Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad is a canon comic miniseries published by Marvel Comics that served as a spinoff of the comic event Star Wars: Dark Droids. The series was written by Marc Guggenheim, illustrated by Salva Espín, David Messina and Israel Silva, with the first issue published on September 20, 2023.
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Issues[]
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| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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| 1 | Dark Droids: D-Squad 1 | September 20, 2023[3] | ![]() Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad March 5, 2024[6] |
| 2 | Dark Droids: D-Squad 2 | October 25, 2023[7] | |
| 3 | Dark Droids: D-Squad 3 | November 22, 2023[4] | |
| 4 | Dark Droids: D-Squad 4 | December 6, 2023[4] |
Sources[]
D-Squad Is Back! R2-D2's All-Star Team Returns in New Marvel Miniseries on StarWars.com (backup link)Josemaria Casanovas' Connecting 'Dark Droids' Variant Covers Assemble the Scourge's Army of Corrupted Droids on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
The Scourge Reveals Its Ultimate Goal by Targeting Darth Vader in 'Star Wars: Dark Droids' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 220
Droids Reunite in Marvel's Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad #1 - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 223Marvel Comics Celebrates Their History of Star Wars Comic Book Storytelling in 'Star Wars: A New Legacy' #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
D-Squad Is Back! R2-D2's All-Star Team Returns in New Marvel Miniseries on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
TRANSITIONS by Marc Guggenheim (@marcguggenheim) on Substack (June 2, 2023) (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Josemaria Casanovas' Connecting 'Dark Droids' Variant Covers Assemble the Scourge's Army of Corrupted Droids on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2
Marvel Comics' November 2023 Full Solicits & Solicitations on BleedingCool (backup link archived on August 24, 2023)
- ↑ The events of Star Wars: Dark Droids: D-Squad take place between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 3 ABY and 4 ABY, respectively.
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Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑
Marvel Comics' October 2023 Solicits & Solicitations In Full on BleedingCool (backup link)
