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Doctor Aphra talks Luke Skywalker into escorting her to a gothic fortress ruled by a queen who wants a very specific kind of guest, on the entirely honest grounds that it might teach him something about the Force.
A $4.99 one-shot published on 10 May 2017 by Kieron Gillen and Marco Checchetto, opening the second crossover of Marvel’s canon line. The full five-part story runs The Screaming Citadel #1, Star Wars #31–32 and Doctor Aphra #7–8, and is the only outright horror story in the era.
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.
The Screaming Citadel #1, Star Wars #31–32, Doctor Aphra #7–8
The Screaming Citadel
The five-part crossover in publication order; the four continuing chapters are catalogued under their own series.
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 10, 2017 | Kieron Gillen | Marco Checchetto | Marco Checchetto | — | Aphra offers Luke Skywalker a lead on Jedi knowledge, on the condition that he comes with her to a fortress whose queen has a reputation. Part 1 of 5. The crossover continues in Star Wars #31, Doctor Aphra #7, Star Wars #32 and Doctor Aphra #8. |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2017 | Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel #1, Star Wars (2015) #31-32 and Star Wars: Doctor Aphra (2016) #7-8 | 978-1302906788 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
A rogue archaeologist with two homicidal droids and no functioning survival instinct.
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
