Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The last Dark Times story: the surviving Jedi stop hiding and go after Darth Vader, which goes about as well as it can.
Five issues from July to December 2013 by Randy Stradley and Douglas Wheatley, ending a story that had run in one form or another since November 2006.
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.
#1–5
A Spark Remains
The surviving Jedi of the series mount a plan to kill Darth Vader.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 17 July 2013 | Randy Stradley | Douglas Wheatley | Benjamin Carré | A Spark Remains | |
| 2 | — | 21 August 2013 | Randy Stradley | Douglas Wheatley | Benjamin Carré | A Spark Remains | |
| 3 | — | 18 September 2013 | Randy Stradley | Douglas Wheatley | Benjamin Carré | A Spark Remains | |
| 4 | — | 30 October 2013 | Randy Stradley | Douglas Wheatley | Benjamin Carré | A Spark Remains | |
| 5 | — | 18 December 2013 | Randy Stradley | Douglas Wheatley | Benjamin Carré | A Spark Remains |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Dark Times Volume 7—A Spark Remains | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 2014 | Star Wars: Dark Times — A Spark Remains #1-5 | 9781616552626 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
Two characters in one suit, and the publishing programme has spent fifty years arguing about the seam.
