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A Guide to Star Wars (Ongoing) and Star Wars: Republic comic book series.

In December 1998 Dark Horse Comics released a new Star Wars comic series simply titled Star Wars, more commonly referred to as Star Wars (Ongoing). This series would depart from most of their previous comic series' in that different stories would all fall under the same series umbrella title, i.e. Star Wars (Ongoing), and stories would be told in a chronological order beginning prior to the events of Episode I: The Phantom Menace and continuing on after those events.
By 2002 and the release of Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Star Wars (Ongoing) now numbered over 40 issues and while the early comics of the series had focused on expanding the storylines of secondary characters seen in Episode I: The Phantom Menace (e.g. Jedi Masters Ki-Adi Mundi and Mace Windu, and bounty hunter Aurra Sing), by 2002 the series was focusing on the single story of Jedi Knight Quinlan Vos (who also made a blink-and-you'll-miss-it appearance in Episode I: The Phantom Menace).
With the release of Episode II: Attack of the Clones and the start of the Clone Wars, Star Wars (Ongoing) was renamed Star Wars: Republic as Dark Horse Comics (along with novel publisher Del Rey and children's book publisher Scholastic) began telling stories from the Clone Wars in a three-year publishing arc that matched the three-year timeline gap between Episode II: Attack of the Clones and Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. In February 2006 the series took on a new name, Star Wars: Dark Times, but maintained the Star Wars: Republic name (albeit hidden within the comic's credits).
Star Wars (Ongoing) / Star Wars: Republic / Star Wars: Dark Times is Dark Horse Comics' longest continuously published Star Wars comic book series with over 100 comic books having being published to date.

Comic issues (in order of publication):



Issue 1 Prelude to Rebellion (part 1)	Issue 2 Prelude to Rebellion (part 2)	Issue 3 Prelude to Rebellion (part 3)	Issue 4 Prelude to Rebellion (part 4)	Issue 5 Prelude to Rebellion (part 5)	Issue 6 Prelude to Rebellion (part 6)
(December 1998)	(January 1999)	(February 1999)	(March 1999)	(April 1999)	(May 1999)



Issue 7 Outlander (part 1)	Issue 8 Outlander (part 2)	Issue 9 Outlander (part 3)	Issue 10 Outlander (part 4)	Issue 11 Outlander (part 5)	Issue 12 Outlander (part 6)
(June 1999)	(July 1999)	(August 1999)	(September 1999)	(October 1999)	(November 1999)



Issue 13 Emissaries to Malastare (part 1)	Issue 14 Emissaries to Malastare (part 2)	Issue 15 Emissaries to Malastare (part 3)	Issue 16 Emissaries to Malastare (part 4)	Issue 17 Emissaries to Malastare (part 5)	Issue 18 Emissaries to Malastare (part 6)
(December 1999)	(January 2000)	(February 2000)	(March 2000)	(April 2000)	(May 2000)



Issue 19 Twilight (part 1)	Issue 20 Twilight (part 2)	Issue 21 Twilight (part 3)	Issue 22 Twilight (part 4)	Issue 23 Infinity's End (part 1)	Issue 24 Infinity's End (part 2)
(June 2000)	(July 2000)	(August 2000)	(September 2000)	(October 2000)	(November 2000)



Issue 25 Infinity's End (part 3)	Issue 26 Infinity's End (part 4)	Issue 27 Starcrash	Issue 28 The Hunt for Aurra Sing (part 1)	Issue 29 The Hunt for Aurra Sing (part 2)	Issue 30 The Hunt for Aurra Sing (part 3)
(December 2000)	(January 2001)	(February 2001)	(March 2001)	(April 2001)	(May 2001)



Issue 31 The Hunt for Aurra Sing (part 4)	Issue 32 Darkness (part 1)	Issue 33 Darkness (part 2)	Issue 34 Darkness (part 3)	Issue 35 Darkness (part 4)	Issue 36 The Stark Hyperspace War (part 1)
(June 2001)	(July 2001)	(August 2001)	(September 2001)	(October 2001)	(November 2001)



Issue 37 The Stark Hyperspace War (part 2)	Issue 38 The Stark Hyperspace War (part 3)	Issue 39 The Stark Hyperspace War (part 4)	Issue 40 The Devaronian Version (part 1)	Issue 41 The Devaronian Version (part 2)	Issue 42 Rite of Passage (part 1)
(December 2001)	(January 2002)	(February 2002)	(March 2002)	(May 2002)	(May 2002)



Issue 43 Rite of Passage (part 2)	Issue 44 Rite of Passage (part 3)	Issue 45 Rite of Passage (part 4)	Issue 46 Republic: Honor & Duty (part 1)	Issue 47 Republic: Honor & Duty (part 2)	Issue 48 Republic: Honor & Duty (part 3)
(July 2002)	(August 2002)	(September 2002)	(October 2002)	(December 2002)	(January 2003)



Issue 49 Republic	Issue 50 Republic	Issue 51 Republic	Issue 52 Republic	Issue 53 Republic: Blast Radius	Issue 54 Republic
(January 2003)	(February 2003)	(March 2003)	(April 2003)	(May 2003)	(June 2003)



Issue 55 Republic: The Battle of Jabiim (part 1)	Issue 56 Republic: The Battle of Jabiim (part 2)	Issue 57 Republic: The Battle of Jabiim (part 3)	Issue 58 Republic: The Battle of Jabiim (part 4)	Issue 59 Republic: Enemy Lines	Issue 60 Republic
(July 2003)	(August 2003)	(September 2003)	(October 2003)	(December 2003)	(January 2004)



Issue 61 Republic	Issue 62 Republic	Issue 63 Republic	Issue 64 Republic	Issue 65 Republic: Show of Force (part 1)	Issue 66 Republic: Show of Force (part 2)
(February 2004)	(March 2004)	(April 2004)	(May 2004)	(June 2004)	(July 2004)



Issue 67 Republic	Issue 68 Republic	Issue 69 Republic	Issue 70 Republic	Issue 71 Republic	Issue 72 Republic
(August 2004)	(August 2004)	(September 2004)	(October 2004)	(November 2004)	(December 2004)



Issue 73 Republic	Issue 74 Republic	Issue 75 Republic	Issue 76 Republic	Issue 77 Republic	Issue 78 Republic
(February 2005)	(March 2005)	(April 2005)	(June 2005)	(July 2005)	(October 2005)



Issue 79 Republic	Issue 80 Republic	Issue 81 Republic: The Hidden Enemy (part 1)	Issue 82 Republic: The Hidden Enemy (part 2)	Issue 83 Republic: The Hidden Enemy (part 3)	Issue 84 (Dark Times issue 1) The Path to Nowhere (part 1)
(November 2005)	(December 2005)	(January 2006)	(January 2006	(February 2006)	(November 2006)



Issue 85 (Dark Times issue 2) The Path to Nowhere (part 2)	Issue 86 (Dark Times issue 3) The Path to Nowhere (part 3)	Issue 87 (Dark Times issue 4) The Path to Nowhere (part 5)	Issue 88 (Dark Times issue 5) The Path to Nowhere (part 5)	Issue 89 (Dark Times issue 6) Parallels (part 1)	Issue 90 (Dark Times issue 7) Parallels (part 2)
(January 2007)	(May 2007)	(July 2007)	(October 2007)	(October 2007)	(December 2007)



Issue 91 (Dark Times issue 8) Parallels (part 3)	Issue 92 (Dark Times issue 9) Parallels (part 4)	Issue 93 (Dark Times issue 10) Parallels (part 5)	Issue 94 (Dark Times issue 11) Vector (part 5)	Issue 95 (Dark Times issue 12) Vector (part 6)	Issue 96 (Dark Times issue 13) Blue Harvest (part 1)
(January 2008)	(February 2008)	(April 2008)	(May 2008)	(June 2008)	(April 2009)



Issue 97 (Dark Times issue 14) Blue Harvest (part 2)	Issue 98 (Dark Times issue 15) Blue Harvest (part 3)	Issue 99 (Dark Times issue 16) Blue Harvest (part 4)	Issue 100 (Dark Times issue 17) Blue Harvest (part 5)	Issue 101 (Dark Times issue 18) Out of the Wilderness (part 1)	Issue 102 (Dark Times issue 19) Out of the Wilderness (part 2)
(August 2009)	(January 2010)	(April 2010)	(June 2010)	(August 2011)	(September 2011)



Issue 103 (Dark Times issue 20) Out of the Wilderness (part 3)	Issue 104 (Dark Times issue 21) Out of the Wilderness (part 4)	Issue 105 (Dark Times issue 22) Out of the Wilderness (part 5)	Issue 106 (Dark Times issue 23) Fire Carrier (part 1)	Issue 107 (Dark Times issue 24) Fire Carrier (part 2)	Issue 108 (Dark Times issue 25) Fire Carrier (part 3)
(November 2011)	(February 2012)	(April 2012)	(February 2013)	(March 2013)	(April 2013)

e-Comic Books (Dark Horse Digital):

All published comic book issues are available as e-comic books from Dark Horse Digital.

Graphic Novels (Trade Paperbacks):



Prelude to Rebellion	Outlander	Emissaries to Malastare	Twilight	The Hunt for Aurra Sing	Darkness
(May 2000)	(April 2001)	(September 2001)	(December 2001)	(July 2002)	(August 2002)



The Stark Hyperspace War	Rite of Passage	Clone Wars: Volume 1 - The Defense of Kamino	Clone Wars: Volume 2 - Victories & Sacrifices	Clone Wars: Volume 3 - Last Stand on Jabiim	Clone Wars: Volume 4 - Light and Dark
(November 2003)	(February 2004)	(July 2003)	(November 2003)	(February 2004)	(June 2004)



Clone Wars: Volume 5 - The Best Blades	Clone Wars: Volume 6 - On the Fields of Battle	Clone Wars: Volume 8 - The Last Siege, The Final Truth	Clone Wars: Volume 9 - Endgame	Honor and Duty	Dark Times Volume 1: The Path to Nowhere
(November 2004)	(July 2005)	(March 2006)	(July 2006)	(May 2006)	(January 2008)



Dark Times Volume 2: Parallels	Omnibus: Rise of the Sith (incl. Prelude to Rebellion)	Dark Times Volume 3: Vector (published as Vector: Volume 1)	Omnibus: Emissaries and Assassins (incl. Outlander and Emissaries to Malastare)	Omnibus: Menace Revealed (incl. Starcrash and The Hunt for Aurra Sing)	Dark Times Volume 4: Blue Harvest
(August 2008)	(December 2008)	(February 2009)	(April 2009)	(July 2009)	(November 2010)



Omnibus: Quinlan Vos - Jedi in Darkness	Omnibus: Clone Wars Vol.1 - The Republic Goes to War	Omnibus: Clone Wars Vol.2 - The Enemy on all Sides	Dark Times Volume 5: Out of the Wilderness	Omnibus: Clone Wars Vol.3 - The Republic Falls
(December 2010)	(August 2012)	(October 2012)	(November 2012)	(December 2012)

Specials / Exclusives / Limited Editions:



Clone Wars: Volume 1 - The Defense of Kamino & other stories (Spanish Edition)	30th Anniversay Collection Volume 5: Light and Dark (reprint of Clone Wars: Volume 4 - Light and Dark) (Hardback)	30th Anniversay Collection Volume 6: Endgame (reprint of Clone Wars: Volume 9 - Endgame) (Hardback)
(June 2006)	(July 2007)	(August 2007)

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