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Star Wars: Doctor Aphra is a comic book series that began publication on December 7, 2016.[9] It was originally written by Star Wars: Darth Vader scribe Kieron Gillen. It was then briefly co-written by him and Simon Spurrier before writing duties were transferred fully to Spurrier after Remastered. The series was first teased on September 19, 2016,[12] before being officially announced on October 12, 2016.[13]

The series takes place between Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back — mainly on the galactic frontier—and follows from the conclusion of Star Wars: Darth Vader. It focuses on the titular character, "rogue archaeologist" Doctor Chelli Lona Aphra, her droid duo, the "murderbots" Triple-Zero and Beetee-One, Wookiee bounty hunter Krrsantan, and Vulaada Klam, Aphra's side-kick later in the series.

Designed to be the moral inverse of Indiana Jones, the misadventures of her and her eponymous crew are a dark reflection of the adventures of the mainline series' heroes.

The current run concluded in its fortieth issue on December 11, 2019. A relaunch began in April 2020 under the same title—written by Alyssa Wong and with art by Marika Cresta—the events of that series continue Aphra's story between Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi''.[14]

Reception[]

In 2019, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book.[15] The series was again nominated for the Outstanding Comic Book award in 2020 and won. The award was accepted by Si Spurrier at the 31st GLAAD Media Awards presentation, which took place on July 30, 2020.[16]

Media[]

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue Released issue Future issue Story arc
Issue Title Publication date Trade paperback Hardcover Omnibus
Book I: Aphra Doctoraphra-vol1-final-lowres
Vol. 1 — Aphra
July 3, 2017[1]
Doctor Aphra Vol1 HC
Vol. 1
October 2, 2018[17]
Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol 1 final cover
Omnibus Vol. 1
March 23, 2021[18]
1 "Aphra, Part I" December 7, 2016[9]
2 "Aphra, Part II" December 21, 2016[19]
3 "Aphra, Part III" January 18, 2017[20]
4 "Aphra, Part IV" February 8, 2017[21]
5 "Aphra, Part V" March 8, 2017[22]
6 "Aphra, Part VI" April 12, 2017[23]
Book II: The Screaming Citadel Screaming CItadel TPB Final cover
The Screaming Citadel
October 24, 2017[2]
7 "The Screaming Citadel, Part III" May 31, 2017[24]
8 "The Screaming Citadel, Part V" June 28, 2017[25]
Book III: The Enormous Profit Doctor Aphra volume 2 final
Vol. 2: Doctor Aphra and The Enormous Profit
February 20, 2018[3]


A1 Doctor Aphra Annual 1 August 23 2017[7]
9 "The Enormous Profit, Part I" July 12, 2017[26]
10 "The Enormous Profit, Part II" July 26, 2017[27]
11 "The Enormous Profit, Part III" August 9, 2017[28]
12 "The Enormous Profit, Part IV" September 13, 2017[29]
13 "The Enormous Profit, Part V" October 11, 2017[30]
Book IV: Remastered Doctor Aphra Vol 3 Final
Vol. 3: Remastered
July 10, 2018[4]
14 "Remastered, Part I" November 15, 2017[31]
15 "Remastered, Part II" December 20, 2017[32]
16 "Remastered, Part III" January 31, 2018[33]
17 "Remastered, Part IV" February 21, 2018[34]
18 "Remastered, Part V" March 28, 2018[35]
19 "Remastered, Part VI" April 25, 2018[36]
Book V: The Catastrophe Con DoctorAphra-Vol4-TheCatastropheCon
Vol. 4 — The Catastrophe Con
January 8, 2019[5]
20 "The Catastrophe Con, Part I" May 23, 2018[37]
21 "The Catastrophe Con, Part II" June 27, 2018[38]
22 "The Catastrophe Con, Part III" July 25, 2018[39]
23 "The Catastrophe Con, Part IV" August 22, 2018[40]
24 "The Catastrophe Con, Part V" September 26, 2018[41]
25 "The Catastrophe Con, Part VI" October 24, 2018[42]
A2 Doctor Aphra Annual 2 September 5, 2018[8] DoctorAphraVol5-WorstAmongEquals
Vol. 5 — Worst Among Equals
June 25, 2019[6]
Book VI: Worst Among Equals
26 "Worst Among Equals, Part I" November 14, 2018[43]
27 "Worst Among Equals, Part II" December 12, 2018[44]
28 "Worst Among Equals, Part III" January 30, 2019[45]
29 "Worst Among Equals, Part IV" February 27, 2019[46]
30 "Worst Among Equals, Part V" March 27, 2019[47]
31 "Worst Among Equals, Part VI" April 24, 2019[48]
Book VII: Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon Doctor Aphra vol 6
Vol. 6 — Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon
December 11, 2019[49]
32 "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon, Part I" May 8, 2019[50]
33 "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon, Part II" June 19, 2019[51]
34 "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon, Part III" July 17, 2019[52]
35 "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon, Part IV" August 21 2019[53]
36 "Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon, Part V" September 18, 2019[54]
Book VIII: A Rogue's End DoctorAphraVol7Final
Vol. 7 — A Rogue's End
February 11, 2020[55]
A3 Doctor Aphra Annual 3 October 30, 2019[56]
37 "A Rogue's End, Part I" October 2, 2019[56]
38 "A Rogue's End, Part II" November 6, 2019[57]
39 "A Rogue's End, Part III" November 27, 2019[57]
40 "A Rogue's End, Part IV" December 11, 2019[10]
EA "Epilogue" December 18, 2019

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  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 on Amazon.com (backup link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel on Amazon.com (backup link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 2: Doctor Aphra and the Enormous Profit on Amazon.com (backup link)
  4. 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 3: Remastered on Amazon.com (backup link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 4: The Catastrophe Con on Amazon.com (backup link)
  6. 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 5: Worst Among Equals on Amazon.com (backup link)
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 PreviewsWorldLogo JUN171008 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #1 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 PreviewsWorldLogo JUL181153 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA ANNUAL #2 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 PreviewsWorldLogo OCT160975 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #1 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  10. 10.0 10.1 Marvel Comics December 2019 Solicitations on comicspit.com (September 19, 2019) (archived from the original on August 11, 2020)
  11. Doctor Aphra (2016) 2 has a flashback sequence taken 18 years before the event of the story, in which Chelli Lona Aphra told her father that her mother had just died. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas states the Galactic Empire was founded in 19 BBY. According to Doctor Aphra (2016) 32, Lona Aphra left the Second Moon of Thrinittik with Chelli when the Empire was existing and also stated that they lived on the planet for 2 years before Lona's death, which means that Lona had to die during or after 17 BBY. Davits Draven died during the Assault on the Mako-Ta Space Docks, which according to Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition, was one year after the mission to steal the Death Star plans. As Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the mission to 0 BBY, the assault must have occurred in 1 ABY. Doctor Aphra (2016) 2 took place between Star Wars (2015) 30, which takes place in around 0 ABY and Star Wars (2015) 50. It cannot have taken place in 0 ABY, as Lona would have died in 18 BBY. If Doctor Aphra (2016) 37 took place in 1 ABY, it would mean that Lona died in 17 BBY, fulfilling the above information. Therefore, Doctor Aphra (2016) 2 takes place around 1 ABY. As "Doctor Aphra (2016) 38" takes place 2 years after the events of the comic, it must take place in 3 ABY.
  12. Marvel Launches New STAR WARS Ongoing in December by Arrant, Chris on Newsarama (September 16, 2016) (archived from the original on September 20, 2016)
  13. Marvel's Star Wars: Classified Revealed as New Doctor Aphra Series by Kubai, Andy on ScreenRant (October 12, 2016) (archived from the original on July 30, 2020)
  14. STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA Relaunching in 2020 by Marston, George on Newsarama.com (October 25, 2019) (archived from the original on October 27, 2019)
  15. And the #glaadawards nominees are… on GLAAD (archived from the original on July 30, 2020)
  16. UPDATING: Winners at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards by GLAAD on GLAAD (July 30, 2020) (archived from the original on July 30, 2020)
  17. Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 1 (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra HC) on Amazon.com (backup link)
  18. Hachette-logo Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Omnibus Vol. 1 on the official Hachette Book Group Business Portal website (content now obsolete; backup link)
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  47. PreviewsWorldLogo JAN191075 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #30 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  48. PreviewsWorldLogo FEB190968 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #31 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  49. MarvelLogo "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Vol. 6: Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon" on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  50. PreviewsWorldLogo MAR190986 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #32 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  51. Comixology Logo Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016-) #33 on the official comiXology website (backup link)
  52. PreviewsWorldLogo MAY190936 - STAR WARS DOCTOR APHRA #34 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
  53. MARVEL COMICS August 2019 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (May 24, 2019) (archived from the original on July 22, 2019)
  54. Comixology Logo Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016-) #36 on the official comiXology website (backup link)
  55. Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Vol. 7 on Amazon.com (backup link)
  56. 56.0 56.1 MARVEL COMICS October 2019 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (July 24, 2019) (archived from the original on July 25, 2019)
  57. 57.0 57.1 MARVEL COMICS November 2019 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (August 22, 2019) (archived from the original on December 18, 2019)

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