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6/9/02 Star Wars Tales #10: 64 Page Anthology
Five stories, only one true disappointment.
6/1/02 Episode II: Attack of the Clones graphic novel
An indispensable addition to any Star Wars library
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5/6/02 Star Wars Tales: A Jedi's Weapon
Cheap at twice the price.
5/1/02 Jedi vs. Sith #5-6 (of 6)
It's hard to find something good in a morass of barely adequate entertainment. This is good.
4/24/02 Zam Wesell
The Republic faces a grave threat. You guessed it, bad writing.
4/24/02 Jango Fett
Ron Marz's best work since the Darth Maul series, if you know what I mean.
3/5/02 Star Wars Tales #9: 64 Page Anthology
This is the one you have been waiting for, as long as you stop reading after the first story.
3/5/02 Jedi vs Sith #3-4 (of 6)
Here we are at the midpoint and we've got fantastic clashes, both on the battlefields and between personalities.
3/4/02 The Stark Hyperspace War #1-4 (of 4) (Ongoing #36-39)
Thirty years before A New Hope, the Jedi had a big problem ...
3/2/02 Jedi Quest #1-4 (of 4)
Can't decide between the kids' novel and this comic series? Get both.
2/1/02 Tag & Bink Are Dead #1-2 (of 2)
Kevin Rubio's two part comedic story about two young rebel officers set during the time of Episode IV
11/7/01 The Hunt for Aurra Sing #1-4 (of 4) (Ongoing #28-31)
If you must get every single Star Wars comic available ...
10/29/01 X-Wing Rogue Squadron - Masquerade TPB
I'll take great story with bad art over lousy story with great art any day.
10/16/01 Star Wars Tales #8: 64 Page Anthology
Five stories this time around in a better-than-average collection of short tales from the Star Wars expanded universe and beyond ...
8/9/01 Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Last Stand at Ord Mantell #1-3 (of 3)
Five years before the Phantom Menace, Master & Padawan solve a murder mystery.
7/25/01 Infinity's End #3-4 (of 4) (Ongoing #25-26)
Quinlan Vos & Co. attempt to get to the bottom of the Dathomir situation, and diligent readers experience a colossal pain in the butt.
7/6/01 Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika #1-5 (of 5)
Three Hutts pit themselves and their "management techniques" against one another in a race to find the fabled Yavin McGuffin.
6/27/01 Boba Fett: Agent of Doom One-Shot
What to do when you're beaten, you're broke, you only have 100 credits, and you want Boba Fett to kill someone for you.
6/16/01 Star Wars Tales #7: 64 Page Anthology
Not a loser in the bunch, and one truly memorable tale from Kevin Rubio to make you laugh out loud.
6/16/01 Jedi vs Sith #1-2 (of 6)
According to legend, the Sith are always two -- A master and an apprentice. It was not always this way.
6/16/01 Star Wars Tales #6: 64 Page Anthology
Every once in a while, an anthology is worth buying simply for one story. "Thank the Maker" is one such story.
6/16/01 Star Wars Tales #5: 64 Page Anthology
A lackluster issue overall, but with a few nuggets of fun if you care to look.
6/16/01 Star Wars Tales #4: 64 Page Anthology
This time the quarterly anthology hit three strikes and one home run.
6/16/01 Girls Rule!  Dark Horse Presents - Annual 2000
All you completists out there -- and you fans of strong women -- this comic is a worthy addition to your collection if you can find it.
5/18/01 Star Crash (Ongoing #27)
A generic plot, stock characters, and pedestrian art make for a soporific spacer between "Infinity's End" and "The Hunt for Aurra Sing." 
2/12/01 Infinity's End: #1-2 (of 4) (Ongoing #23-24)
You're a memory-wiped Jedi, with a bad temper and a Dark Side problem, so what do the Council do? Send you to Dathomir, of course.
12/29/00 Twilight #1-4 (of 4) (Ongoing #19-22)
What happens when a Jedi loses his memory, but not his connection to the Force?
12/29/00 Jedi Council: Acts of War #1-4 (of 4)
A year before The Phantom Menace, the Jedi Council battles an army that attacks on several fronts, directed by an unseen foe who pulls all the strings.
12/21/00 Darth Maul #4 (of 4)
This one has Maul vs. "seven of the deadliest beings in the galaxy," and that's just the preliminary bout.
11/29/00 Darth Maul #3 (of 4)
In Round Three, Darth Maul charges into the teeth (literally) of danger at the highest levels of Black Sun.
10/21/00 Darth Maul #2 (of 4)
In the well-drawn second issue of the series, Maul acts on Darth Sidious's cryptic instructions -- swiftly and efficiently.
10/1/00 Darth Maul #1 (of 4)
Dark Lord, Black Sun ... Big Yellow Eyeball?
8/19/00 Manga Madness
Star Wars Manga Comics Review
6/18/00 Emissaries to Malastare #1-6 (Ongoing #13-18)
The Jedi Council show they can do more than sit around and look wise.
6/18/00 Star Wars Tales #3: 64 Page Anthology
This quarterly mix of stories from and beyond the Star Wars continuity hasn't run out of steam yet.
5/3/00 Chewbacca #1-4 (of 4)
Gone but not forgotten, Chewie is memorialized by his loved ones in this series of shorts
4/9/00 Union #3-4 (of 4)
'til Death do them part, Luke and Mara's wedding by Dark Horse
4/9/00 Outlander #4-6 (Ongoing #10-12)
Everything comes together beautifully in this latest series about Ki-Adi-Mundi and his quest to find the exiled Jedi, Sharad Hett.
3/26/00 TPM Adventures: Trade Paperback
The Phantom Menace Adventures trade paperback edition reviewed
3/24/00 Star Wars Tales #2: 64 Page Anthology
The second portion of the Dark Horse anthology reviewed
1/21/00 Union #1-2 (of 4)
The wedding of Luke and Mara
11/9/99 Bounty Hunters One-Shots
Aurra Sing, Scoundrel's Wages, Kenix Kil
10/21/99 Star Wars Tales #1: 64 Page Anthology
Dark Horse is bringing fans this new series anthology of short comic stories.
9/18/99 Outlander: The Exile of Sharad Hett #1-3 (of 6) (Ongoing #7-9)
This series gets high marks from comic reviewer Chad Clark
8/28/99 Luke Skywalker's Walkabout
Dark Horse presents the annual '99 DHP Jr.
8/17/99 Star Wars Comic Book Assists Refugees
The heroes of a galaxy far, far away come to the aid of the people of Kosovo
8/2/99 The Phantom Menace One-Shots Part Two
Dark Horse is producing one-shots of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Amidala (each with two covers: art and photo). Here's a review of the last two in the series.
7/10/99

The Phantom Menace One-Shots Part One
Dark Horse is planning one-shots of Anakin, Obi-Wan, Qui-Gon, and Amidala (each with two covers: art and photo). Here's a review of the first two in the series.

5/25/99

Episode I Graphic Novel
No need to wait for the Episode I comics series to come out -- it's already been compiled into a trade paperback graphic novel. Break out the popcorn because this is as close as you'll get to the movie without standing in line.

5/5/99 Star Wars For Dummies
Rob Cashman reviews this spoof comic, and finds out it's not all it's "cracked" up to be
3/29/99 Boba Fett: Enemy of the Empire (#1-2)
Comics reviewer Chad Clark says this series is so good it may signal an upswing in the quality of stories being produced by Dark Horse.
Dark Horse Comic's Timeline of Star Wars Titles
Echo Station provides this link to Dark Horse so readers can put all of the available titles in perspective with the films.
Horsing Around 
Exclusive interview with Dark Horse Editor Peet Janes shows where the comics are galloping ahead with new storylines and prequel adaptations.
Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood 
I'm no expert, but you'll be happy you read this review of the first 3 of a 6 part comic series from reviewer Chad Clark before you spend your money on them!
Back To School 
A new comic series takes us back to the Jedi Academy, and a seemingly cursed world...
What The Qel?  
There's something awfully familiar about Ulic Qel-Droma's story...fall to the Dark Side...Redemption...
The Hand Is Quicker 
Find out more about Mara Jade, the SW Universe's favorite femme fatale with this series from Dark Horse Comics
It Needs A Better Agent
Dark Forces: Rebel Agent has problems
Going Rogue 
New staff member Chad Clark takes a look between the covers of the first two installments of  Rogue Squadron: Mandatory Retirement.
Seeing Red 
Like Kir Kanos and Carnor Jax, our comics reviewers square off over Dark Horse Comics' Crimson Empire.
All That's Golden Does Not Glitter 
The Golden Age of the Sith reads like the Cliff Notes of Empire building.
Tales From The Dark Side  
Dark Horse comics Star Wars Handbook, Rogue Squadron Masquerade, Tales of the Jedi Redemption, A New Hope Manga, Mara Jade, and Last Command
The Ties That Bind
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron - Family Ties (Issues #26-27)

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