Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The comics adaptation of Timothy Zahn’s 1991 novel — Grand Admiral Thrawn’s campaign against the young New Republic, and Mara Jade’s standing order to kill Luke Skywalker.
Six issues from October 1995 to April 1996, scripted by Mike Baron and drawn by the French team of Olivier Vatine and Fred Blanchard, whose loose European line is nothing like house-style Star Wars art. Covers by Mathieu Lauffray. Collected in September 1996.
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
Heir to the Empire
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 | — | October 1995 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire | |
| 2 | — | November 1995 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire | |
| 3 | — | December 1995 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire | |
| 4 | — | January 1996 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire | |
| 5 | — | March 1996 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire | |
| 6 | — | April 1996 | Mike Baron | Olivier Vatine, Fred Blanchard | Mathieu Lauffray | Heir to the Empire |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Heir to the Empire | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1996 | Star Wars: Heir to the Empire #1-6 | 1569712026 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
The Empire’s only alien Grand Admiral, and the one commander it could never quite trust.
The Emperor’s assassin who became Luke Skywalker’s wife — and the best case for reading Legends.
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
A politician first, a fighter by necessity, and the character the novels have served best.
The genre’s most durable scoundrel, and a surprisingly hard character to write well in prose.
Information broker, smuggler chief, and the galaxy’s most careful neutral party.
