, Comic #2 (May 2017)
  • Issue #21, Comic #3 (July 2017)
  • Issue #22, Comic #4 (September 2017)

Star Wars: Smuggler's Run (2018)

Star Wars: Smuggler's Run is a four-part German comic adaptation of the Greg Rucka novel of the same name by Alec Worley. The comics are available in Issues #1–4 of Das Star Wars Universum, published by Panini Comics, and eventually, an English translation was released in 2020-2021 as Star Wars Adventures: Smuggler's Run. Set in the Rise of the Empire Era, between Episode IV: A New Hope and Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back.

  • Issue #1, Comic #1 (January 2018)
  • Issue #2, Comic #2 (February 2018)
  • Issue #3, Comic #3 (March 2018)
  • Issue #4, Comic #4 (April 2018)

Cancelled canon comics

The following comics have been officially announced, but have not been released or officially cancelled.

TitleIntended Publication DateCancellation DatePublisher
Luke versus the Imperial Guard one-shotUnknown [40] November 2017 [40] Marvel Comics
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: May the Force Be with Us Cinestory ComicMarch 2019 [41] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Grand Admiral Thrawn: A Star Wars Rebels Cinestory ComicMarch 2019 [43] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars: Shadow of Vader July 2019 [44] November 2018 [45] Marvel Comics
Star Wars Rebels: Ahsoka Cinestory ComicAugust 2019 [46] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars Forces of Destiny: Strength and Hope Cinestory ComicAugust 2019 [47] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Cinestory ComicSeptember 2019 [48] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Cinestory ComicSeptember 2019 [49] April 2019 [42] Joe Books Ltd
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Kids ComicFall 2019 [50] Fall 2019 [50] IDW Publishing
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker AdaptationJune 2020 [51] November 2020 [52] Marvel Comics

Star Wars Legends comics original stories

Before the Republic era (37,000–25,000 BBY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm #1–5February–June 201225,793 BBY John Ostrander
Dawn of the Jedi: The Prisoner of Bogan #1–5November 2012–May 201325,793 BBY John Ostrander
Dawn of the Jedi: Force War #1–5November 2013–March 201425,792 BBY John Ostrander

Old Republic Era / The Sith era (5,000–1,000 BBY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Tales of the Jedi: Golden Age of the Sith #0–5July 1996–February 19975,000 BBY Kevin J. Anderson
Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire #1–5June–October 19974,990 BBY Kevin J. Anderson
Tales of the Jedi: Knights of the Old Republic #1–5October 1993–February 1994
  • #1–2 Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
  • #3–5 The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
4,000–3,999 BBY Tom Veitch
Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising #1–2August–September 19943,998 BBYTom Veitch
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith #0–6September 1994–March 19953,996 BBYTom Veitch and Kevin J. Anderson
Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War #1–6August 1995–January 19963,996 BBYKevin J. Anderson
Tales of the Jedi: Redemption #1–5July–November 19983,986 BBYKevin J. Anderson
Knights of the Old Republic #0–50March 2006–February 2010
  • #0 Crossroads
  • #1–6 Commencement
  • #7–8, #10 Flashpoint
  • #9 Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
  • #11–12 Reunion
  • #13–15 Days of Fear
  • #16–18 Nights of Anger
  • #19–21 Daze of Hate
  • #22–24 Knights of Suffering
  • #25–28 Vector
  • #29–30 Exalted
  • #31 Turnabout
  • #32–35 Vindication
  • #36–37 Prophet Motive
  • #38 Faithful Execution
  • #39–41 Dueling Ambitions
  • #42 Masks
  • #43–44 The Reaping
  • #45–46 Destroyer
  • #47–50 Demon

3964–3963 BBY

John Jackson Miller
Knights of the Old Republic: War #1–5January–May 20123,962 BBY John Jackson Miller
The Old Republic #1–6July–December 2010
  • #1–3 Threat of Peace
  • #4–6 Blood of the Empire
3,678–3,653 BBYRobert Chestney, Alexander Freed
The Old Republic—The Lost Suns #1–5June–October 20113,643 BBYAlexander Freed
Lost Tribe of the Sith—Spiral #1–5August–December 20122974 BBYJohn Jackson Miller
Knight Errant: Aflame #1–5October 2010–February 20111,032 BBYJohn Jackson Miller
Knight Errant: Deluge #1–5August–December 20111,032 BBYJohn Jackson Miller
Knight Errant: Escape #1–5June–October 20111,032 BBYJohn Jackson Miller
Jedi vs. Sith #1–6April–September 20011,000 BBY Darko Macan

Rise of the Empire era (1,000–0 BBY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Jedi—The Dark Side #1–5May 2011–March 201253 BBYScott Allie
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express #1–3February 2002–June 200238 BBYMike Kennedy
Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell #1–3December 2000–March 200137 BBYRyder Windham
Dark Horse Presents Annual 2000June 2000
  • "Aurra's Song"
36 BBY Dean Motter
Republic #0–83
  • (titled Star Wars for #0–45)
December 1998–February 2006
  • #1–6 Prelude to Rebellion
  • #4–6 Vow of Justice (67 BBY, backup)
  • #7–12 Outlander
  • #13–18 Emissaries to Malastare
  • #19–22 Twilight
  • #23–26 Infinity's End
  • #27 Starcrash
  • #28–31 The Hunt for Aurra Sing
  • #32–35 Darkness
  • #36–39 The Stark Hyperspace War
  • #40–41 The Devaronian Version
  • #42–45 Rite of Passage
  • #46–48 Honor and Duty
  • #49 Sacrifice
  • #50 The Battle of Kamino
  • #51–52 The New Face of War
  • #53 Blast Radius
  • #54 Double Blind
  • #55–58 The Battle of Jabiim
  • #59 Enemy Lines
  • #60 Hate and Fear
  • #61 Dead Ends
  • #62 No Man's Land
  • #63 Striking from the Shadows
  • #64 Bloodlines
  • #65–66 Show of Force
  • #67 Forever Young
  • #68 Armor
  • #69–71 The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
  • #72–73 Trackdown
  • #74–77 Siege of Saleucami
  • #78 Loyalties
  • #79–80 Into the Unknown
  • #81–83 The Hidden Enemy
3319 BBY Jan Strnad, Timothy Truman, Pat Mills, John Ostrander
Jedi Council: Acts of War #1–4June–September 200033 BBY Randy Stradley
Darth Maul #1–4September–December 200032.5 BBY Ron Marz
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
Episode I AdventuresMay–July 1999
  • Anakin Skywalker
  • Queen Amidala
  • Qui-Gon Jinn
  • Obi-Wan Kenobi
  • The Phantom Menace ½
32 BBY Timothy Truman, Mark Schultz, Ryder Windham, Henry Gilroy
Podracing Tales (online comic)December 200032 BBY Ryder Windham
Jango Fett: Open Seasons #1–4May–September 200232 BBYHaden Blackman
Dark Horse Extra #35–37May–July 2001
  • "Heart of Fire"

30 BBY

John Ostrander
Jedi Quest #1–4September–December 200128 BBYRyder Windham
Jango Fett March 200227 BBY Ron Marz
Zam Wesell March 200227 BBY Ron Marz
The Bounty Hunters: Aurra SingAugust 199927 BBY Timothy Truman
Dark Horse Extra #44–47February 2002
  • "Poison Moon"
25 BBYMichael Carriglitto
Starfighter: Crossbones #1–3January–March 200224 BBYHaden Blackman
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones
Hasbro/Toys "R" Us Exclusive #1–4May–July 2002
  • Full of Surprises
  • Most Precious Weapon
  • Practice Makes Perfect
  • Machines of War
23 BBY Jason Hall
Jedi February 2003–JJuly 200422–21 BBY John Ostrander
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 1July 2004
  • "Blind Force"
  • "Heavy Metal Jedi"
  • "Fierce Currents"
22 BBYHaden Blackman
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2November 2004
  • "Skywalkers"
  • "Hide in Plain Sight"
  • "Run Mace Run"
22 BBYHaden Blackman, Welles Hartley, Matthew and Shawn Fillbach
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 3March 2005
  • "Rogues Gallery"
  • "The Package"
  • "Stranger in Town"
  • "One Battle"
22 BBYHaden Blackman, Matthew and Shawn Fillbach, Bytim Mucci
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 4October 2005
  • "Another Fine Mess"
  • "The Brink"
  • "Orders"
  • "Descent"
22 BBYMatthew and Shawn Fillbach, Justin Lambros, Ryan Kaufman, Haden Blackman
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 5April 2006
  • "What Goes Up..."
  • "Bailed Out"
  • "Heroes on Both Sides"
  • "The Order of Outcasts"
22–19 BBYChris Avellone, W. Haden Blackman, Matthew Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, Matt Jacobs, Ryan Kaufman, Justin Lambros
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 6August 2006
  • "It Takes a Thief"
  • "The Drop"
  • "To the Vanishing Point"
  • "Means and Ends"
22–19 BBYThomas Andrews, W. Haden Blackman, Matthew Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, Mike Kennedy
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 7January 2007
  • "Creature Comfort"
  • "Spy Girls"
  • "Impregnable"
  • "This Precious Shining"
22 BBYChris Avellone, Jeremy Barlow, Matthew Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, Ryan Kaufman
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 8June 2007
  • "Versus"
  • "Old Scores"
  • "One of a Kind"
  • "Pathways"
22 BBYChris Avellone, Jeremy Barlow, Matthew Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, Jason Hall
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 9October 2007
  • "Appetite for Adventure"
  • "Salvaged"
  • "Life Below"
  • "No Way Out"
22 BBYMatthew and Shawn Fillbach
Clone Wars Adventures Volume 10December 2007
  • "Graduation Day"
  • "Thunder Road"
  • "Chain of Command"
  • "Waiting"
22 BBYChris Avellone, Matthew and Shawn Fillbach, Jason Hall
The Clone Wars (webcomics)October 2, 2008–April 201122 BBY
The Clone Wars (graphic novellas)

September 2008–June 2013

  • Shipyards of Doom
  • Crash Course
  • The Wind Raiders of Taloraan
  • The Colossus of Destiny
  • Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju
  • The Starcrusher Trap
  • Strange Allies
  • The Enemy Within
  • The Sith Hunters
  • Defenders of the Lost Temple
  • The Smuggler's Code
22–19 BBYHenry Gilroy, John Ostrander
The Clone Wars #1–12September 2008–January 2010
  • #1–6 Slaves of the Republic
  • #7–9 In the Service of the Republic
  • #10–12 Hero of the Confederacy
21 BBY Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching
2009 Free Comic Book DayMay 2009
  • Gauntlet of Death
21 BBYHenry Gilroy
General Grievous #1–4March–July 200520 BBY Chuck Dixon
2006 Free Comic Book DayMay 2009
  • Routine Valor
20 BBY Randy Stradley
Darth Maul—Death Sentence #1–4July–October 201220 BBYTom Taylor
Obsession #1–5November 2004–May 200519.5 BBYHaden Blackman
2005 Free Comic Book DayMay 2005
  • Unnamed
19.5 BBYMiles Lane
Evasive ActionOctober 2004–November 2006
  • Reversal of Fortune
  • Recruitment
  • Prey
  • End Game
19–18 BBYPaul Ens
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
Purge one-shotsDecember 2005–January 2013
  • Purge
  • Purge: Seconds to Die
  • Purge: The Hidden Blade
  • Purge – The Tyrant's Fist 1
  • Purge – The Tyrant's Fist 2
19 BBY John Ostrander, W. Haden Blackman, Alexander Freed
Darth Vader and the Lost Command #1–5January–May 201119 BBYHayden Blackman
Dark Times #0–17November 2006–June 2010
  • #1–5 The Path to Nowhere
  • #6–10 Parallels
  • #11–12 Vector
  • #0, 13–17 Blue Harvest
19 BBYMick Harrison
Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness #1–5August 2011–April 201219 BBYMick Harrison
Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1–5May–September 201219 BBYHayden Blackman
Dark Times—Fire Carrier #1–5February–June 201319 BBYMick Harrison
Dark Times—A Spark Remains #1–5July–December 201319 BBYMick Harrison
Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1–5April–August 201319 BBYTim Siedell
Darth Vader and the Cry of Shadows #1–5December 2013–April 201419 BBYTim Siedell
Droids (1986) #1–8February 1986–March 198715–0 BBYDavid Manak
Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead #1–4April–July 201210 BBY Tom Taylor
Droids (1994) #1–6, 2 specials


April 1994–January 1995

  • #1–6 The Kalarba Adventures
  • Droids Special #1
  • Artoo's Day Out
5.5 BBYDan Thorsland
Droids (1995) #1–8, 1 special

April–December 1995

  • #1–4 Rebellion
  • #5–8 Season of Revolt
  • The Protocol Offensive
5.5 BBY

Dan Thorsland, Ryder Windham, Jan Strnad, Anthony Daniels

Dark Horse Presents Annual 1999August 1999
  • "Luke Skywalker's Walkabout"
5 BBYPhill Norwood
Jabba the Hutt one-shotsApril 1995–February 1996
  • The Gaar Suppoon Hit
  • The Hunger of Princess Nampi
  • The Dynasty Trap
  • Betrayal
5 BBYJim Woodring
Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire #1–4January–April 19993 BBY John Wagner
The Empire Strikes Back Monthly #157
  • reprinted in Devilworlds #2, 1996
1982
  • The Flight of the Falcon
3 BBY Steve Parkhouse
Agent of the Empire—Iron Eclipse #1–5December 2011–April 20123 BBY John Ostrander
Agent of the Empire—Hard Targets #1–5October 2012–February 20133 BBY John Ostrander
Blood Ties: A Tale of Jango and Boba Fett #1–4August–November 20102 BBY [d]
Han Solo at Stars' EndOctober 1980–February 19812–1 BBY Archie Goodwin
The Force UnleashedAugust 20082 BBY Haden Blackman
The Force Unleashed IISeptember 20101 BBYHaden Blackman
Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of KhoryaApril 20091 BBY Jeremy Barlow
A Decade of Dark Horse #2August 1996"This Crumb for Hire"1 BBYRyder Windham
Dark Forces: Soldier for the EmpireFebruary 19971 BBY William C. Dietz
Underworld: The Yavin VassilikaDecember 2000–June 20011 BBY Mike Kennedy
Star Wars Weekly #94–96December 1979
  • "Way of the Wookiee!"
1 BBY Archie Goodwin

Rebellion era (0 BBY–5 ABY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars (1977) #1–38, Annual #1April 1977–May 1980
  • #1–6 Star Wars: A New Hope
  • #7 New Planets, New Perils
  • #8 Eight for Aduba-3
  • #9 Showdown on a Wasteland World
  • #10 Behemoth from the World Below
  • #11 Star Search
  • #12 Doomworld
  • #13 Day of the Dragon Lords
  • #14 The Sound of Armageddon
  • #15 Star Duel
  • #16 The Hunter
  • #17 Crucible
  • #18 The Empire Strikes
  • #19 The Ultimate Gamble
  • #20 Deathgame
  • #21 Shadow of a Dark Lord
  • #22 To the Last Gladiator
  • #23 Flight Into Fury
  • #24 Silent Drifting
  • #25 Siege at Yavin
  • #26 Doom Mission
  • #27 Return of the Hunter
  • #28 What Ever Happened to Jabba the Hut?
  • #29 Dark Encounter
  • #30 A Princess Alone
  • #31 Return to Tatooine
  • #32 The Jawa Express
  • #33 Saber Clash
  • #34 Thunder in the Stars
  • #35 Dark Lord's Gambit
  • #36 Red Queen Rising
  • #37 In Mortal Combat
  • #38 Riders in the Void
  • Annual #1 The Long Hunt
0 BBY–0.5 ABY Archie Goodwin
Pizzazz #1-6, Star Wars Weekly #60October 1977–January 1979
  • #1-9 The Keeper's World
  • #10-16 The Kingdom of Ice
0 ABY Roy Thomas, Archie Goodwin
Star Wars Weekly #97–99, 104–115January–May 1980
  • #97 "The Day after the Death Star!"
  • #98 "Space Duel!"
  • #99 "Empire Kills!"
  • #104 "The Weapons Master!"
  • #105 "Day of the Assassins!"
  • #106 "My Enemies Surround Me!"
  • #107 "World of Fire!"
  • #108 "Star Terror!"
  • #109 "Molten Doom!"
  • #110 "The Word for World is Death!"
  • #111 "Unholy Alliance!"
  • #112 "A Creature in the Stars!"
  • #113 "The Guardian of Forever!"
  • #114 "Betrayal!"
  • #115 "The Monster's Secret!"
0 ABYArchie Goodwin, Chris Claremont
Star Wars (Newspaper Comic Strips)1979–1984
  • Gambler's World
  • The Constancia Affair
  • The Kashyyyk Depths
  • Tatooine Sojourn
  • Princess Leia, Imperial Servant
  • The Second Kessel Run
  • Bring Me the Children
  • As Long As We Live
  • The Frozen World of Ota
  • Planet of Kadril
  • Han Solo at Stars' End
  • The Bounty Hunter of Ord Mantell
  • Darth Vader Strikes
  • The Serpent Masters
  • Deadly Reunion
  • Traitor's Gambit
  • The Night Beast
  • The Return of Ben Kenobi
  • The Power Gem
  • Iceworld
  • Revenge of the Jedi
  • Doom Mission
  • Race for Survival
  • The Paradise Detour
  • A New Beginning
  • Showdown
  • The Final Trap
0 ABY Russ Manning, Steve Gerber, Archie Goodwin as Russ Helm
Empire #1–40September 2002–March 20061 BBY–0.5 ABY Scott Allie, Paul Chadwick, Jeremy Barlow, Paul Alden, Welles Hartley, Ron Marz, Thomas Andrews, John Jackson Miller
Vader's Quest #1–4February–May 19990 ABY Darko Macan
Star Wars (2013)January 2013–August 2014
  • 1–6 In the Shadow of Yavin
  • 7–12 From the Ruins of Alderaan
  • 13–14 Five Days of Sith
  • 15–18 Rebel Girl
  • 19–20 A Shattered Hope
0 ABY Brian Wood
River of Chaos #1–4June–October 19950 ABYLouise Simonson
Shadow StalkerJanuary–November 19970 ABYRyder Windham
Star Wars 3-D #1–3December 1987–Fall 19880 ABYLen Wein, John Stephenson
Rebellion #0–16March 2006–August 2008
  • #0 Crossroads
  • #1–5 My Brother, My Enemy
  • #6–10 The Ahakista Gambit
  • #11–14 Small Victories
  • #15–16 Vector
0 ABYThomas Andrews, Rob Williams, Brandon Badeaux, Jeremy Barlow
RookiesFebruary–October 2006
  • Rookies: Rendezvous
  • Rookies: No Turning Back
0 ABY Pablo Hidalgo
Chewbacca and the Slavers of the ShadowlandsAugust 20110 ABY [e] Chris Cerasi
The Empire Strikes Back Monthly #149, 151, 153–156
  • reprinted in Devilworlds #1–2

September 1981May 1982

  • The Pandora Effect
  • Dark Knight's Devilry
  • Tilotny Throws a Shape
  • Dark Lord's Conscience
  • Rust Never Sleeps
0–3 ABY Alan Moore, Steve Moore
Splinter of the Mind's Eye #1–4 December 1995 – June 19962 ABY Alan Dean Foster, Terry Austin
Princess Leia and the Royal RansomAugust 20092 ABYJeremy Barlow, Carlo Soriano
Boba Fett and the Ship of FearApril 20112 ABYJeremy Barlow, Carlo Soriano
Rebel Heist #1–4April–July 20143 ABYMatt Kindt
A Valentine StoryFebruary 2003
  • "Breaking the Ice"
3 ABY Judd Winick, Paul Chadwick
Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars (1977) #39–80, Annual #2–3June 24, 1980–November 19833–4 ABYto be added
Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the DragonsnakesFebruary 20103 ABY Tom Taylor
The Will of Darth VaderJuly 20103 ABYTom Taylor
Shadows of the Empire #1–6May–October 19963 ABY John Wagner
Tales from Mos EisleyMarch 1996
  • "Light Duty"
  • "Mostly Automatic"
  • "Heggs' Tale"
3 ABY Bruce Jones
The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's WagesSeptember 19993 ABY Mark Schultz
Ewoks (1985) #1–14May 1985–July 19873 ABYDavid Manak
Battle of the Bounty HuntersJuly 23 19963 ABY Ryder Windham
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi #1–4October 1983–January 19844 ABYArchie Goodwin
Star Wars (1977) #81–108December 1983–June 1986, May 2019to be added4–5 ABYto be added
Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand #1–6July 1998–February 19994 ABYTimothy Zahn, Michael A. Stackpole
X-Wing: Rogue Leader #1–3September–November 20054 ABYHaden Blackman
Shadows of the Empire: Evolution #1–5February 1998–June 19984 ABY Steve Perry
The Jabba TapeDecember 19984 ABYJohn Wagner

New Republic era (5–25 ABY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Boba Fett: Agent of DoomNovember 20005 ABY John Ostrander
X-Wing Rogue Squadron #1–35, ½, 1 specialJuly 1995–November 19985 ABY Michael A. Stackpole, Darko Macan, Jan Strnad, Scott Tolson, Mike W. Barr
Dark Forces: Rebel AgentMarch 19986 ABY William C. Dietz
Dark Forces: Jedi KnightOctober 19986 ABY William C. Dietz
Heir to the Empire #1–6 October 1995–April 19969 ABY Timothy Zahn, Mike Baron
Dark Force Rising #1–6 May 1997–October 19979 ABYTimothy Zahn, Mike Baron
The Last Command #1–6 November 1997–July 19989 ABYTimothy Zahn, Mike Baron
Dark Empire #1–6December 1991–October 199210 ABY Tom Veitch
Dark Empire II #1–6December 1994–May 199510 ABY Tom Veitch
Boba FettDecember 1995–April 2006
  • Bounty on Bar-Kooda
  • When the Fat Lady Swings
  • Murder Most Foul
  • Twin Engines of Destruction
  • Agent of Doom
  • Overkill
  • Salvage

5–10 ABY

John Wagner, Andy Mangels, John Ostrander, Jeremy Barlow
Empire's End #1–2October 1995–November 1995
  • #1 Triumph of the Empire
  • #2 Rage of the Emperor
11 ABY Tom Veitch
Crimson Empire #1–6December 1997–May 199811 ABY Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley
Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood #1–6November 1998–April 199911 ABYMike Richardson, Randy Stradley
Kenix Kil (published in The Bounty Hunters )October 199911 ABYRandy Stradley
Dark Horse Extra #21–24March 200011 ABYRandy Stradley
The Third Time Pays for All (published in Dark Horse Presents #1)April 201113 ABYRandy Stradley
Crimson Empire III—Empire Lost #1–6October 2011–April 201213 ABYMike Richardson, Randy Stradley
Jedi Academy: Leviathan #1–4October 1998–January 199913 ABY Kevin J. Anderson
Union #1–4November 1999–February 200020 ABY Michael A. Stackpole

New Jedi Order era (25–36 ABY)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Chewbacca (2000) #1–4January–April 200025 ABY Darko Macan
Invasion #0–5October–November 2009
  • #0–5 Refugees
25 ABY Tom Taylor
Invasion: Rescues #1–6May–December 201025 ABY Tom Taylor
Invasion: Revelations #1–5July–November 201125 ABY Tom Taylor

Legacy era (37 ABY onwards)

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Legacy #0, 0½, 1–50

June 2006–August 2010

  • #1–3, 5–7 Broken
  • #4 Noob
  • #8 Allies
  • #9–10 Trust Issues
  • #11–12 The Ghosts of Ossus
  • #13 Ready To Die
  • #14–19 Claws of the Dragon
  • #20–21 Indomitable
  • #22 The Wrath of the Dragon
  • #23–24 Loyalties
  • #25–26 The Hidden Temple
  • #27 Into the Core
  • #28–31 Vector
  • #32–33 Fight Another Day
  • #34–35 Storms
  • #36 Renegade
  • #37–40 Tatooine
  • #41 Rogue's End
  • #42 Divided Loyalties
  • #43–46 Monster
  • #47 The Fate of Dac
  • #48–50 Extremes
130 ABY John Ostrander
Legacy—War #1–6December 2010–May 2011138 ABYJohn Ostrander
Legacy Volume 2 #1–18March 2013–August 2014
  • #1–5 Prisoner of the Floating World
  • #6–10 Outcasts of the Broken Ring
  • #11–15 Wanted: Ania Solo
  • #16–18 Empire of One
138–140 ABY Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman

Star Wars Tales

TitlePublishing DateIssue / ArcTimelineAuthor(s)
Star Wars Tales September 1999–October 2004#23 "Shadows and Light"3993 BBY Joshua Ortega
#24 "Unseen, Unheard"3952 BBY Chris Avellone
#17 "The Apprentice"1000 BBYMike Denning
#17 "All For You"996 BBYAdam Gallardo
#16 "Heart of Darkness"700 BBYPaul Lee
#13 "Stones"58 BBYHaden Blackman
#5 "Yaddle's Tale: The One Below"c. 44–37 BBY [f] Dean Motter
#20 "George R. Binks"c. 43 BBYTony Millionaire
#13 "Survivors"before 32 BBYJim Krueger
#14 "Mythology"before 32 BBY Chris Eliopoulos
#13 "The Secret of Tet Ami"43 BBY Fabian Nicieza
#12 "Once Bitten"37 BBY C. B. Cebulski
#13 "Children of the Force"36 BBY Jason Hall
#10 "Nameless"34 BBYChristian Read
#24 "Marked"33 BBY Rob Williams
#14 "Urchins"33 BBY Stan Sakai
#5 "A Summer's Dream"33 BBY Terry Moore
#1 "Life, Death, and the Living Force"33 BBY Jim Woodring
#2 "Incident at Horn Station"33 BBY Dan Jolley
#7 "Single Cell"32.5 BBYHaden Blackman
#3 "The Death of Captain Tarpals"32.5 BBYRyder Windham
#3 "Deal with a Demon"32 BBY John Ostrander
#21–24 "Nomad"32 BBY Rob Williams
#8 "Bad Business"30 BBY John Ostrander
#13 "The Sith in Shadow"27 BBY Bob Harris
#12 "A Jedi's Weapon"24 BBYHenry Gilroy
#13 "Puzzle Peace"24 BBY Scott Beatty
#18 "Way of the Warrior"23 BBYPeter Alilunas

22 BBY

21 BBY

18 BBY

18–5 BBY

12 BBY

11 BBY

8 BBY

7 BBY

6 BBY

5 BBY

4 BBY

3 BBY

2 BBY

1 BBY

0 ABY

1 ABY

2 ABY

3 ABY

4 ABY

5 ABY

6 ABY

7 ABY

8 ABY

11 ABY

15 ABY

19 ABY

25 ABY

28 ABY

40 ABY

Long after Yavin

Infinities (not within timeline)

Writers

This is a list of Star Wars comic book writers. It covers those who have written for series, one-shots, film adaptations, and comics from Star Wars Tales .

Star Wars manga

All are Legends adaptations of the films or Canon adaptations of canonical TV shows/novels.

Film

Produced before Disney, and as a result they take place in the Legends continuity.

Star Wars: Story Before the Force Awakens (2015)

The comic series listed here is licensed by Disney but was not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Its canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation but all are film adaptations. [38]

Star Wars: Story Before the Force Awakens is a webcomic adaptation of the original trilogy by Korean artist and writer Hong Jac-ga. The strips were translated to English and have been made available worldwide on the platform Webtoon. [53] The Story Before the Force Awakens spans the "Rise of the Empire Era" and the "Rebellion Era". The English translations have since been removed and there is no information if they will ever be re-released.

  • An Old Friend (Issue #1) (12 BBY–6 BBY)
  • Meeting the Droids (Issue #2) (6 BBY–0 BBY)
  • Beginning of an Adventure (Issue #3) (0 BBY)
  • Only Hope (Issue #4) (0 BBY)
  • Escape (Issue #5) (0 BBY)
  • Death Star (Issue #6) (0 BBY)
  • Rescue (Issue #7) (0 BBY)
  • Darth Vader (Issue #8) (0 BBY)
  • Vanishing into the Force (Issue #9) (0 BBY)
  • The Little Spark (Issue #10) (0 BBY)
  • X-Wing (Issue #11) (0 BBY)
  • One Shot (Issue #12) (0 BBY)
  • Awakening of the Force (Issue #13) (0 BBY)
  • Miracle of Yavin (Issue #14) (0 BBY)
  • Suffering (Issue #15) (3 ABY)
  • Strike (Issue #16) (3 ABY)
  • Retreat (Issue #17) (3 ABY)
  • Dagobah (Issue #18) (3 ABY)
  • Master Yoda (Issue #19) (3 ABY)
  • Training (Issue #20) (3 ABY)
  • Dark Side of Force (Issue #21) (3 ABY)
  • Calling (Issue #22) (3 ABY)
  • Trap (Issue #23) (3 ABY)
  • Unprepared Duel (Issue #24) (3 ABY)
  • The Cruel Truth (Issue #25) (3 ABY)
  • Choice (Issue #26) (3 ABY)
  • Determination (Issue #27) (3 ABY)
  • Jabba's Palace (Issue #28) (4 ABY)
  • Pit of Carkoon (Issue #29) (4 ABY)
  • Lightsaber (Issue #30) (4 ABY)
  • Rescue (Issue #31) (4 ABY)
  • Secret of Birth (Issue #32) (4 ABY)
  • Forest Moon (Issue #33) (4 ABY)
  • Protectors of the Forest (Issue #34) (4 ABY)
  • Surrender (Issue #35) (4 ABY)
  • The Emperor (Issue #36) (4 ABY)
  • Rage (Issue #37) (4 ABY)
  • Light vs. Dark (Issue #38) (4 ABY)
  • Epiphany (Issue #39) (4 ABY)
  • The End (Issue #40) (4 ABY)

Television

The comic series listed here is licensed by Disney but was not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Its canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation but adapts a canonical TV show. [38]

Star Wars Rebels webcomic

Star Wars Rebels is an ongoing webcomic by Japanese artist Akira Aoki. It adapts the first season of the TV show Star Wars Rebels, consists of 28 chapters, [54] and despite being made for a Japanese audience, it was partially translated into English in November 2020. [55]

Novel

The comics listed here are licensed by Disney but were not released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. Their canonical status is disputed due to some minor changes made to the story due to cultural interpretation, but all adapt canonical novels. [38]

Star Wars: Lost Stars (2017)

Star Wars: Lost Stars is a webcomic adaptation of the Claudia Gray novel of the same name by Japanese artist and writer Komiyama Yuusaku. The strips debuted May 4, 2017, on the Japanese version of WEBTOON. [56] The first trade paperback was released in December 2017, with an English translation released in May 2018. [57] The events of Lost Stars span the Rise of the Empire Era, the Rebellion Era, and the New Republic Era, from approximately 11 years before Episode IV: A New Hope to 1 year after Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

  • Volume 1 (December 2017)
    • Prologue #1 (May 2017)
    • Prologue #2 (May 2017)
    • Issue #1 (June 2017)
    • Artwork #1 (June 2017)
    • Issue #2 (July 2017)
    • Issue #3 (July 2017)
    • Issue #4 (August 2017)
    • Issue #5 (August 2017)
    • Issue #6 (September 2017)
    • Issue #7 (September 2017)
    • Issue #8 (October 2017)
    • Issue #9 (October 2017)
    • Issue #10 (November 2017)
    • Issue #11 (November 2017)
  • Volume 2 (April 2019)
    • Issue #12 (December 2017)
    • Artwork #2 (December 2017)
    • Issue #13 (January 2018)
    • Issue #14 (January 2018)
    • Issue #15 (February 2018)
    • Issue #16 (February 2018)
    • Issue #17 (March 2018)
    • Issue #18 (March 2018)
    • Issue #19 (April 2018)
    • Issue #20 (May 2018)
    • Issue #21 (May 2018)
    • Issue #22 (June 2018)
    • Issue #23 (July 2018)
  • Volume 3 (April 2020)
    • Issue #24 (July 2018)
    • Issue #25 (August 2018)
    • Issue #26 (September 2018)
    • Issue #27 (September 2018)
    • Issue #28 (October 2018)
    • Issue #29 (November 2018)
    • Issue #30 (November 2018)
    • Issue #31 (December 2018)
    • Issue #32 (December 2018)
    • Issue #33 (January 2019)
    • Issue #34 (February 2019)
    • Issue #35 (March 2019)
    • Issue #36 (March 2019)
  • Uncollected
    • Bonus (April 2019)

Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess (2018)

Leia Organa: Ordeal of the Princess is a webcomic adaptation of the Claudia Gray novel of the same name by Japanese artist Haruichi. The strips began releasing in May 2019 on WEBTOON, however, the manga was put on hold after the 11th issue because the artist had some health issues. [58] The manga takes place approximately three years before Episode IV: A New Hope. [59]

Star Wars: Lords of the Sith and Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi (2018)

Star Wars: Lords of the Sith and Star Wars: Heir to the Jedi were planned Japanese manga adaptations of the novels by the same names. These manga were eventually canceled, and replaced with a Star Wars Rebels webcomic. An excerpt from the Lords of the Sith manga was included in the English paperback of the Rebels webcomic. [55]

The Legends of Luke Skywalker-The Manga (2020)

The Legends of Luke Skywalker-The Manga is a manga adaptation of the novel The Legends of Luke Skywalker by Ken Liu. The manga is split up into four parts: "The Starship Graveyard", "I, Droid", "The Tale of Lugubrious Mote", and "Big Inside", all of which are drawn by different artists. [60]

Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills: The Manga (2021)

Guardians of the Whills: The Manga is an upcoming manga adaptation of the novel Guardians of the Whills by Greg Rucka. It will be written by Jon Tsuei and published by Viz Media. [61]

Original manga stories

The comic listed here will be licensed by Disney, but will not be released by Marvel or Disney-Lucasfilm Press. As it will not be an adaptation, it can be assumed that it will be Canon. [62]

Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance (2021)

The High Republic: The Edge of Balance is an upcoming original manga in the High Republic multimedia project. It will be written by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland, and it will be published by Viz Media. [62]

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  1. Later titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
  2. Also included in Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1: Doomworld by Archie Goodwin (which collects Marvel Star Wars #1–20)
  3. Also included in Classic Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 3: Resurrection of Evil (which collects Marvel's Star Wars #39–53)
  4. flashbacks in 22 BBY
  5. flashbacks in 185 BBY
  6. Flashback to 200 years prior

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