Concluding a legendary comic-book vision of the period that followed the original STAR WARS trilogy!All the members of Emperor Palpatine’s elite Royal Guard have been hunted down and killed except one: Kir Kanos, the Emperor’s most loyal soldier. Fighting for his life, Kanos must find new allies — and a new identity as bounty hunter Kenix Kil! But Kanos’ quest puts him in the crosshairs of both the remaining Empire forces and the leaders of the New Republic! Then Boba Fett is alive! And the deadly assignments he takes on next will prove he’s still the best of the best! Luke Skywalker establishes a new academy to train the next generation of Jedi Knights — but will he marry Mara Jade, once the Emperor’s greatest assassin? The galaxy mourns the death of an iconic rebel hero — and 25 years after the events of A New Hope, Luke’s New Jedi Order — which now includes Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo’s children — must face the greatest threat since the Sith were defeated: the Yuuzhan Vong!COLLECTING: Star Wars: Crimson Empire (1997) #0-6, Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters - Kenix Kil (1999) #1, Star Wars: Crimson Empire II - Council of Blood (1998) #1-6, Star Wars: Crimson Empire III - Empire Lost (2011) #1-6, Star Wars: Jedi Academy - Leviathan (1998) #1-4, Star Wars: The Mixed-Up Droid (1995) #1, Star Wars: Union (1999) #1-4, Star Wars: Chewbacca (2000) #1-4, Star Wars: Invasion (2009) #0-5, Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues (2010) #1-6, Star Wars: Invasion - Revelations (2011) #1-5, Star Wars Handbook (1998) #2; material from Dark Horse Extra (1998) #21-24; Dark Horse Presents (2011) #1; Star Wars Tales (1999) #8, 11, 16-19, 21Written by Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley, John Wagner, John Ostrander, Kevin Anderson, Michael Stackpole, Darko Macan, Dave Land, John Whitman, Ryder Windham, Jim Pascoe, W. Haden Blackman, Tom Taylor, Mike Hansen, Nathan Butler, Andrew Robinson, Jim Royal, Philip Simon, Chris Cerasi, Jeremy Barlow & MorePenciled by Paul Gulacy, Philip Craig Russell, Javier Saltares, Isaac Buckminster Owens, Christopher Ivy, Randy Emberlin, Cam Kennedy, Dario Carrasco Jr., Robert Teranishi, Dusty Abell, Lucas Marangon, Kris Justice, Will Blyberg, Jordi Ensign, Colin Wilson, Dub, Niko Henrichon, James Raiz, Nuria Peris, Ramon Bachs, Chris Brunner, Steve Crespo, Martin Egeland, Alex Maleev, John Nadeau, Tom Raney, Dave Ross, Pierre-Andre Dery & More
Contributors: (W) Mike Richardson; Randy Stradley (A) Paul Gulacy; Philip Craig Russell (CA) Dave Dorman
Multiple Eagle Award winner Paul Gulacy made history as artist on one of comicdom’s first graphic novels, Eclipse Comics’ Sabre (1978), written by Don McGregor. At Marvel, he collaborated with writer Doug Moench on two incarnations of Master of Kung Fu, two Six from Sirius miniseries and the “Coldblood” feature in Marvel Comics Presents. The two also worked together at DC on Slash Maraud and multiple Batman titles/storylines, and at Dark Horse on James Bond 007: Serpent’s Tooth; he has also drawn Dark Horse adaptations from the Star Wars and Terminator franchises and provided art for an array of series at DC and elsewhere. Gulacy collaborated with writer Cary Bates on Marvel’s True Believers miniseries in 2008.