Star Wars (2013 comic book)

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Cover of the first issue, by Alex Ross[1]

Star Wars is a

Disney's acquisition of Lucasfilm
.

Overview

Writer

A New Hope.' At least in the minds of the characters."[2] The series debuted in January 2013.[1] Alex Ross contributed covers to the first four issues.[1][3][4][5]

The series was originally planned to span the time period of the

Disney since late 2012, announced that the Star Wars comics license would transfer to Marvel—a Disney subsidiary—in 2015.[7] In April 2014, it was announced that all existing Star Wars spin-off works would be discarded from the continuity to clear the slate for the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019).[8] The series ended with issue #20, which was released in August 2014.[9]

Plot

Bossk, incentivized by bounties from both Vader and Jabba the Hutt
; Han and Chewie are stalked by the Empire as well.

Acting on Mon Mothma's orders, Leia leads a team of pilots on a covert mission to scout possible base locations. Luke and Wedge Antilles[b] infiltrate the Star Destroyer Devastator, hoping to learn the identity of a potential Rebel spy by snooping on the commanding Imperial officer. The officer follows the Rebel pilots back to their ship, and is revealed to be a Rebel spy himself—as well as Mon Mothma's nephew.

Leia suddenly reveals that she has long planned to

ion cannons
, which have been recently installed on the planet, to be used to break the Imperial blockade.

Story arcs

  • In the Shadow of Yavin (Issues #1–6)
  • From the Ruins of Alderaan (Issues #7–12)
  • Five Days of Sith (Issues #13–14)
  • Rebel Girl (Issues #15–18)
  • A Shattered Hope (Issues #19–20)

Reception

The first issue sold 39,663 issues in its first month of release, ranking #53 on the sales chart; this was considered a meager debut by

medieval fantasy.[14] Schedeen wrote that the arc had "picked up steam" with its final issue, #18,[15] and said of the series finale (#20), "It's clear from these pages that Wood could have told many more stories were the Star Wars license not shifting back to Marvel."[16]

Collections

Dark Horse Comics collected the series into four trade paperbacks.[17][18][c] The fourth story arc, Rebel Girl, was collected as the third trade paperback,[20] while the third and fifth arc, each two issues long, were collected in the fourth.[21]

The entire series was also collected in the first two volumes of

Marvel Epic Collection: Star Wars – Legends: The Rebellion, published by Marvel in 2016 and 2017, respectively.[22][23]

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ Later titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
  2. ^ Wedge announces that he is considering the name "Rogue Squadron" as both the successor to Red Squadron and the current Stealth Squadron.[10]
  3. ^ The first volume also contains a Free Comic Book Day one-shot issue from 2013,[17] which focuses on Darth Vader and Boba Fett.[19]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c "Star Wars #1 :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  2. ^ Glendening, Daniel (July 11, 2012). "CCI: Brian Wood Ventures to a Far Away Galaxy With Dark Horse's "Star Wars"". CBR. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Star Wars #2 :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Star Wars #3 :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  5. ^ "Star Wars #4 :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "Brian Wood to Write a New Star Wars Series!". Dark Horse Comics. July 23, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  7. ^ McMillan, Graeme (January 3, 2014). "Disney Moves Star Wars Comics License to Marvel". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2021.
  9. ^ "Star Wars #20 :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  10. ISBN 978-1-302-46337-3
    .
  11. ^ Yehl, Joshua (June 2, 2017), "I've Got Issues: Why Business Is Booming for Marvel's Star Wars Comics", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  12. ^ Esposito, Joey (January 9, 2013), "Star Wars #1 Review", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  13. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 12, 2013), "Star Wars #6 Review", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  14. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (March 12, 2014), "Star Wars #15 Review", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  15. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (June 11, 2014), "Comic Book Reviews for June 11, 2014", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  16. ^ Schedeen, Jesse (August 13, 2014), "Comic Book Reviews for August 13, 2014", IGN, retrieved August 28, 2021
  17. ^ a b "Star Wars Volume 1: In the Shadow of Yavin TPB :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "Star Wars Volume 2: From the Ruins of Alderaan TPB :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "FCBD 2013 DH Star Wars Captain Midnight Avatar (JAN130006)". Free Comic Book Day. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  20. ^ "Star Wars Volume 3: Rebel Girl TP :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  21. ^ "Star Wars Volume 4: A Shattered Hope TPB :: Profile". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 1 (Trade Paperback)". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  23. ^ "Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Rebellion Vol. 2 TPB (Trade Paperback)". Marvel Entertainment. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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