Star Wars Empire TPB (2003-2007 Dark Horse) comic books

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Volume 1 - 1st printing. "Betrayal!" Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1-4. Written by SCOTT ALLIE. Art by RYAN BENJAMIN. In the weeks before the events in Star Wars: A New Hope, as the Death Star is readied for its fateful first mission, a power-hungry cabal of Grand Mofs and Imperial Officers embark on a dangerous plan to kill Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and seize control of the Empire! When word that a "Jedi" has made an appearance on a backwater world lures Vader away from his master, the cabal makes its move. But even the galaxy isn't enough of a prize to sate the ambitions of some of the conspirators, and before long the would-be assassins are turning on one another. Their plans are further complicated by the actions of bounty hunter Boba Fett. And, of course, they may have fatally underestimated the cunning of their primary target: Emperor Palpatine! This is the first in a new line of graphic novels set during the early days of the Rebellion, when the Empire controlled the galaxy! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 1 - 2nd and later printings. "Betrayal!" Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1-4. Written by SCOTT ALLIE. Art by RYAN BENJAMIN. In the weeks before the events in Star Wars: A New Hope, as the Death Star is readied for its fateful first mission, a power-hungry cabal of Grand Mofs and Imperial Officers embark on a dangerous plan to kill Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and seize control of the Empire! When word that a "Jedi" has made an appearance on a backwater world lures Vader away from his master, the cabal makes its move. But even the galaxy isn't enough of a prize to sate the ambitions of some of the conspirators, and before long the would-be assassins are turning on one another. Their plans are further complicated by the actions of bounty hunter Boba Fett. And, of course, they may have fatally underestimated the cunning of their primary target: Emperor Palpatine! This is the first in a new line of graphic novels set during the early days of the Rebellion, when the Empire controlled the galaxy! Softcover, 104 pages, full color. Cover price $12.95.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. "Darklighter!" Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #7-12. Written by PAUL CHADWICK. Art by DOUG WHEATLEY and TOMAS GIORELLO. Before Luke Skywalker, the Rebel Alliance had another hero: Biggs Darklighter. For the first time, the full story of Luke's boyhood friend is revealed; from his departure from Tatooine to attend the Imperial Academy, to his decision to lead a mutiny against the Empire and join the Rebellion, to the fateful attack on the Death Star. Writer Paul Chadwick has resurrected scenes that were shot for Star Wars: A New Hope, but which ended up on the cutting room floor, and extrapolated from them the life and times of Luke Skywalker's best friend; and artist Doug Wheatley has produced stunning artwork for one of the most acclaimed Star Wars comics stories ever. An essential companion to A New Hope, and an exciting addition to any Star Wars library! Also included: "The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell," by Chadwick and artist Tomás Giorello. A revealing look at one of the early leaders of the Rebel Alliance; a man haunted by a dark past and driven to a heroic, but self-destructive fate. Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 3 - 1st printing. "The Imperial Perspective!" Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #13-14 and 16-19. Written by WELLES HARTLEY, PAUL ALDEN, JEREMY BARLOW, and RON MARZ. Art by DAVIDÉ FABBRI and PATRICK BLAINE. A loyal Stormtrooper, thwarted by the very bureaucracy which he serves, struggles to track down a Rebel saboteur on board the Death Star in the days and hours before the fateful Rebel attack. Darth Vader, the sole survivor of the explosion of the Death Star, crash lands on a primitive world where savagery is the key to survival. A young Imperial lieutenant learns all service comes at a price when his small company of Stormtroopers is attacked by thousands of angry aliens. Assassins from a planet destroyed by the Empire close on their target - the Dark Lord, Darth Vader. All told from the point of view of the major villains of the Star Wars galaxy - the Imperials. But, as these stories show, even the "bad guys" are no strangers to loyalty, honor, and sacrifice! Softcover, 144 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.

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Volume 4 - 1st printing. "The Heart of the Rebellion!" Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #5-6 & 20-22. Written by JUDD WINICK, RON MARZ, WELLES HARTLEY, and RANDY STRADLEY. PAUL CHADWICK, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, TOMÁS GIORELLO, ADRIANA MELO, and CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA. She was the catalyst that helped to turn a rag-tag rebellion into the Rebel Alliance. She provided the impetus for the "Heroes of Yavin" in their attack on the Death Star. And she was the spark that ignited the flames of passion in one of the galaxy's most notorious rogues. "She," of course, is Princess Leia, the leader - and heart - of the Rebellion against Palpatine's galactic Empire. The four stories in this volume follow Leia from the weeks just before the events in A New Hope, to the time just before The Empire Strikes Back - from her first transforming experience with armed rebellion, to facing the ramifications of consequences of the destruction of her home planet, to the beginnings of true love. Softcover, 152 pages, full color. Cover price $17.95.