Star Wars (UK comics) facts for kids
| Editor | Jon Chapple |
|---|---|
| Categories | Sci-fi, action and adventure |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | 26 July 1999; 21 years ago |
| Final issue | July 2014; 6 years ago |
| Company | Titan Magazines |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | Official Website: http://titanmagazines.com/t/star-wars-comic/ |
Star Wars Comic was a British comic book series published monthly by Titan Magazines from 1999 to 2014. For its first five volumes of publication, the title featured comic strips reprinted from Star Wars comics originally published in the United States by Dark Horse Comics. From volume six onwards, each issue featured an original comic strip based on the Star Wars franchise.
Contents
Stories
Reprinted Material
The initial five volumes of Star Wars Comic featured stories re-printed from Dark Horse comics, including the following publications:
- Boba Fett: Overkill
- Dark Times
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars
- Episode I - The Phantom Menace, #1–4
- The Force Unleashed
- General Greivous
- Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Rebellion: My Brother, My Enemy
- Star Wars: Republic
- Star Wars Tales
- X-wing Rogue Squadron
Original Stories
Each issue later featured new and exclusive comic strips based on Star Wars: The Clone Wars, written by Tom DeFalco and Rik Hoskin and with art by Andrés Ponce and Tanya Roberts. Each strip was a stand-alone story, as opposed to the ongoing story arcs of Dark Horse titles. Below is a list of stories featured across volumes five and six of Star Wars Comic:
- Issue 5.13: Orbital Onslaught
- Issue 6.1: Inside Job
- Issue 6.2: Keep The Faith
- Issue 6.3: In Triplicate
- Issue 6.4: The Droid Deception
- Issue 6.5: Terror on the Twilight
- Issue 6.22: Leisure
- 'A Trooper's Tale'
- 'Milk Run to Maarka'
Related titles
Star Wars Galaxy
Titan Comics launched a second monthly Star Wars title named Star Wars Galaxy on 28 October 2010. Similar in format to that of Titan's primary Star Wars title, Galaxy typically featured three strips per issue, each reprinted from US Dark Horse comics. Occasionally, Star Wars Galaxy would run stories which had previously been printed in Titan's original Star Wars comic, such as the Star Wars Tales story "Resurrection". It was printed as a regular-sized comic book, similar to Titan's DC Collector's Edition range which featured titles such as Batman Legends. The title ceased publication in September 2012 with issue 24.
Totally...Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Issue 15 of Titan's Totally... magazine was a one-off special coinciding with the February 2012 3D re-release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. It featured an original comic strip titled 'Duel of the Fates', written by Steve White and pencilled by Will Sliney. The strip featured several panels which could be viewed in stereoscopic 3D with the use of 3D glasses given away free with the magazine.
Star Wars Indsider
Titan Magazines have also published Star Wars Insider, the official magazine of the Star Wars franchise, in the UK since 2007 and continue to do so as of February 2020.
Samplers
Short samples of Star Wars Comic were given away inside Region 2 DVDs of Star Wars: The Clone Wars season 2. Each featured a short comic strip from volume six along with additional content such as episode guides and puzzles. Digital samplers were also released by Titan for the US market.
