Briefly, the publishing rights went to Blackthorne Publishing, which released a three-issue run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988. From 1985 to 1987, Marvel published two short-lived series based on the Star Wars animated series Droids and Ewoks. The original series by Marvel Comics began in 1977 with a six-issue comic adaptation of the original film and ran for 107 issues and three Annuals until 1986, featuring stories set between the original trilogy films, as well as adaptations of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. In 2022, Dark Horse resumed publishing new Star Wars comics and graphic novels. In 2017, IDW Publishing launched the anthology series Star Wars Adventures. Several new series were launched, including Star Wars, Star Wars: Darth Vader, and Doctor Aphra. The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel in 2009 and Lucasfilm in 2012, and the Star Wars comics license returned to Marvel in 2015. Blackthorne Publishing released a three-issue run of 3-D comics from 1987 to 1988.ĭark Horse Comics published the limited series Dark Empire in 1991, and ultimately produced over 100 Star Wars titles, including Tales of the Jedi (1993–1998), X-wing: Rogue Squadron (1995–1998), Republic (1998–2006), Tales (1999–2005), Empire (2002–2006), Knights of the Old Republic (2006–2010), and Legacy (2006–2010), as well as manga adaptations of the original film trilogy and the 1999 prequel The Phantom Menace.

A self-titled comic strip ran in American newspapers between 19. Marvel also released an adaptation of Return of the Jedi and spin-offs based on Droids and Ewoks. Marvel Comics launched its original series in 1977, beginning with a six-issue comic adaptation of the film and running for 107 issues, including an adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back. Star Wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film Star Wars.

Library Binding (December 15th, 2016): $171.Dark Horse Comics (1st run): 838 standard issues, 65 short issues and 35 graphic novels.

Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction.

Darth Vader meets with Jabba the Hutt to hire bounty hunters Boba Fett and Black Krrsantan to help him pursue a personal vengeance against the rebels and investigate the Emperor's secret machinations.

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