Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express

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Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express
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Publishing company Dark Horse Comics
Subject Star Wars
Genre Science fiction
Release date(s) 27 February 2002
12 June 2002
Country United States
Language English
No. of pages 32
Expanded Universe
Era Rise of the Empire
Series Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan
Galactic Year 38 BBY
Canon C
Preceded by The Secret of Tet Ami
Followed by Once Bitten
Script writer Mike Kennedy
Cover artist(s) Lucas Marangon
Penciller(s) Lucas Marangon
Inker(s) Howard M. Shum
Colorist(s) Dan Jackson
Letterer(s) Steve Dutro

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express is a two-part comics series written by Mike Kennedy, and published by Dark Horse Comics between February 2002 and June 2002. The series is set in the Star Wars galaxy six years before the Battle of Naboo in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace , and 38 years before the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope . The story features Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi. A luxury cloud cruiser has slipped out of control and is going to crash over Yorn Skot. The two Jedi must board the runaway ship and regain control.

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Qui-Gon Jinn character in Star Wars

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