When was Star Wars: Empire first published?
Star Wars: Empire's first issue was released by Dark Horse Comics on the 4th of September 2002. The series ran for 40 issues before continuing directly into Star Wars: Rebellion.
Questions about Star Wars: Empire
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How many issues of Star Wars: Empire were there?
Star Wars: Empire ran for 40 issues in total. It was later collected into seven trade paperbacks and reprinted across three additional omnibus volumes.
What happens in the Betrayal story arc of Star Wars: Empire?
In Betrayal, issues 1 through 4, Darth Vader assigns a newly tested stormtrooper battalion to escort Governor Wilhuff Tarkin to the Death Star. Emperor Palpatine also sends Vader after a lightsaber-wielding criminal on the planet Dargulli, suspected to be one of Vader's own children.
Who is TK-622 in Star Wars: Empire?
TK-622 is a stormtrooper and bodyguard to Commander Akobi in the What Sin Loyalty? story arc, set on the planet Ralltiir. He uncovers a Rebel plot against Akobi and is aboard the Death Star when it is destroyed at the Battle of Yavin.
Which writers worked on Star Wars: Empire?
Star Wars: Empire's story arcs were written by Randy Stradley, Paul Chadwick, Welles Hartley, Ron Marz, and Thomas Andrews, among others. Welles Hartley wrote both the To the Last Man and The Wrong Side of the War arcs.
What happens to Han Solo in the Idiot's Array story arc of Star Wars: Empire?
In Idiot's Array, about six months after the Battle of Yavin, Han Solo tells an old acquaintance, Sheel Odala, about his Rebel ties. Odala betrays him and has him tortured, then has a change of heart and asks Chewie to help save him.