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Star Wars: Empire, Volume 2: Darklighter

by Paul Chadwick, Doug Wheatley, Tomas Giorello · 2003

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Before Luke Skywalker, the Rebel Alliance had another hero: Biggs Darklighter. For the first time, the full story of Luke's boyhood friend is revealed; from his departure from Tatooine to attend the Imperial Academy, to his decision to lead a mutiny against the Empire and join the Rebellion, to the fateful attack on the Death Star.

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Writer Paul Chadwick has resurrected scenes that were shot for Star Wars: A New Hope, but which ended up on the cutting room floor, and extrapolated from them the life and times of Luke Skywalker's best friend; and artist Doug Wheatley has produced stunning artwork for one of the most acclaimed Star Warscomics stories ever. An essential companion to A New Hope, and an exciting addition to any Star Warslibrary!

Also included: "The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell," by Chadwick and artist Tomas Giorello. A revealing look at one of the early leaders of the Rebel Alliance; a man haunted by a dark past and driven to a heroic, but self-destructive fate.

Available worldwide from Dark Horse Comics (available in the UK from Titan)

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