Star Wars Omnibus

Omnibus is Dark Horse Comics' program to release volumes collecting comics that were formerly difficult or near-impossible to find. A Dark Horse publisher's summary states:

Dark Horse Comics' Star Wars Omnibus Collections were created as a way to showcase actual novel-length stories or series, and to provide homes for "orphaned" series, single-issue stories, and short stories which would otherwise never be collected, or which might fall out of print.

Eventually, there would probably be an Omnibus for every series (or for groups of stories taking place in the same time period). Each Omnibus volume would contain the equivalent of three to five 4-issue trade paperbacks. Dark Horse planned to release two or three per year, resulting in all of the existing trade paperbacks being "omnibussed". Having "omnibussed" all of the existing comic material, the project would become an ongoing program.

Differences between Omnibus and TPBEdit

• The Omnibus releases are smaller in size (6" x 9") than the standard comic book or trade paperback release. This does not, however, affect the layout, coloring or lettering.
• The Omnibus releases do not include a cover gallery for each story arc featured in a release—only one cover is included for each story arc as well as an original piece for the front of the collections themselves. However, Star Wars Omnibus: Rise of the Sith and Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire do include a partial cover gallery.
• The Omnibus releases specify the time a story takes place in for each story arc.

Behind the scenesEdit

The Omnibus series is not exclusive to Star Wars titles. Dark Horse has also released Omnibi for other series such as Aliens, Alien Vs. Predator, Predator, Terminator, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Indiana Jones. Publishing BB art is known to publish tables and wall calendars for the Czech version of Omnibus.

VolumesEdit

Cover	Omnibus Title	Pub. Date	Included Story Arcs
	1. Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 1	June 7, 2006	X-Wing: Rogue Leader
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Phantom Affair
			Handbook 1: X-Wing Rogue Squadron
	2. Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 2	October 25, 2006	Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Special
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Battleground: Tatooine
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Warrior Princess
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Requiem for a Rogue
	3. Star Wars Omnibus: X-Wing Rogue Squadron Volume 3	June 13, 2007	Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: In the Empire's Service
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: The Making of Baron Fel
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Family Ties
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Masquerade
			Star Wars: X-Wing Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement
	4. Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 1	October 17, 2007	Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi — The Golden Age of the Sith
			Tales of the Jedi: The Fall of the Sith Empire
			Tales of the Jedi: Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon
			Tales of the Jedi: The Saga of Nomi Sunrider
	5. Star Wars Omnibus: Tales of the Jedi, Volume 2	April 9, 2008	Tales of the Jedi: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
			Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Dark Lords of the Sith
			Tales of the Jedi: The Sith War
			Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi - Redemption
	6. Omnibus: Droids	June 18, 2008	Star Wars: Droids Special
			Star Wars Droids: The Kalarba Adventures
			Star Wars: Droids: Artoo's Day Out
			Star Wars Droids: Rebellion
			Star Wars Droids: Season of Revolt
			Star Wars Droids: The Protocol Offensive
	7. Star Wars Omnibus: Early Victories	October 8, 2008	Vader's Quest
			River of Chaos
			Splinter of the Mind's Eye
			Shadow Stalker
			Star Wars: Tales from Mos Eisley
	8. Star Wars Omnibus: Rise of the Sith	January 21, 2009	Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express
			Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell
			Aurra's Song
			Jedi Council: Acts of War
			Republic: Prelude to Rebellion (Republic 1-6)
			Republic: Vow of Justice
			Star Wars: Darth Maul
	9. Star Wars Omnibus: Emissaries and Assassins	April 1, 2009	Episode I: The Phantom Menace ½
			Episode I: Anakin Skywalker
			Episode I: Queen Amidala
			Episode I: Qui-Gon Jinn
			Episode I: Obi-Wan Kenobi
			Republic: Outlander (Republic 7-12)
			Republic: Emissaries to Malastare (Republic 13-18)
			Jango Fett: Open Seasons
	10. Star Wars Omnibus: Menace Revealed	July 22, 2009	Republic: Starcrash (Republic 27)
			Heart of Fire
			Republic: The Hunt for Aurra Sing (Republic 28-31)
			Jedi Quest
			Jango Fett
			Zam Wesell
			The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing
			Poison Moon
			Starfighter: Crossbones
			Full of Surprises
			Most Precious Weapon
			Practice Makes Perfect
			Machines of War
	11. Star Wars Omnibus: Shadows of the Empire	January 13, 2010	Shadows of the Empire
			Shadows of the Empire: Evolution
			Star Wars: Mara Jade – By the Emperor's Hand
	12. Star Wars Omnibus: Boba Fett	March 24, 2010	Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire
			Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika
			Empire: Sacrifice (Empire 7)
			Empire: Wreckage (Empire 28)
			Boba Fett: Overkill
			Boba Fett ½: Salvage
			Boba Fett: Twin Engines of Destruction
			Boba Fett: Death, Lies, & Treachery
			Boba Fett: Agent of Doom
	13. Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 1	June 3, 2010	Marvel Star Wars issues 1-27
	14. Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 2	September 29, 2010	Marvel Star Wars issues 28-49
			Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt
	15. Star Wars Omnibus: Quinlan Vos: Jedi in Darkness	December 2, 2010	Republic: Twilight (Republic 19-22)
			Republic: Infinity's End (Republic 23-26)
			Republic: Darkness (Republic 32-35)
			Republic: The Stark Hyperspace War (Republic 36-39)
			Republic: The Devaronian Version (Republic 40-41)
			Republic: Rite of Passage (Republic 42-45)
	16. Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 3	January 19, 2011	Marvel Star Wars issues 50-67
			Star Wars Annual 2: Shadeshine!
	17. Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 1	March 9, 2011	Empire: Betrayal (Empire 1-4)
			Empire: Princess... Warrior (Empire 5-6)
			Empire: The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell (Empire 10-11)
			Empire: What Sin Loyalty? (Empire 13)
			Empire: The Savage Heart (Empire 14)
			Empire: Target: Vader (Empire 19)
			Empire: A Little Piece of Home (Empire 20-21)
			Empire: Alone Together (Empire 22)
			Empire: Idiot's Array (Empire 24-25)
			Empire: The Price of Power (Empire 31)
	18. Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 4	August 24, 2011	Marvel Star Wars issues 68-85
			Star Wars Annual 3: The Apprentice
			Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
	19. Star Wars Omnibus: The Complete Saga	September 21, 2011	Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace
			Star Wars: Episode II — Attack of the Clones
			Star Wars: Episode III — Revenge of the Sith
			Star Wars: A New Hope - The Special Edition
			Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
			Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
	20. Star Wars Omnibus: At War with the Empire Volume 2	November 23, 2011	Star Wars: Empire: "General" Skywalker (Empire 26-27)
			Star Wars: Empire: In the Shadows of Their Fathers (Empire 29-30, 32-34)
			Star Wars: Empire: A Model Officer (Empire 35)
			Star Wars: Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit (Rebellion 6- 10)
			Star Wars: Rebellion: Small Victories (Rebellion 11-14)
			Star Wars: Rebellion: Vector (Rebellion 15-16)
			A Valentine Story
	21. Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... Volume 5	February 8, 2012	Marvel Star Wars issues 86-107
	22. Star Wars Omnibus: The Other Sons of Tatooine	March 21, 2012	Star Wars: Empire: Darklighter (Empire 8-9, 12, 15)
			X-Wing Rogue Squadron ½
			Star Wars: Empire: To the Last Man (Empire 16-18)
			Star Wars: Empire: The Bravery of Being Out of Range (Empire 23)
			Star Wars: Empire: The Wrong Side of the War (Empire 36-40)
			Star Wars: Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy (Rebellion 0-5)
	23. Star Wars Omnibus: Droids and Ewoks	June 6, 2012	Marvel Star Wars: Droids issues 1-8
			Marvel Star Wars: Ewoks issues 1-14
			An Ewok Adventure
	24. Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 1: The Republic Goes to War	August 22, 2012	Republic: Sacrifice (Republic 49)
			Republic: The Defense of Kamino (Republic 50)
			Jedi: Mace Windu
			Republic: The New Face of War (Republic 51-52)
			Republic: Blast Radius (Republic 53)
			Jedi: Shaak Ti
			Republic:Forever Young (Republic 67)
			Republic: Double Blind (Republic 54)
			Jedi: Aayla Secura
			Jedi: Count Dooku
			Republic: Dead Ends (Republic 61)
			Republic: Striking from the Shadows (Republic 63)
	25. Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 2: The Enemy on All Sides	October 3, 2012	Republic: The Battle of Jabiim (Republic 55-58)
			Republic: Enemy Lines (Republic 59)
			Republic: Hate and Fear (Republic 60)
			Republic: No Man's Land (Republic 62)
			Republic: Bloodlines (Republic 64)
			Republic: Show of Force (Republic 65-66)
			Republic: Armor (Republic 68)
			Jedi: Yoda
			Star Wars: General Grievous (Issues 1-4)
	26. Star Wars Omnibus: Clone Wars Volume 3: The Republic Falls	December 19, 2012	Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili (Republic 69-71)
			Republic: Trackdown (Republic 72-73)
			Republic: The Siege of Saleucami (Republic 74-77)
			Republic: The Hidden Enemy (Republic 81-83)
			Star Wars: Obsession (Issues 1-5)
			Star Wars—Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special
			Routine Valor
	27. Star Wars Omnibus: Infinities	January 30, 2013	Infinities: A New Hope
			Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
			Infinities: Return of the Jedi
	28. Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 1	May 29, 2013	The Keeper's World (Pizzazz 1-9 / Star Wars #0)
			The Kingdom of Ice (Pizzazz 10-16 and Star Wars Weekly 60)
			Way of the Wookiee! (Star Wars Weekly 94-96)
			The Day after the Death Star! (Star Wars Weekly 97-99)
			The Weapons Master! (Star Wars Weekly 104-106)
			World of Fire! (Star Wars Weekly 107-109)
			The Word for World is Death! (Star Wars Weekly 110-112)
			The Guardian of Forever! (Star Wars Weekly 113-115)
			Death Masque (The Empire Strikes Back Monthly 149)
			Classic Star Wars: Devilworlds 1-2
			Star Wars 3-D 1-3
			The Rebel Thief (Star Wars Kids 1-5)
			X-Wing Marks the Spot (Star Wars Kids 6-10)
			Imperial Spy (Star Wars Kids 11-15)
			Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Galoob minicomic
			Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Ertl minicomic
			The Mixed-Up Droid
			The Gambler's Quest (Star Wars Kids 12)
			Star Wars: Droids Apple Jacks Comic Strip
	29. Star Wars Omnibus: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 1	August 21, 2013	Knights of the Old Republic: Commencement (Knights of the Old Republic 1-6)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Flashpoint (Knights of the Old Republic 7, 8, 10)
			Knights of the Old Republic 9: Flashpoint Interlude: Homecoming
			Knights of the Old Republic: Reunion (Knights of the Old Republic 11, 12)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Days of Fear (Knights of the Old Republic 13-15)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Nights of Anger (Knights of the Old Republic 16-18)
	30. Star Wars Omnibus: Wild Space Volume 2	October 9, 2013	Sergio Aragonés Stomps Star Wars
			Tag & Bink Are Dead (Tag & Bink Are Dead 1-2)
			The Return of Tag & Bink: Special Edition
			Tag & Bink: Revenge of the Clone Menace
			Star Wars: Visionaries
			Podracing Tales
			Jabba the Hutt: The Gaar Suppoon Hit
			Jabba the Hutt: The Hunger of Princess Nampi
			Jabba the Hutt: The Dynasty Trap
			Jabba the Hutt: Betrayal
			This Crumb for Hire
			The Bounty Hunters: Scoundrel's Wages
			The Jabba Tape
	31. Star Wars Omnibus: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 2	December 24, 2013	Knights of the Old Republic: Daze of Hate (Knights of the Old Republic 19-21)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Knights of Suffering (Knights of the Old Republic 22-24)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Vector (Knights of the Old Republic 25-28)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Exalted (Knights of the Old Republic 29-30)
			Knights of the Old Republic 31: Turnabout
			Knights of the Old Republic: Vindication (Knights of the Old Republic 32-35)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Prophet Motive (Knights of the Old Republic 36-37)
	32. Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 1	December 31, 2013	Star Wars: Republic: Into the Unknown (Republic 79-80)
			Star Wars: Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere (Dark Times 1-5)
			Star Wars: Dark Times: Parallels (Dark Times 6-10)
			Star Wars: Dark Times: Vector (Dark Times 11-12)
			Dark Times: Blue Harvest 0
	33. Star Wars Omnibus: Adventures	January 8, 2014	Star Wars Adventures: Han Solo and the Hollow Moon of Khorya
			Star Wars Adventures: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom
			Star Wars Adventures: Luke Skywalker and the Treasure of the Dragonsnakes
			Star Wars Adventures: The Will of Darth Vader
			Star Wars Adventures: Boba Fett and the Ship of Fear
			Star Wars Adventures: Chewbacca and the Slavers of the Shadowlands
	34. Star Wars Omnibus: Knights of the Old Republic Volume 3	April 23, 2014	Knights of the Old Republic 38: Faithful Execution
			Knights of the Old Republic: Dueling Ambitions (Knights of the Old Republic 39-41)
			Knights of the Old Republic 42: Masks
			Knights of the Old Republic: The Reaping (Knights of the Old Republic 43-44)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Destroyer (Knights of the Old Republic 45-46)
			Knights of the Old Republic: Demon (Knights of the Old Republic 47-50)
			Knights of the Old Republic: War (Knights of the Old Republic War 1-5)
	35. Star Wars Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 2	May 7, 2014	Star Wars: Dark Times: Blue Harvest (Dark Times 13-17)
			Star Wars: Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness (Dark Times 18-22)
			Star Wars: Dark Times—Fire Carrier (Dark Times 23-27)
			Star Wars: Dark Times—A Spark Remains (Dark Times 28-32)