Star Wars Legends: The Empire TPB (2015-2020 Marvel) Epic Collection 1st Edition comic books

NOTE: Book 1 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 2005-2012

1st Edition - Volume 1 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars (1998-2006 Dark Horse 1st Series) #78-80, Star Wars: Purge (2006), Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die (2009 Dark Horse), Star Wars: Purge - Hidden Blade (2010 Dark Horse), Star Wars: Purge - Tyrants Fist (2012) #1-2, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5 and Star Wars: Dark Times (2006-2010) #1-5. Written by John Ostrander, Randy Stradley, Haden Blackman, and Alexander Freed. Art by Luke Ross, Doug Wheatley, Jim Hall, Chris Scalf, Marco Castiello, Andrea Chella, Rick Leonardi, Dan Green, Alex Lei, and Mark McKenna. Cover by Luke Ross and Jason Keith. Back Cover by Doug Wheatley. Let the dark times begin! Marvel welcomes Star Wars to the Epic Collection program, with this first volume of a series focused on the years following STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH! After the Clone Wars' end, the Republic has fallen and Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic Empire. Now, the few Jedi that remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith, or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge - one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith: Darth Vader! Softcover, 432 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

NOTE: Book 1 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 2005-2012

2nd and later printings. Collects Star Wars (1998-2006 Dark Horse 1st Series) #78-80, Star Wars: Purge (2006), Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die (2009 Dark Horse), Star Wars: Purge - Hidden Blade (2010 Dark Horse), Star Wars: Purge - Tyrants Fist (2012) #1-2, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5 and Star Wars: Dark Times (2006-2010) #1-5. Written by John Ostrander, Randy Stradley, Haden Blackman, and Alexander Freed. Art by Luke Ross, Doug Wheatley, Jim Hall, Chris Scalf, Marco Castiello, Andrea Chella, Rick Leonardi, Dan Green, Alex Lei, and Mark McKenna. Cover by Luke Ross and Jason Keith. Back Cover by Doug Wheatley. Let the dark times begin! Marvel welcomes Star Wars to the Epic Collection program, with this first volume of a series focused on the years following STAR WARS: EPISODE III - REVENGE OF THE SITH! After the Clone Wars' end, the Republic has fallen and Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic Empire. Now, the few Jedi that remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith, or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge - one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith: Darth Vader! Softcover, 432 pages, full color. Cover price $34.99.

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Volume 2 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Dark Times (2006-2010) #6-17, Star Wars Dark: Times - Blue Harvest (2009 Dark Horse) #0 and Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness (2011 Dark Horse) #1-5.

Written by Randy Stradley. Art by Dave Ross and Doug Wheatley. Cover by Dave Wilkins.

The dark times continue! As the Empire strengthens its grip in the wake of Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith, the remaining Jedi are marked for death! Jedi Master K'kruhk faces a battle for his life - one with deadly parallels for Bomo Greenbark and the crew of the smuggler vessel Uhumele. Meanwhile, Master Dass Jennir is down to his last credit and faces a stark choice: compromise his ideals or starve. Being a Jedi may make him an outlaw, but does being an outlaw mean he's no longer a Jedi? Darth Vader doesn't care: He's on Dass's trail either way - and so is the dread assassin Falco Sang!

Softcover, 432 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 2 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 2007-2012.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 3 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (2012 Dark Horse) #1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times - Fire Carrier (2013 Dark Horse) #1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times - A Spark Remains (2013) #1-5 and Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin (2013) #1-5.

Written by Haden Blackman, Randy Stradley, and Tim Siedell. Art by Agustin Alessio, Gabriel Guzman, Doug Wheatley, Stephen Thompson, andMark Irwin. Cover by Dave Wilkins.

Dark times for the galaxy! But will the Empire's rise be forestalled when Emperor Palpatine is left at death's door? Or will Darth Vader find a way to save him in the ominous Ghost Prison? As the Dark Lord takes a killer under his wing, it could be grave news for a group of Jedi youths - but when Master Dass Jennir reunites with the Uhumele's ragtag crew, Vader himself will be the target! But the Empire's enforcer does not go down easily - just ask the eight assassins who try and fail. The man who hired them will risk everything on the ninth.

Softcover, 432 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 3 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 2012-2013.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 4 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Darth Vader and Cry of Shadows (2013) #1-5; Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Gaar Suppoon Hit (1995 Dark Horse), Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Hunger of Princess Nampi (1995) , Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - The Dynasty Trap (1995) and Star Wars: Jabba the Hutt - Betrayal (1996 Dark Horse); and Star Wars: Boba Fett - Enemy of the Empire (1999) #1-4; plus material from Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #7, 11-12, 15 and 18-20; Star Wars Visionaries TPB (2005 Dark Horse); Dark Horse Presents (1997) Annual #1999; and Star Wars Serenity (2012 Dark Horse) FCBD.

Written by Tim Siedell, Jim Woodring, and John Wagner. Art by Gabriel Guzman, Art Wetherell, Monty Sheldon, and Ian Gibson. Cover by Ken Kelly.

Bring on the bad guys! A former trooper, left for dead during the Clone Wars, hears word of a new, great warrior worthy of following: Darth Vader! But can he prove himself to the Dark Lord as a stormtrooper? Jabba the Hutt steals the spotlight in four stories of bartering, backstabbing and betrayal! And when Vader hires Boba Fett for an important job, will the bounty hunter end up an enemy of the Empire? Plus: Young Luke Skywalker goes on a walkabout, Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling out, and more!

Softcover, 496 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 4 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1995-2014.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 5 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Droids (1994 2nd Series) #1-6, Star Wars: Droids Special (1995), Star Wars: Droids (1995 3rd Series) #1-8, Star Wars: The Protocol Offensive (1997), and material from Star Wars Galaxy Magazine (1994-1997) #1 and Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #16 and 20.

Cover by Kilian Plunkett.

R2-D2 and C-3PO steal the spotlight!

Even before joining the rebellion, everyone's favorite droids had plenty of exciting adventures. With the Empire on the march, the squabbling duo find themselves in the middle of trouble in the Kalarba System - but is Corellian rogue Jace Forno friend or foe? On the smuggler planet of Nar Shaddaa, con artist Olag Greck has a brush with the law - the newly deputized droids! Then, with a new Ithorian master to follow, R2 is laid low by a computer virus! And thrill to planet-saving action co-written by C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels!

Plus: Pirates, bounty hunters, rock monsters - and R2's day out!

Softcover, 480 pages, full color.

NOTE: Book 5 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1994-2004. Rated T

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Written by Dan Thorsland, Ryder Windham, Jan Strnad, Brian Daley, and Anthony Daniels.

Art by Bill Hughes, Ian Gibson, Igor Kordey, Andy Mushynsky, and Keith Williams.

Cover price $39.99.

Volume 6 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Iron Eclipse (2011) #1-5, Star Wars: Agent of the Empire - Hard Targets (2012 Dark Horse) #1-5, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed GN (2008 Dark Horse) Vol. 1-2, and material from A Decade of Dark Horse Comics (1996) #2 and Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #11 and 15.

Cover by Stéphane Roux. Back Cover by Wes Dziboa and Stéphane Roux.

The Force unleashed!

The Empire's power is at its peak - but not every problem requires military might. Sometimes all you need is the right agent, in the right place, with the willingness to get the job done. An agent like Jahan Cross! But when Boba Fett is framed for murder, Cross finds himself in a situation that even he can't handle!

Plus: Learn the origin of Vader's secret apprentice, the deadly Starkiller - a story of treachery, deception and the overwhelming power of the Force. And witness the early years of Leia Organa!

Softcover, 480 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Book 6 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1996- 2013.

Credits:

Written by John Ostrander, Ryder Windham, Nathan Walker, Jason Hall, and Haden Blackman.

Art by Stéphane Roux,Stephane Crety, Bong Dazo, Wayne Nichols, Manuel Silva, Allen Nunis, Kilian Plunkett, Chris Brunner, Julien Hugonnard-Bert, Davide Fabbri, Christian Dalla Vecchia Vecchia, Brian Ching, and Omar Francia.

Cover price $44.99.

Volume 7 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Blood Ties (2010) #1-4, Star Wars: Blood Ties - Boba Fett Is Dead (2012) #1-4, Star Wars: Empire (2002) #1-4, Star Wars Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika (2000) #1-5, Star Wars Avatar: The Last Air Bender (2013) FCBD, and material from Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #1-2, 6 and 16.

Written by Tom Taylor, Scott Allie, Mike Kennedy, Ron Marz, Tony Isabella, Brian Wood, Tom Fassenbender, Jim Pascoe, and Tod C. Parkhill. Art by Chris Scalf, Ryan Benjamin, Claudio Castellini, John Nadeau, Ryan Odagawa, Eric Powell, Joey Mason, Curtis Arnold, Carlos Meglia, Chris Scalf, Jason Hvam, Jordi Ensign, Drew Geraci, Keith Barnett, and Howard Shum. Cover by Andrew Robinson. Back Cover by Brian Horton.

The Empire rules the galaxy - but for how long? When high-level Imperial officers plot to overthrow the Emperor, Vader must stop them - with the help of Boba Fett!

Meanwhile, when a survivor of Fett's very first mission surfaces, Fett must choose whether to help him - or finish the job! And when Fett is seemingly killed, his child and her mother become unwitting targets.

Plus: Other bounty hunters have become interested in a very special prize Fett wants for himself, with a scheme that draws the attention of scoundrels Han Solo, Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian!

Softcover, 488 pages, full color. Rated T

NOTE: Book 7 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 2000-2013.

Cover price $44.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $31.95

Add to cart Near Mint $31.95

NOTE: Book 8 of the Star Wars: Empire Epic Collection - Years Covered: 1997-2004.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Star Wars: Empire (2002) #5-6, 8-13 and 15; Star Wars X-Wing Rogue Squadron (1997) Wizard 1/2; Star Wars: A New Hope Special (1997) #1-4; Star Wars Tag and Bink are Dead (2001) #1; and material from Star Wars Tales (1999-2005) #1, 6, 8-10, 12, 14, 16 and 19. Written by Ron Marz, Paul Chadwick, Randy Stradley, Bruce Jones, Garth Ennis, Jeremy Barlow, Kevin Rubio, Michael A. Stackpole, Mike W. Barr, C.B. Cebulski, Ryan Kinnaird, Peter David, Ryder Windham, The Fillbach Brothers, Mike Denning, Mark Evanier, Jay Stephens, and Scott Kurtz. Art by Rick Leonardi, Tomas Giorello, Davide Fabbri, Douglas Wheatley, Gary Erskine, Eduardo Barreto, John McCrea, Patrick Blaine, Lucas Marangon, Makoto Nakatsuka, Ryan Kinnaird, Martin Egeland, Bill Hughes, The Fillbach Brothers, Sergio Aragones, Jay Stephens, Scott Kurtz, Terry Austin, Tomas Giorello, Christian Dalla Vecchia, Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, Jimmy Palmiotti, Howard M. Shum, and Lucas Marangon. Cover by Dave Dorman. Back Cover by Kilian Plunkett. The Empire era concludes - and a New Hope dawns! General Dodonna, one of the Old Republic's most brilliant strategists, must use all his skills to outmaneuver the Imperial fleet - including commanders who were taught his tactics! Can he overcome the challenges surrounding the creation of a rebel base on Yavin IV? Darth Vader is on the hunt for the stolen Death Star plans, but he doesn't expect to cross paths with Princess Leia...or Darth Maul! And Imperial pilot Biggs Darklighter is on the run. Discover how Biggs became one of the Rebellion's greatest X-Wing pilots! Plus: The comics adaptation of A New Hope and more! Softcover, 496 pages, full color. Rated T Cover price $44.99.