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『Dark Empire』で使用されたホロクロンで言及されたキャラクターと出来事は、後にオリジナルの『Tales of the Jedi』シリーズの基礎となりました。
Tom Veitch は、ジョージ ルーカスがさらに 7 年間も作られることのない前作について、何を計画していたかをほとんど知らなかったはずです。 そのため、「選ばれし者」はストーリーと矛盾しているように見えます。
続編の三部作は、後にこのコミックから皇帝の再生のアイデアを使用しました。
前三部作のリリース以前から、拡張ユニバースの貢献者の一部は、パルパティーンを生き返らせるという決定に対する不満を公にしました。 ティモシー・ザーンは『未来の夢』の中で、ルーク・スカイウォーカーが「復活した皇帝」に言及し、マーラ・ジェイドが「どうでもいい」と言い返す、『暗黒帝国』の出来事に言及した会話を載せています。 Personally, I'm not convinced it was actually him".
Veitch was criticized for having many pivotal events occur within a single panel or entirely off-panel, which many fans found jarring, while other fans criticized the resurrection of the saga's main antagonist. However, Lucas himself praised the series according to Tom Veitch.
Media
Issues
Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue
Released issue
Future issue
Story arc
Issue
Title
Publication date
Trade paperback
Hardcover
1
The Destiny of a Jedi
December 12, 1991
Dark Empire May 1, 1993
Dark Empire Trilogy September 15, 2010
2
Devastator of Worlds
February 18, 1992
3
The Battle for Calamari
April 21, 1992
4
Confrontation on the Smugglers' Moon
June 23, 1992
5
Emperor Reborn
August 18, 1992
6
The Fate of a Galaxy
October 20, 1992
Additional collections
Trade paperback
Hardcover
Epic Collection
Dark Empire Third Edition August 27, 2003
Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy September 17, 2008
Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 5 March 23, 2021
"Boba Fett: Mystery Man in Not-So-Shining Armor"—Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 1
The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Shades of Blue and Red on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
Sights and Sounds of Dark Empire on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
The Dark Empire Saga on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
"Blaster"—Star Wars Insider 151
"Of Rebel Dreams and Dark Empires: The Making of a Star Wars Legend"—Star Wars Insider 157
"Of Light and Darkness: The Making of Dark Empire – Part II"—Star Wars Insider 158
How Dark Empire Kickstarted Star Wars Comics for a New Generation on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
Star Wars: The Comics Companion
Cronin, Brian (2007-29-11). Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #131. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved on August 31, 2020.
Dark Empire Sourcebook
Vasseur, Richard (2007-04-02). Jazma Online: Interview with Tom Veitch. Jazma Online. Archived from the original on February 13, 2007. Retrieved on August 31, 2020.
Ness, Alex (2003-12-03). Star Wars Comics Group Interview. Underground Online. Archived from the original on June 3, 2004. Retrieved on January 4, 2019.
The Dark Empire saga
Comics
Dark Empire:
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Dark Empire II:
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6
Empire's End: 1 · 2
Collected editions
Dark Empire (3rd ed.) · Dark Empire II (2nd ed.) Empire's End · Dark Empire Trilogy Epic Collection
Audiobooks
Dark Empire · Dark Empire II · Empire's End Dark Empire: The Collector's Edition