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