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Star Wars Week: 10 Outstanding Star Wars Comics to Read

By Justin Soderberg
Published: May 1, 2023
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The very first Star Wars comic book dropped from Marvel Comics in 1977. Since then a number of Star Wars comics have been released from many different publishers.

 

More recently, Marvel, IDW Publishing, and Dark Horse have been going full force on comics based around a ton of different established and new characters.

 

We compiled a few Star Wars comics for you to read. The list is in order of release year.

Star Wars: Crimson Empire (1997)

Star Wars Comics | Star Wars Week

Star Wars: Crimson Empire was a six-issue miniseries of comics first released on December 7, 1997 by Dark Horse Comics.

Kir Kanos is the last surviving member of the elite Crimson Guard. He’s on the run — and the Empire will stop at nothing to destroy him. Featuring flashback appearances detailing the unknown pasts of Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader.

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Born and raised in New England, Justin Soderberg currently resides in Orrington, Maine. Soderberg started his career in media covering the UMass Lowell River Hawks, Lowell Spinners, Hockey East, PGA, Boston Bruins, MMA/UFC, and other sports. Now, Soderberg's main goal is to bring you the best possible pop culture coverage with all his effort.
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