Star Wars: Empire

For other uses, see Star Wars and Empire.

Star Wars: Empire was a series of comics published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue came out on September 4, 2002. It ran for 40 issues, and was continued in the Star Wars: Rebellion series.

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Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue	Future issue	Story arc

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Star Wars Omnibus	Epic Collection	Marvel Omnibus
Betrayal			Volume 1: Betrayal August 27, 2003	At War with the Empire Volume 1 March 9, 2011	The Empire Vol. 7 September 6, 2022	The Empire Omnibus Vol. 3 January 7, 2025
1	Betrayal, Part 1	September 4, 2002
2	Betrayal, Part 2	October 2, 2002
3	Betrayal, Part 3	November 13, 2002
4	Betrayal, Part 4	January 2, 2003
Princess... Warrior			Volume 4: The Heart of the Rebellion April 27, 2005		The Empire Vol. 8 November 14, 2023
5	Princess... Warrior, Part 1	February 5, 2003
6	Princess... Warrior, Part 2	March 5, 2003
7	Sacrifice	April 9, 2003	Boba Fett: Man with a Mission March 25, 2007 Star Wars Legends: Boba Fett – Blood Ties November 9, 2021	Boba Fett March 24, 2010	The Rebellion Vol. 1 June 22, 2016	The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 1 March 14, 2023
28	Wreckage	December 29, 2004		Boba Fett March 24, 2010	The Rebellion Vol. 3 May 22, 2019	The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 2 June 11, 2024
Darklighter			Volume 2: Darklighter May 26, 2004 30th Anniversary Collection Volume 7: Darklighter September 5, 2007	The Other Sons of Tatooine March 21, 2012	The Empire Vol. 8 November 14, 2023
8	Darklighter, Part 1	May 21, 2003
9	Darklighter, Part 2	July 2, 2003
12	Darklighter, Part 3	October 22, 2003
15	Darklighter, Part 4	December 24, 2003
The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell				At War with the Empire Volume 1 March 9, 2011
10	The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 1	July 23, 2003
11	The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell, Part 2	September 10, 2003
13	What Sin Loyalty?	November 26, 2003	Volume 3: The Imperial Perspective November 10, 2004
14	The Savage Heart	December 10, 2003			The Rebellion Vol. 1 June 22, 2016	The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 1 March 14, 2023
To the Last Man				The Other Sons of Tatooine March 21, 2012
16	To the Last Man, Part 1	January 28, 2004
17	To the Last Man, Part 2	March 3, 2004
18	To the Last Man, Part 3	April 21, 2004
19	Target: Vader	May 12, 2004		At War with the Empire Volume 1 March 9, 2011	The Rebellion Vol. 2 May 10, 2017
A Little Piece of Home			Volume 4: The Heart of the Rebellion April 27, 2005
20	A Little Piece of Home, Part 1	May 26, 2004
21	A Little Piece of Home, Part 2	June 30, 2004
22	Alone Together	July 14, 2004
23	The Bravery of Being Out of Range	August 18, 2004	Volume 5: Allies and Adversaries February 22, 2006	The Other Sons of Tatooine March 21, 2012
Idiot's Array				At War with the Empire Volume 2 March 9, 2011
24	Idiot's Array, Part 1	September 8, 2004
25	Idiot's Array, Part 2	October 20, 2004
"General" Skywalker				At War with the Empire Volume 2 November 23, 2011
26	"General" Skywalker, Part 1	November 10, 2004
27	"General" Skywalker, Part 2	December 15, 2004
In the Shadows of Their Fathers			Volume 6: In the Shadows of Their Fathers October 25, 2006		The Rebellion Vol. 3 May 22, 2019	The Rebellion Omnibus Vol. 2 June 11, 2024
29	In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 1	February 23, 2005
30	In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 2	April 27, 2005
31	The Price of Power	May 18, 2005		At War with the Empire Volume 1 March 9, 2011
32	In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 3	June 29, 2005		At War with the Empire Volume 2 November 23, 2011
33	In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 4	July 20, 2005
34	In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 5	August 10, 2005
35	A Model Officer	September 14, 2005	Volume 7: The Wrong Side of the War December 27, 2006
The Wrong Side of the War				The Other Sons of Tatooine March 21, 2012
36	The Wrong Side of the War, Part 1	October 12, 2005
37	The Wrong Side of the War, Part 2	November 9, 2005
38	The Wrong Side of the War, Part 3	December 21, 2005
39	The Wrong Side of the War, Part 4	February 8, 2006
40	The Wrong Side of the War, Part 5	March 1, 2006

Sources[]

"John Jackson Miller: The Living Prose" — Star Wars Insider 225

Notes and references[]

↑ Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ Star Wars: Empire (2002) #40 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
↑ The Official Star Wars Fact File 137 BET 7-8: Imperial Betrayal
↑ The date of this story is established internally in relation to Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 0 BBY.

External links[]

Star Wars: Empire on Wikipedia

Star Wars: Empire

Trade paperbacks
Betrayal:	1 · 2 · 3 · 4
Princess... Warrior:	5 · 6
Darklighter:	8 · 9 · 12 · 15
The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell:	10 · 11
To the Last Man:	16 · 17 · 18
A Little Piece of Home:	20 · 21
Idiot's Array:	24 · 25
"General" Skywalker:	26 · 27
In the Shadows of Their Fathers:	29 · 30 · 32 · 33 · 34
The Wrong Side of the War:	36 · 37 · 38 · 39 · 40
Stand-alone:	7 · 13 · 14 · 19 · 22 · 23 · 28 · 31 · 35
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 30th Anniversary Collection Omnibus: The Other Sons of Tatooine · At War with the Empire: 1 · 2
Epic Collections
The Rebellion:	Vol. 1 · Vol. 2 · Vol. 3 Omnibus Vol. 1 · Omnibus Vol. 2
The Empire:	Vol. 7 · Vol. 8 Omnibus Vol. 3
Related issues and series
A Valentine Story · Star Wars: Rebellion

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In other languages

[Release-1-1] Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[Marvel-2-2] Star Wars: Empire (2002) #40 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

[FF137-3] The Official Star Wars Fact File 137 BET 7-8: Imperial Betrayal

[ANHDate-4] The date of this story is established internally in relation to Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, which The Essential Reader's Companion dates to 0 BBY.

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