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List of Star Wars comic books

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. Blackthorne Publishing published a run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988, and Dark Horse Comics published Star Wars comic books from 1991 until 2014. Exclusive publishing rights returned to Marvel Comics in 2015. Almost all Star Wars comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as non-canon with the designation Legends.

Film and television adaptations
All pre-2014 film and television adaptations are in the Legends continuity, even though they adapt Canon films. Film adaptations Television adaptations ==Canon original stories==
Canon original stories
The High Republic Fall of the Jedi Reign of the Empire Age of Rebellion The New Republic Rise of the First Order Marvel anthology series IDW Publishing anthology series Dark Horse Comics anthology series 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. ====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. 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. ==Star Wars Legends comics original stories==
Star Wars Legends comics original stories
Before the Republic era (37,000–25,000 BBY) Old Republic Era / The Sith era (5,000–1,000 BBY) Rise of the Empire era (1,000–0 BBY) Rebellion era (0 BBY–5 ABY) New Republic era (5–25 ABY) New Jedi Order era (25–36 ABY) Legacy era (37 ABY onwards) Star Wars Tales 22 BBY • "Nobody's Perfect" by Peter Bagge (published in Tales #20) • "The Lesson" by Adam Gallardo (published in Tales #14) • "Tides of Terror" by Milton Freewater Jr. (published in Tales #14) • "Dark Journey" by Jason Hall (published in Tales #17) 21 BBY • "Honor Bound" by Ian Edginton (published in Tales #22) • "Rather Darkness Visible" by Jeremy Barlow (published in Tales #19) 18 BBY • "The Duty" by Christian Read (published in Tales #12) 18–5 BBY • "The Value of Proper Intelligence to Any Successful Military Campaign is Not to be Underestimated" by Ken Lizzi (published in Tales #19) 12 BBY • "Ghost" by Jan Duursema (published in Tales #11) • "Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc" by Mark Schultz (published in Tales #6) 11 BBY • "Nerf Herder" by Phil Amara (published in Tales #7) 8 BBY • "Luke Skywalker: Detective" by Rick Geary (published in Tales #20) • "Sandstorm" by Jason Hall (published in Tales #15) 7 BBY • "Number Two in the Galaxy" by Henry Gilroy (published in Tales #18) • "Payback" by Andy Diggle (published in Tales #18) • "Being Boba Fett" by Jason Hall (published in Tales #18) 6 BBY • "The Princess Leia Diaries" (pages 1–7) by Jason Hall (published in Tales #11) • "Outbid but Never Outgunned" by Beau Smith (published in Tales #7) 5 BBY • "Routine" by Tony Isabella (published in Tales #2) • "Young Lando Calrissian" by Gilbert Hernandez (published in Tales #20) • "The Princess Leia Diaries" (pages 8–9) by Jason Hall (published in Tales #11) 4 BBY • "Falling Star" by Jim Beard (published in Tales #15) 3 BBY • "In the Beginning" by Garth Ennis (published in Tales #11) 2 BBY • "First Impressions" by Nathan Walker (published in Tales #15) 1 BBY • "The Princess Leia Diaries" (pages 10–12) by Jason Hall (published in Tales #11) • "Darth Vader: Extinction" by Ron Marz (published in Tales #1-2) • "The Hovel on Terk Street" by Tom Fassbender and Jom Pascoe (published in Tales #6) 0 ABY • "Trooper" by Garth Ennis (published in Tales #10) • "Walking The Path That's Given" by Shane McCarthy (published in Tales #21) • "Lucky Stars" by Brian Augustyn (published in Tales #15) • "Death Star Pirates" by Henry Gilroy (published in Tales #8) 1 ABY • "Lady Luck" by Rich Handley and Darko Macan (published in Tales #3, 2000) • "Planet of the Dead" by Steve Niles (published in Tales #17, 2003) 2 ABY • "Ghosts of Hoth" by Rob Williams (published in Tales #17) (2003) • A Valentine's Story: Breaking the Ice by Judd Winick and Paul Chadwick (2003) • "The Hidden" by Sean Konot and Scott Morse (published in Tales #6) (2000) 3 ABY • "Moment of Doubt" by Lovern Kindzierski (published in Tales #4) • "Slippery Slope" by Scott Lobdell (published in Tales #15) • "Thank the Maker" by Ryder Windham (published in Tales #6) • "Hunger Pains" by Jim Campbell (published in Tales #20) 4 ABY • "Sand Blasted" by Killian Pluckett (published in Tales #4) • "A Day in the Life" by Brett Matthews (published in Tales #12) • "Free Memory" by Brett Matthews (published in Tales #10) • "Lucky" by Rob Williams (published in Tales #23) • "Do or Do Not" by Jay Laird (published in Tales #15) 5 ABY • "Mara Jade: A Night on the Town" by Timothy Zahn (published in Tales #1) • "Marooned" by Lucas Marangon (published in Tales #22) • "Three Against the Galaxy" by Rich Hedden (published in Tales #3) • "Phantom Menaces" by Joe Casey (published in Tales #17) 6 ABY • "Collapsing New Empires" by Jim Pascoe (published in Tales #19) 7 ABY • "Problem Solvers" by Chris Eliopoulos (published in Tales #20) 8 ABY • "Lando's Commandos: On Eagle's Wings" by Carlos Meglia (published in Tales #5) 11 ABY • "The Other" by Jason Hall (published in Tales #16) • "Tall Tales" by Scott Allie (published in Tales #11) 15 ABY • "The Secret Tales of Luke's Hand" by Henry Gilroy (published in Tales #8) 19 ABY • "Apocalypse Endor" by Christian Read (published in Tales #14) 25 ABY • "Revenants" by Haden Blackman (published in Tales #18) 28 ABY • "Equals and Opposites" by Nathan P. Butler (published in Tales #21) 40 ABY • "The Lost Lightsaber" by Andrew Robinson & Jim Royal (published in Tales #19) Long after Yavin • "Storyteller" by Jason Hall (published in Tales #19) Infinities (not within timeline)InfinitiesA New Hope #1–4 • The Empire Strikes Back #1–4 • Return of the Jedi #1–4 • N-canon Star Wars Tales stories • Skippy the Jedi Droid by Peter David (published in Tales #1) • Stop that Jawa! by Dave Cooper (published in Tales #2) • A Death Star is Born by Kevin Rubio (published in Tales #4) • Spare Parts by Mark Evanier (published in Tales #4) • What They Called Me by Craig Thompson (published in Tales #5) • Hoth by Tony Millionaire (published in Tales #5) • A Hot Time in the Cold Town Tonite by Ian Edginton (published in Tales #6) • Junkheap Hero by Mark Evanierspli (published in Tales #6) • Jedi Chef by Randy Stradley (published in Tales #7) • Force Fiction by Kevin Rubio (published in Tales #7) • Captain Threepio by Ryan Kinnaird (published in Tales #8) • The One that Got Away by Andi Watson (published in Tales #8) • Resurrection by Ron Marz (published in Tales #9) • ''Lil' Maul in: Hate Leads to Lollipops by Dave McCaig (published in Tales'' #9) • The Rebel Four by Jay Stephens (published in Tales #9) • Skreej by Mike Kennedy (published in Tales #10) • A Wookiee Scorned by Jason Hall (published in Tales #10) • Prey by Kia Asamiya (published in Tales #11) • The Revenge of Tag and Bink by Kevin Rubio (published in Tales #12) • ''The Emperor's Court by Jason Hall (published in Tales'' #14) • ''Smuggler's Blues by Matthew and Shawn Fillbach (published in Tales'' #14) • The Sandstorm by Jason Hall (published in Tales #15) • Best Birthday Ever by Tod Parkhill (published in Tales #16) • The Long, Bad Day by Mike Denning (published in Tales #16) • Kessel Run by Gilbert Austin (published in Tales #16) • Lunch Break by Jonathan Adams (published in Tales #16) • The Rebel Club by Scott Kurtz (published in Tales #19) • Into the Great Unknown by Haden Blackman (published in Tales #19; crossover with Indiana Jones) • ''Who's Your Daddy by Jason (published in Tales'' #20) • Fred Jawa by Jason (published in Tales #20) • Failing Up with Jar Jar Binks by Peter Bagge (published in Tales #20) • Melvin Fett by James Kochalka (published in Tales #20) • Fett Club by Kevin Rubio (published in Tales #24) • Tag and Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace by Kevin RubioTag and Bink Are Dead #1–2 by Kevin RubioThe Return of Tag and Bink: Special Edition by Kevin RubioSergio Stomps Star Wars by Sergio AragonesStar Wars: VisionariesOld Wounds by Aaron McBride (published in Star Wars: Visionaries and in Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Empire Vol. 4) • The Star Wars #1–4 and posthumous #0 (adapted from George Lucas's 1974 screenplay The Star Wars: Rough Draft). ==Writers==
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. • Jonathan AdamsPaul AldenPeter AlilunasScott AlliePhil AmaraKevin J. AndersonThomas AndrewsKia AsamiyaBrian AugustynChris AvellonePeter BaggeJeremy BarlowMike BaronJim BeardScott BeattyHaden BlackmanNathan P. ButlerJoe CaseyC.B. CebulskiPaul ChadwickChris ClaremontDave CooperBrian DaleyPeter DavidMike DenningWilliam C. DietzAndy DiggleChuck DixonJan DuursemaIan EdgintonChris EliopoulosGarth EnnisPaul EnsMark EvanierspliTom FassbenderMatthew FillbachShawn FillbachAlan Dean FosterAlexander FreedMilton Freewater Jr.Warren J. FuAdam GallardoRick GearyHenry GilroyArchie GoodwinJason HallRich HandleyBob HarrisMick HarrisonWelles HartleyRich HeddenGilbert HernandezPablo HidalgoShin-ichi HiromotoTony IsabellaMatt JacobsBruce JonesRyan KaufmanMike KennedyRyan KinnairdSean KonotJim KruegerToshiki KudoScott KurtzJay LairdJustin LambrosMiles LanePaul LeeSang Jun LeeKen LizziDarko MacanDavid ManakAndy MangelsRuss ManningLucas MarangonRon MarzBrett MatthewsAaron McBrideShane McCarthyCarlos MegliaSteven MelchingJohn Jackson MillerPat MillsAlan MooreSteve MooreScott MorseDean MotterTim MucciMichael MurnaneFabian NiciezaSteve NilesPhill NorwoodJohn OstranderSteve ParkhouseJim PascoeSteve PerryDoug PetrieKillian PluckettChristian ReadMike RichardsonAndrew RobinsonJim RoyalKevin RubioStan SakaiMark SchultzLouise SimonsonBeau SmithMichael A. StackpoleJay StephensRandy StradleyJan StrnadTom TaylorDarek ThompsonDan ThorslandErik TiemensTimothy TrumanTom VeitchJohn WagnerChris WarnerNathan WalkerAndi WatsonRob WilliamsRyder WindhamJudd WinickJim WoodringTimothy Zahn ==Star Wars manga==
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. • Episode I: The Phantom Menace (manga) by Kia AsamiyaEpisode IV: A New Hope (manga) by Hisao TamakiEpisode V: The Empire Strikes Back (manga) by Toshiki KudoEpisode VI: Return of the Jedi (manga) by Shin-ichi Hiromoto 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. 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. and despite being made for a Japanese audience, it was partially translated into English in November 2020. 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. The first trade paperback was released in December 2017, with an English translation released in May 2018. 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. The manga takes place approximately three years before Episode IV: A New Hope. 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. 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.{{cite book|title=Star Wars: The High Republic: Edge of Balance Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance (2021) The High Republic: The Edge of Balance is an original manga in the High Republic multimedia project. It is written by Shima Shinya and Justina Ireland, and is published by Viz Media. ==See also==
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