Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The comics adaptation of Alan Dean Foster’s 1978 novel — Luke and Leia stranded on a swamp world hunting a Force-amplifying crystal, written before anyone knew they were siblings.
Four bimonthly issues from December 1995 to June 1996, adapted by Terry Austin with pencils by Chris Sprouse and Austin’s own inks. Duncan Fegredo painted the collected edition cover; Hugh Fleming and Mark Harrison split the issue covers.
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.
#1–4
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye
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 | — | December 1995 | Terry Austin | Chris Sprouse | Hugh Fleming | Splinter of the Mind’s Eye | |
| 2 | — | February 1996 | Terry Austin | Chris Sprouse | Hugh Fleming | Splinter of the Mind’s Eye | |
| 3 | — | April 1996 | Terry Austin | Chris Sprouse | Mark Harrison | Splinter of the Mind’s Eye | |
| 4 | — | June 1996 | Terry Austin | Chris Sprouse | Mark Harrison | Splinter of the Mind’s Eye |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye | TPB | Dark Horse Comics | 1996 | Star Wars: Splinter of the Mind’s Eye #1-4 | 1569712239 |
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.
