Star Wars Empire (2002) comic books in grade VG or lower

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by SCOTT ALLIE, RYAN BENJAMIN, and CURTIS ARNOLD; cover by BRIAN HORTON Beginning a new ongoing series set during the era when Emperor Palpatine held the galaxy in his iron grip! Even as Rebel forces make their first tentative attacks against the Empire, a plot is brewing within the ranks of those the Emperor and Darth Vader count as loyal to their cause. A small cabal of disaffected Imperial officers have targeted their masters for death, with the goal of taking over the Empire themselves. But in the midst of a conspiracy that includes hired assassins and a private army, there are those who have no intention of sharing power with their co-conspirators... On sale September 4 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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by RANDY STRADLEY, DAVIDÉ FABBRI, and CHRISTIAN DELLA VECCHIA Cover by BRYAN CHING In the weeks prior to the events in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, Princess Leia Organa undertakes a covert mission to deliver much needed supplies to the Rebel Alliance on the planet Ralltiir, only to have her mission thwarted when the forces of the Empire ? including Darth Vader ? take control of the planet. Leia escapes without the Imperials discovering the true reason for her visit, but she realizes that the time may be past for talk and "mercy missions." Turning her attention to another of the galaxy's trouble spots, Leia finds herself up to her neck in Imperial trouble and comes to terms with the need to take up arms against an evil enemy. Before she was a political firebrand, driven by an outraged sense of justice. Now she must fight to save a people targeted for extinction. ? Expanded from the National Public Radio dramatization of Star Wars, this two-issue story reveals for the first time the pivotal events that transformed Leia from a princess...to a warrior. On sale January 2 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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by RANDY STRADLEY, DAVIDÈ FABBRI, AND CHRISTIAN DELLA VECCHIA; cover by BRIAN CHING The time: days just prior to the events in Star Wars: A New Hope. On a visit to a planet about to be enslaved by the Empire, Princess Leia comes to the fateful conclusion that impassioned speeches and diplomatic missions may not be enough. Sometimes, in order to prevent the death of innocents, one must pick up a weapon and fight ? and kill, if necessary ? those who would use force to exert their will over the helpless. A crucial moment in the life of everybody's favorite Star Wars heroine ? and one that very nearly ends the Rebellion before it has even begun! On sale February 5 FC, 32pg . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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PAUL CHADWICK, TOMÁS GIORELLO cover by KILIAN PLUNKETT On sale June 4, FC, 32pg, $2.99 "Yavin Base" part 1 of 2 General Dodonna was one of the Old Republic's most brilliant strategists. Now he must use all of his knowledge and all of his tricks to outwit the commanders of the Imperial fleet?many of whom were trained with his own tactics! To give the fledgling Rebel Alliance time to consolidate its forces, Dodonna chooses as a base an ancient, deserted temple on a moon orbiting a gaseous planet. But setting up Yavin Base is complicated by the need to raid Imperial convoys, internal squabbles among the Rebel leaders, and by the monstrous creatures who have also laid claim to the temple! This two-issue story reveals little-known secrets about the early Rebellion. The "Darklighter" story line returns in issue #12. Cover price $2.99.

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JEREMY BARLOW/TOMAS GIORELLO Cover by DAVID MICHAEL BECK On sale October 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99 This issue delivers a rare view of the days of the Rebellion from the perspective of a soldier of the Empire ? specifically that of a Stormtrooper who is transferred to the newly commissioned Death Star! Trooper TK-622 is proud to do his duty in the service of the emperor, but he suspects that may not be the case for every member of the battle station's crew. Strange "accidents" and equipment malfunctions point to the presence of a saboteur, but can the trooper prove it before the station goes into action above Yavin? Cover price $2.99.

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Direct Edition. PAUL ALDEN/RAUL TREVINO cover by FRANCISCO RUIZ VELASCO Vader alone. Vader the undefeated. Vader the savage. After the destruction of the Death Star, Darth Vader attempts to make it to an Imperial safe haven in his crippled TIE fighter, only to crash land in a savage wilderness. Forced to make his way on foot, attacked by ferocious native carnivores, Vader shucks off the restraints of Imperial order and Sith schemes and embraces his raw, wild power. This is Vader as you never seen him before! Cover price $2.99.

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Paul Chadwick (w) and Doug Wheatley(a) tell the story of the final days of Biggs Darklighter, Luke's friend and wingman for the fateful X-Wing run against the Death Star! Cover price $2.99.

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RON MARZ (W), TBA (A), DOUG WHEATLEY (cover) On sale April 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99 It's six months after the destruction of the Death Star, and every Rebel in the galaxy has a price on his or her head. Worse, the Rebel Alliance still has not been able to locate a new, secret location for a base. But Princess Leia has an idea: an acquaintance from Alderaan has a hunting preserve on a small, uninhabited moon. It might be the idealt spot? provided she can persuade her friend to allow it, and that the Imperials don't find out, and if the local wildlife doesn't prove to be too dangerous...The perfect spot for the Rebel base may just be the perfect spot for a princess to die! Cover price $2.99.

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RON MARZ (W) and TOMÁS GIORELLO (A) DOUG WHEATLEY(Cover) On sale May 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Part 2 (of 2)?Against Luke's better judgment, Leia has sought the help of an old boyfriend from Alderaan in finding a new location for the Rebel base. He's willing to provide the Alliance with the perfect spot?but only if Leia will give up the Rebellion and join him in preserving a piece of their homeworld. Ordinarily, Leia's decision would be an easy one. But when a speeder crash strands her and her friend on a jungle moon, their need for each other in their struggle for survival leads to a conclusion that neither of them could have forseen... Cover price $2.99.

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WELLES HARTLEY (W) and JEFF JOHNSON (A) On sale June 2, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The fear of Imperial discovery sends the ships of the Rebel fleet scrambling for the far corners of the galaxy. Han, Chewie, Leia, and a young soldier named Deena Shan, on board the Millennium Falcon, end up near a dark jungle moon from which they receive a distress call. Investigating, they discover the remains of a tragedy dating from the Clone Wars, and a still-living threat that could claim them all! Fighting alongside the Heroes of Yavin, Shan learns that the Rebellion, and even survival, mean so much more than she imagined when put in the context of friendship and sacrifice. ? Star Wars is now available worldwide (except UK). Cover price $2.99.

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JEREMY BARLOW (W) BRANDON BADEAUX(A) KILIAN PLUNKETT (Cover) On sale July 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99 It was supposed to be an easy gig... transport a young woman across the desert to the waiting arms of her friends. But nothing's ever easy for reformed smuggler BoShek, and he soon finds himself in the middle of a struggle between a militant cell of the Rebel Alliance and Imperial operatives ? and in direct conflict with his own desires to avoid galactic politics. With the fires of civil war burning around him, BoShek may be forced to make a stand with one side or the other ... unless he can make a run... The first full-feature comics adventure of one of the most intriguing characters from the Mos Eisley cantina, the "Rockabilly Spaceman" himself, BoShek! Cover price $2.99.

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RON MARZ (W) and JEFF JOHNSON (A) On sale August 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Han Solo and Chewbacca are tapped by the Rebel Alliance for a mission that requires their special skills and knowledge of the underworld. But for Han, it's a chance to get away from the new responsibilities he's taken on since joining the Rebellion and indulge his former free-booting ways. Visiting old haunts brings chance meetings with old friends. But some friendships may only be as deep as one's pockets, and when a fellow smuggler learns of the Imperial bounty on their heads, Han and Chewie's mini-vacation threatens to become a life sentence! Rollicking fun, high adventure, and deep danger featuring everybody's favorite rogues! Jeff Johnson, new to Star Wars, was the artist on CrossGen's Way of the Rat Cover price $2.99.

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RON MARZ (W), JEFF JOHNSON (A), and DAVID MICHAEL BECK (Cover) On sale September 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99 The Beast and the Beauty join forces when Chewbacca teams up with smuggler Sheel Odala to free Han Solo from the clutches of a crime lord in the employ of the Empire. Odala is handy with a blaster, and an old friend. But there are some trust issues. See, she's the one who betrayed Han to the Empire in the first place... Oh, and did we mention that Vader was on his way? ? Star Wars action as you like it; leavened with humor, peril, and passion! Cover price $2.99.

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Direct Edition. Story by Thomas Andrews. Art by Adriana Melo and Michael Atiyeh. Cover by Tomas Giorello. With its mines played out and the planet nearly stripped of its valuable ore, the Empire's interest in Jabiim is waning. But Emperor Palpatine is not willing to allow Jabiimi rebels to forcibly boot the last of his stormtroopers off the planet. The harder they fight, the tighter the Imperial grip becomes. Help arrives in the form of the Rebel Alliance, which is hoping to convince the fiercely independent Jabiimi to join their galaxy-wide cause. But Rebel hero Luke Skywalker doesn't realize he's walking in his father's tainted footsteps or that the name "Skywalker" may earn him a death sentence from his would be allies! On sale January 5, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

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THOMAS ANDREWS (W), ADRIANA MELO (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TOMÁS GIORELLO (Cover) On sale February 2, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Luke, Leia, and their companions have been taken prisoner on Jabiim by the very Rebels they've come to help. Worse, the only people from whom they could expect any help?X- wing pilots Wedge Antilles and Hobbie Klivian?are up to their necks in trouble themselves. To top it off, an Imperial fleet is headed for the planet with orders to kill or capture everybody! Luke thinks he can find a way out of their current predicament if he can just figure out what it was that his father?Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker?did twenty years ago that caused this whole mess! Cover price $2.99.

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THOMAS ANDREWS (W), ADRIANA MELO (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TOMÁS GIORELLO (Cover) On sale March 2, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Imperial Slave Ships are coming to take possession of the conquered population of Jabiim, and the only thing standing between them and the successful completion of their mission are two Rebel X-wing pilots. Hobbie Klivian and Wedge Antilles are in for the fight of their lives! Meanwhile, planetside, Luke Skywalker and his captors have joined forces to battle an army of stormtroopers. But Luke's having a hard time focussing his fledgling Jedi powers as he is haunted by the recent knowledge that his father, Anakin Skywalker, was not a hero to the people of Jabiim, but a traitor! Cover price $2.99.

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THOMAS ANDREWS (W), ADRIANA MELO (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TOMÁS GIORELLO (Cover) On sale April 6, FC, 32pg, $2.99. On the planet Jabiim, Luke Skywalker's situation has gone from bad to worse. Having managed an escape from the rebel group who wants revenge for his father's actions during the Clone Wars, and having fought his way clear of the Imperial stormtroopers who are after any Rebel on which they can lay their hands, Luke ends up the captive of third party players. A group of wealthy Jabiimi have made a deal with the Empire: in exchange for their own freedom, they're going to give the rest of the planet's population to the Empire as slaves! Luke's only hope lies with Leia and the droids?but they have problems of their own! It's all part of an action-packed story that looks at some of the events from the Clone Wars in a new light! Cover price $2.99.

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THOMAS ANDREWS (W), ADRIANA MELO (P), MICHAEL ATIYEH (C), and TOMÁS GIORELLO (cover) On sale June 1, FC, 32pg, $2.99 For the second time, events on Jabiim are coming to disastrous ends because of the presence of a Jedi named Skywalker. The first time was during the Clone Wars when young Anakin Skywalker was forced to abandon the Loyalist Jabiimi troops to the not-so-tender mercies of the Separatists. Now, Luke Skywalker, whose presence on the otherwise insignificant planet has attracted the attention of none other than Darth Vader, must decide whether to stay and fight and risk everything, or escape and leave the Jabiimi freedom fighters to face Vader's wrath. But the choice may not be Luke's alone?and no matter what he decides, Vader could end up with another prize that could doom the Rebel fleet! Cover price $2.99.

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"The Wrong Side of the War" part 1 (of 5) WELLES HARTLEY (W), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (P), CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA (I), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (C), and DAVID MICHAEL BECK (Cover) On sale August 3, FC, 32pg, $2.99. Devotion to duty has put Imperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber once more on the front lines. First as part of an intense ground battle, where the last of a planet's freedom fighters are desperately holding on, then as a glorified prison guard at an Imperial base where prisoners are put to work for the benefit of the Empire. It's not the career Sunber imagined he'd have in the Imperial Infantry, but a Rebel surprise attack on the base may give Sunber another chance to distinguish himself?or die trying! Cover price $2.99.

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"The Wrong Side of the War" part 2 (of 5) WELLES HARTLEY (W), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (P), CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA (I), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (C), DAVID MICHAEL BECK (Cover) On sale September 7, FC, 32pg, $2.99 In his new post as prison guard at the Imperial base on Kalist IV, Lt. Janek Sunber is forced to weigh what he knows he should do against what he can do when he comes up against the corrupt status quo. But conflict with his fellow officers is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to challenges facing the young lieutenant. Unbeknownst to the Empire, the Rebels have infiltrated the base! Cover price $2.99.

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"The Wrong Side of the War" part 3 (of 5) WELLES HARTLEY (W), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (P), CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA (I), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (C), and DAVID MICHAEL BECK (Cover). FC, 32pg, $2.99. Dissent in the ranks! Janek Sunber finds himself at odds and at gunpoint with his fellow officers over the treatment of Imperial prisoners. Hardly an auspicious start to his new assignment, and made all the worse because the internal conflict blinds the Imperials to the presence of Rebel infiltrators in their midst! But the biggest shock to Sunber and the Rebels?is yet to come, from a most unexpected quarter! Allegiances are strained, identities are revealed, and a major strike against the Empire is in the offing. An issue that should not be missed! Cover price $2.99.

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WELLES HARTLEY (W), DAVIDÉ FABBRI (P/C), CHRISTIAN DALLA VECCHIA (I), and DAVID MICHAEL BECK (Cover) Inside the Imperial base on Kalist VI, an undercover Rebel strike force is on a mission vital to the continued existence of the Alliance. Everything has gone according to plan, but the one eventuality for which no one could have prepared is the presence of Imperial Lieutenant Janek Sunber-or how his presence will impact the Rebel team. Duty to the Empire has asked much of Sunber and offered little in return, but he has never wavered in his dedication. Now, a shocking discovery has landed him at a crossroads, and the time has come for him to decide whether to devote himself to order, or justice. Cover price $2.99.