Star Wars: Dark Times
Art by Douglas Wheatley
Dark Times is a 2006, 33 issue (32 + a 'zero issue') comic book mini-series published by Dark Horse Comics. It is part of their 30th anniversary retooling of its long-running Star Wars series of comics, replacing Star Wars: Republic.
The first issue was released on November 8, 2006, and is written by Mick Harrison from a plot by Welles Hartley.
The series is set in the Star Wars galaxy shortly after the events in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, and about 19 years before Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. The story begins in the days following the events in Purge by John Ostrander, and intertwines with the events of Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader by James Luceno.
Main characters
- Dass Jennir: Human Male, Jedi, Escaped the Jedi Purge
- Bomo Greenbark: Nosaurian, Fought for the Separatist movement. Rescued Jennir after the purge. Many of his clan were killed by the Empire's clone army; the survivors were sold into slavery, including his mate and daughter.
- Captain Schurk-Heren: Yarkora. Captain of the Uhumele.
- Mezgraph: Togorian. Crew member. A former slave, he still bears the mark on his shoulder, but often covers it.
- Ko Vakier: A swordsman with a distinguished sense of honor. He comes from a race known only as the Blood Carvers.
- Janks: Phindian. The crew's chief engineer.
- Meekerdin-maa, aka. "Ratty": Tintinnan. The crew's technician.
- Crys Taanzer: Human Female. The crew's pilot
- Kennan Taanzer: Human Male Jedi Padawan, Son of Crys. Stranded on remote moon with Master K'kruhk and several other younglings.
- Master K'kruhk: One of the jedi who escaped the purge. He is stranded on a remote moon somewhere near Kessel. He is the master of Kennan Taanzer.
- Lynaliskar K'ra Snyffulnimatta aka. "Sniffles": Elomin. The crew's navigator.
- Mesa Greenbark: Bomo's mate.
- Resa Greenbark: Bomo's daughter.
- Uhumele: the central ship in the series. A medium sized freighter, with enough firepower to combat a small squadron of fighter craft. Possibly a pirate ship, but more likely a smuggling vessel.
- Darth Vader: Human Sith Lord. The former Anakin Skywalker, reeling from the injuries he suffered during Revenge of the Sith and haunted by his past, wonders about his place in the newly declared Empire.
- Palpatine/Darth Sidious: Human Sith Lord. The new Emperor of the galaxy works to destroy the last vestiges of the Separatists, and tries to keep his new apprentice from succumbing to self-pity.
- Dezeno Qua: A wealthy male human who enjoys eating foreign species. He ate Resa Greenbark.
- Orso Meeto: A well known slave trader on the slave planet Orvax IV. He sold Resa Greenbark to Dezeno Qua.
Character Deaths
- Mesa Greenbark: Killed by guards because her daughter (Resa) was being sold.
- Resa Greenbark: Killed and then consumed by Dezeno Qua.
- Dezeno Qua: Killed by Dass Jennir.
- Orso Meeto: Killed by Dass Jennir.
The Dark Times Team
- Story: Welles Hartley
- Script: Mick Harrison
- Art: Doug Wheatley, Dave Ross, Lui Antonio
- Color: Ronda Pattison, Alex Wald, Dave McCaig
- Letter: Michael David Thomas, Michael Heisler
- Cover Art: Doug Wheatley, Zack Howard, Brad Anderson, Travis Charest
Issues
- Dark Times #1: The Path to Nowhere, Part 1 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Nov 2006) $2.99
- Dark Times #2: The Path to Nowhere, Part 2 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Jan 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #3: The Path to Nowhere, Part 3 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, May 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #4: The Path to Nowhere, Part 4 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Jul 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #5: The Path to Nowhere, Part 5 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Oct 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #6: Parallels, Part 1 of 5 (Color 40 Pages, Oct 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #7: Parallels, Part 2 of 5 (Color 40 Pages, Dec 2007) $2.99
- Dark Times #8: Parallels, Part 3 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Jan 2008) $2.99
- Dark Times #9: Parallels, Part 4 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Feb 2008) $2.99
- Dark Times #10: Parallels, Part 5 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Apr 2008) $2.99
- Dark Times #11: Vector, Part 5 of 12 (Color 40 pages, May 2008) $2.99
- Dark Times #12: Vector, Part 6 of 12 (Color 40 pages, Jun 2008) $2.99
- Dark Times #0: Blue Harvest, Prologue (Color 40 pages, Aug 2009) $2.99
- Dark Times #13: Blue Harvest, Part 1 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Apr 2009) $2.99
- Dark Times #14: Blue Harvest, Part 2 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Aug 2009) $2.99
- Dark Times #15: Blue Harvest, Part 3 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Jan 2010) $2.99
- Dark Times #16: Blue Harvest, Part 4 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Apr 2010) $2.99
- Dark Times #17: Blue Harvest, Part 5 of 5 (Color 40 pages, Jun 2010) $2.99
- Dark Times #18: Out of the Wilderness, Part 1 of 5 (Color 40 Pages, Aug 2011) $2.99
- Dark Times #19: Out of the Wilderness, Part 2 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Sep 2011) $2.99
- Dark Times #20: Out of the Wilderness, Part 3 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Nov 2011) $2.99
- Dark Times #21: Out of the Wilderness, Part 4 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Feb 2012) $2.99
- Dark Times #22: Out of the Wilderness, Part 5 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Apr 2012) $3.50
- Dark Times #23: Fire Carrier, Part 1 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Feb 2013) $2.99
- Dark Times #24: Fire Carrier, Part 2 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Mar 2013) $2.99
- Dark Times #25: Fire Carrier, Part 3 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Apr 2013) $2.99
- Dark Times #26: Fire Carrier, Part 4 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, May 2013) $2.99
- Dark Times #27: Fire Carrier, Part 5 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Jun 2013) $2.99
- Dark Times #28: A Spark Remains, Part 1 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Jul 2013) $3.50
- Dark Times #29: A Spark Remains, Part 2 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Aug 2013) $3.50
- Dark Times #30: A Spark Remains, Part 3 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Sep 2013) $3.50
- Dark Times #31: A Spark Remains, Part 4 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Oct 2013) $3.50
- Dark Times #32: A Spark Remains, Part 5 of 5 (Color 32 Pages, Nov 2013) $3.50
Trade Paperbacks
- The Path to Nowhere ....(#s 1-5) - $17.95
- Parallels ......................(#s 6-10) - $17.95
- Vector .........................(#s 11-12 & KotOR 25-28) - $17.95
- Blue Harvest ................(#s 13-17 & #0) - $17.95
- Out of the Wilderness....(#s 18-22) - $17.99
- Fire Carrier ...................(#s 23-27) - $18.99
- A Spark Remains ...................(#s 28-32) - $19.99
- Omnibus: Dark Times Volume 1 (#s 0-12 & Republic #79-80) - $24.99
Story Arcs
- The Path to Nowhere #1-5
- Parallels #6-10
- Dark Times: Vector #11-12 (#5-6 of Vector)
- Dark Times: Blue Harvest #13-17 & #0
- Dark Times: Out of the Wilderness #18-22
- Dark Times: Fire Carrier #23-27
- Dark Times: A Spark Remains #28-32
External links
- Dark Horse Listing
- Dark Horse Press Release
- Announcement on Dark Horse Message Boards
- April 2007 Interview with Douglas Wheatley for Sequential Tart Webzine
- Wookieepedia entry
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