Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The comics leg of the 1996 Shadows of the Empire multimedia project: Prince Xizor of Black Sun moves against Luke Skywalker while Vader hunts him too, told mostly from the villains’ side.
Six issues from May to October 1996, written by John Wagner and drawn by Kilian Plunkett with P. Craig Russell inks and Hugh Fleming covers. Part of a campaign that also produced a novel, a game, a soundtrack and a toy line.
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
Shadows of 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 | — | May 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire | |
| 2 | — | June 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire | |
| 3 | — | July 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire | |
| 4 | — | August 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire | |
| 5 | — | September 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire | |
| 6 | — | October 1996 | John Wagner | Kilian Plunkett | Hugh Fleming | Shadows of the Empire |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1997 | Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire #1-6 | 1569711836 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
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.
Two characters in one suit, and the publishing programme has spent fifty years arguing about the seam.
