Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
An exiled member of the Emperor’s Royal Guard tracks down the guardsman who let Palpatine die, in a revenge story that ends with a twelve-page duel.
Six issues from Dark Horse between December 1997 and May 1998, written by Mike Richardson and Randy Stradley with art by Paul Gulacy and painted covers by Dave Dorman. Two sequels followed.
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
The arc breakdown and issue list below are the useful part for now.
Structure
How the run divides, and where a reader can get on and off.
#1–6
Crimson Empire
Kir Kanos, the last of Palpatine’s Royal Guard, hunts the man who betrayed the Emperor.
Every issue
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | — | December 1997 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | — | — | An online preview published on StarWars.com on 18 December 1997 and later collected in the Crimson Empire trade paperback. Not sold on the newsstand, which is why the series is counted as six issues. |
| 1 | — | December 1997 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire | |
| 2 | — | January 1998 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire | |
| 3 | — | February 1998 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire | |
| 4 | — | March 1998 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire | |
| 5 | — | April 1998 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire | |
| 6 | — | May 1998 | Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley | Paul Gulacy | Dave Dorman | Crimson Empire |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Crimson Empire | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1998 | Star Wars: Crimson Empire #0-6 | 1569713553 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
A thousand years of Sith planning, executed by a man whose main weapon was committee procedure.
