Attack on the Jedi Younglings !

How many bad deeds can be justified by one good deed? In order to help his friend Bomo Greenbark, Jedi Dass Jennir has been forced into a series of questionable actions--and none is more potentially destructive than the one he now contemplates. Or is this the true genius of Palpatine's evil? The Jedi, their status destroyed and their order broken, must now become outlaws and lawbreakers in order to do what was once considered their duty. The dark times have barely begun, and already Dass Jennir is so engulfed in darkness, he wonders if he will ever find his way back!

As the crew of the Uhumelé heads for what they hope will be a big payday, Bomo Greenbark learns the reasons why pilot Crys Taanzer hates not just the Republic and the Empire, but even the Jedi. Events during the Clone Wars forced her to make a decision that she has lived to regret. And, though she cannot know it, her decision has had ramifications for Jedi Master K'Kruhk, as well. But the real danger still lies ahead, as betrayal is piled upon betrayal. In the dark times, putting your trust in anyone, it seems, means putting your life on the line!

Together with their old friend Dass Jennir and a new Jedi acquaintance, the crew of the Uhumele is plotting to take down the Galactic Emperor’s second in command, Darth Vader! For this foolproof plan, they’ll be offering something the Dark Lord won’t be able to resist: Jedi. Collects Star Wars: Dark Times—A Spark Remains #1–#5.

Reunited with the ragtag crew of the Uhumele, Jedi Dass Jennir is surprised to find them plotting with another Jedi to take down the iron fist of the new Galactic Empire—Darth Vader himself! Having only just found love and a reason to live, Jennir is reluctant to join—but their plan may be too good to pass up . . .

The crew of the Uhumele have a plan to strike at the heart of the newly formed Galactic Empire—Darth Vader himself! While they seek a certain Jedi to join their cause, secrets among the crew begin to form cracks in their alliance. Could their plan be over before it’s begun? Elsewhere, Vader trains an assassin for Jedi hunting!

Darth Vader readies an assassin for Jedi hunting while scouring the galaxy for hidden prey. Elsewhere, the Uhumele’s crew plots to strike down the Dark Lord himself, but the revelation of their own life-or-death secrets threatens to unravel everything!

Darth Vader is on the trail of one Jedi—little does he know that even more Jedi are aware of his search and his impending arrival on their planet. The Jedi and their friends are waiting with a trap to end Vader for good. But this is a dark lord of the Sith they will be battling—and nothing is certain! Darth Vader is on the trail of one Jedi—little does he know that even more Jedi are aware of his search and his impending arrival on their planet. The Jedi and their friends are waiting with a trap to end Vader for good. But this is a dark lord of the Sith they will be battling—and nothing is certain!

The fight is on! Darth Vader and his numerous forces are besieged with death traps. A showdown with the Jedi who lured Vader to this doom is inevitable—and now Darth Vader is angry. Do not underestimate the power of an angry Sith!

The biggest Star Wars story of 2008 comes to the era of the Empire as Darth Vader's pursuit of power releases a force unlike any he's ever witnessed! Beginning the second phase in a yearlong, galaxy-changing storyline, part five of "Vector" puts the smuggling crew of the Uhumele in their toughest predicament yet, puts Darth Vader in a traitor's sights, and potentially puts the entire galaxy at risk!

Quelques mois après l'avènement de l'Empire. En ces temps obscurs, le Jedi Dass Jennir est devenu un fugitif. Rejeté par son ami Bomo pour l'avoir privé de sa vengeance, il est désormais contraint de travailler pour un sordide trafiquant. Pendant ce temps, à l'autre bout de la Galaxie, Dark Vador apprend que son espérance de vie dépendra de sa capacité à suivre les ordres de son Maître à la lettre.

Picking up where the two-part story on Myspace/DarkHorsePresents leaves off, Dass Jennir begins his first job since the destruction of the Jedi Order only to discover that the job description he was given is not entirely accurate. Facing great odds is all in a day's work for a Jedi, but Jennir isn't a Jedi anymore and his lightsaber must stay hidden. Meanwhile, Darth Vader returns to Coruscant and must face his master-and fallout from the events in the "Vector" crossover!

The miasma of the dark times following the rise of the Empire entangles both the high and the low. Darth Vader comes to a realization about how short his future might be if he doesn't follow his master's every command. While half a galaxy away, Dass Jennir, who has kept his Jedi past a secret from his employer, discovers that his employer hasn't been completely honest with him, either. The job Jennir has been hired to do is only part of what needs to be done, and a Jedi never leaves a job half-finished -- even if it means fighting ten-to-one odds!

Caught between two rival factions, former Jedi Dass Jennir has only one option left-play both sides against one another and hope that neither side tumbles to his plan! "Drawn with a gritty realism . . ." -School Library Journal

Three months after the events in Revenge of the Sith... In a time when all Jedi are fugitives, surviving Jedi Dass Jennir is trying to live as an outlaw without actually becoming one. Accepting a job from a mysterious beauty, Jennir sets out to rid her town of a gang of slave runners. But when he finds that his employer hasn't been completely honest with him, he begins to doubt the course she's set him on. Outlaw or not, there's one thing he knows for certain: he has vowed to save this town -- and a Jedi never gives up! Meanwhile, Darth Vader makes a discovery that has him questioning his own future and the plans of Emperor Palpatine. There are many questions and few answers in these dark times!

Betrayed, beaten, and half drowned, former Jedi Dass Jennir clings to life while the town he vowed to save is torn by gang warfare. His only allies have been imprisoned, tortured, or shot. It looks like the bad guys might win this time . . . except for one thing: a Jedi never gives up. Bad-assery on an epic scale!

In a time when all Jedi are fugitives, surviving Jedi Dass Jennir is trying to live as an outlaw without actually becoming one. Accepting a job from a mysterious beauty, Jennir sets out to rid her town of a gang of slave runners. But when he finds that his employer hasn't been completely honest with him, he begins to doubt the course she's set him on. Outlaw or not, there's one thing he knows for certain: he has vowed to save this town -- and a Jedi never gives up! Meanwhile, Darth Vader makes a discovery that has him questioning his own future and the plans of Emperor Palpatine. There are many questions and few answers in these dark times! Collects Star Wars: Dark Times #13-#17. The first two volumes of Star Wars: Dark Times have combined to sell over 27,000 copies! Explore the uncharted Star Wars era between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope in Star Wars: Dark Times!

Bomo Greenbark and the smuggler crew of the Uhumelé are caught in the crossfire between two criminal gangs, both of whom want what the crew has. But Captain Heren still has one trick left to play-and it will result in a dangerous surprise for Jedi Master K'Kruhk, who is half a galaxy away and who believes himself to be out of peril. These are the dark times, and nobody gets away easy--if they even get out alive!

Darth Vader confronts the legacy of the ancient Sith--and the ancient Jedi--as the Star Wars event of the year concludes its second chapter! Bomo Greenbark and the crew of the Uhumele find themselves unwilling witnesses to a conflict between good and evil . . . and eviler! The outcome of this battle will affect not only their lives, but could change the fate of the galaxy forever. In his search for power, has Vader taken on more than he can handle? * This is the second phase of "Vector," a 12-part storyline that will run through every Star Wars title, from Knights of the Old Republic, to Dark Times, to Rebellion, to Legacy.

Despite his acceptance of the Sith ways, Darth Vader is shocked to find the Empire-and himself-complicit in an evil he thought he had put behind him . . . A Separatist freedom fighter deals with the realization that the sacrifice made by his brothers-in-arms has been for nothing-and that their families are paying the price for their resistance. The crew of a smuggler's ship is forced to take sides in a conflict they have sought to avoid--and which has already changed the course of all their lives. The dawn of the Empire plunges the galaxy into dark times, and every direction leads to danger! Moving into the new, unexplored territory of the time period immediately following Revenge of the Sith. References the events in the Del Rey novel Dark Lord.

La Grande Purge des Jedi a commencé après l'Ordre 66, exécuté à la fin de la Guerre des Clones. Dark Vador - en fidèle bras armé de l'Empereur Palpatine - poursuit sa traque des derniers Chevaliers. Le Maître Jedi K'Krukh est tout juste parvenu à s'échapper avec un groupe de jeunes Padawans à bord d'une navette endommagée. Mais leur futur reste pour le moins incertain...

n Coruscant, Darth Vader continues his obsession with ending all Jedi. Across the galaxy, Jedi Master K’Kruhk is on the run with a group of young Padawans. Forced to land on an Imperial-run planet, they hide with other refugees. Immediately, K’Kruhk senses something wrong. They must sneak away, and hope that they can escape the Empire . . .

Jedi Master K’Kruhk is on the run with a group of young Padawans. In a galaxy suddenly hunting Jedi, they are forced to land on an Imperial-run planet, hiding in the refugee camp, among other beings who were displaced by the Clone Wars. But K’Kruhk senses there is something wrong!

Darth Vader grooms a new tool for the Empire—a new assassin. Meanwhile, Jedi Master K’Kruhk flees across the countryside with a group of young Padawans. His hope is to find a safe haven and prevent the impressionable younglings from experiencing any more tragedy. But tragedy is exactly what awaits them . . .

As Jedi Master K’Kruhk and a band of Padawans distance themselves from the Empire’s refugee camp, they discover a deadly secret the local militia is keeping from their Imperial masters! Now, marked for death by both factions, they must find a place of safety. But how does one escape the dark times?

Jedi Master K’Kruhk goes to war against the soldiers of a local militia in order to give the Padawans he’s vowed to protect a chance to escape. But the Padawans have encountered a new, unexpected danger in the forest. What’s worse is that the Empire has become suspicious of the militia’s activities and is bringing in troops to investigate. The Force is a powerful ally, but even a Jedi Master can’t fight a battle on three fronts!

Jedi Master K’Kruhk’s fight with militia soldiers comes to an abrupt end—with the appearance of not one, but two unexpected allies. The refuge he and his Padawans have sought may be in sight . . . but a shadow from within their own ranks bodes a perilous future.

These are dark times indeed, when even the noblest of undertakings must rely on stealth, deception, and possibly the betrayal and abandonment of friends and loved ones. Events have led Jedi Dass Jennir and his companion Bomo Greenbark to the planet Orvax-slave marketplace to the galaxy. There they face not only danger from the slavers and the Empire, but they must confront the awful truth that their goal may be beyond their reach. Meanwhile, Darth Vader must deal with some unpleasant realities-and memories-of his own. Though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith, even he must bow before the power of the Emperor.

Le Chevalier Jedi Dass Jennir et son compagnon d'infortune Bomo Vertemousse viennent d'échapper aux massacres qui ont mis fin à la Guerre des Clones. Cependant, la famille de Bomo a disparu, et les deux amis se lancent à sa recherche dans un monde devenu plus dangereux que jamais. Dark Vador, le Seigneur Noir des Sith, doit quant à lui apprendre à plier sous la volonté du nouvel Empereur Palpatine.

In the last days of the Clone Wars, Jedi Master K'Kruhk finds his fate altered by Order 66 in ways he could not have imagined. Now it is not just his own life that depends on his skills, but the lives of many. Elsewhere in the galaxy, Bomo Greenbark and the crew of the smuggler vessel Uhumele are being pursued by the Empire, even as they head for a potentially dangerous rendezvous. Two separate tracks, each leading to one impossible choice that will change the futures of everyone involved!

Everyone wants fugitive Jedi Dass Jennir. An assassin is hot on his heels, Darth Vader is also in the race to find him, and even the outlaw crew of the Uhumele are searching for their former companion. But for Jennir and his “partner” Ember Chankeli, those are distant concerns as they endure a scorching desert trek and an attack by deadly land pirates! Even under a blazing sun, these are dark times! Collects Star Wars: Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness #1–#5.

Vader faces a mysterious new foe! Darth Vader confronts a deadly assassin...the outlaw crew of the Uhumele arrives at the scene of Jedi Dass Jennir's last adventure-but Jennir is already gone...and half a galaxy away, Imperial fighters are shot out of the sky by an "unarmed" pleasure craft... Return to the dark times, that uncharted era of Star Wars history when the Empire was new and the Jedi were hunted by Darth Vader!

Everyone is after fugitive Jedi Dass Jennir. An assassin broke into an Imperial facility seeking information about Jennir's whereabouts, and the specifics of what was stolen have put Darth Vader on Jennir's trail-with the Emperor's blessing! Even the outlaw crew of the Uhumele are searching for their erstwhile companion.

Caged fury! Desert raiders have captured Ember Chankeli, only to discover they have a tiger who can't be tamed! Worse for them: they have a Jedi on their trail! But Jedi Master Dass Jennir had better watch his back, because a mysterious assassin and Darth Vader both want his head!

Wanted: Dass Jennir, dead or deader! The mystery man is revealed! If Boba Fett is the man you call when you want someone captured, Falco Sang is the one to call when you want someone dead. Sang has been on Dass Jennir's trail for months, and now the Jedi is in his sights. But Sang isn't the only one searching for Jennir, and he should be careful that he doesn't come between Jennir and Darth Vader!

In a desert wasteland, it comes to a showdown. Using Jedi Dass Jennir's friend Ember Chankeli as a pawn and his own tracking droid as a secret weapon, cold-blooded assassin Falco Sang believes he has the contest rigged. But what he hasn't counted on is not one, but three willing sacrifices. How can you win against opponents who will risk everything? And even if Sang wins, he still has one big problem: Darth Vader! - Duel in the desert!

Le Maître K'Kruhk brave tous les dangers pour préserver la vie des jeunes Padawans sous sa protection. Le Jedi trouve un havre de paix dans un coin reculé de la Galaxie, mais loin de là, le drame qui secoue l'existence de Bomo Vertemousse pourrait avoir de sérieuses répercussions sur la mission de sauvetage du Maître Jedi.

At the dawn of the Galactic Empire, two beings a galaxy apart will do the unthinkable to save those in their care, only to risk losing themselves in the process. After Order 66 forces Jedi Master K'Kruhk to take desperate measures in defense of some Padawan younglings, he believes he has found for them a peaceful oasis in an oppressed galaxy. But little does K'Kruhk know, a far away drama involving Bomo Greenbark and the smuggling crew of the Uhumele will alter his future forever. Meanwhile, these dark times have taken much from Bomo Greenbark, but he cannot-will not-let it take his new-found friends. No matter what it takes, Bomo will fight to his last breath. * Collects Star Wars Dark Times #6-10. * Cover art by Douglas Wheatley!

A resolute few fight for their lives-and the lives of their friends-in a final fight with serious consequences for those left standing. Confronted with a nightmare scenario, Jedi Master K'Kruhk is thrust into a battle unlike any he has ever faced. To save those in his care, he may be forced to lose himself. Elsewhere, Bomo Greenbark unleashes an unrivaled fury upon the captors of the crew of the Uhumelé. His friends will have their freedom, and he will have his revenge!

Jedi Dass Jennir and his companion Bomo Greenbark survived the Clone Wars, but the fate of Bomo's wife and daughter remains a mystery. The two friends are determined to find them, but their path leads them from danger to darkness-where each of them stands to lose more than they may hope to gain. Meanwhile, Darth Vader must deal with some unpleasant realities-and memories-of his own. Though he is a Dark Lord of the Sith, even he must bow before the power of the Emperor. * Collecting issues #1-#5 of the newest and darkest series in the Star Wars line! * Ties into the events in the novel Star Wars: Dark Lord by James Luceno.

It's the end of a quest, but not the end of the road. Yet paths diverge, alliances are split, and doing the right thing has become a betrayal. The chaos of the Clone Wars and the darkness of Palpatine's Empire have allowed a smaller, more personal-but no less deadly-evil to flourish, and confronting it changes everything. After all he's done, can Dass Jennir still call himself a Jedi? After all that has happened, can Bomo Greenbark find the strength to go on? The first story arc set in this new, uncharted era of Star Wars history reaches an unexpected conclusion. Quite possibly the darkest Star Wars story you'll ever read! * Moving into the new, unexplored territory of the time period immediately following Revenge of the Sith.

Traqué par Dark Vador, le maître Jedi Dass Jennir se réfugie dans le désert. Alors qu'il pense avoir trouvé un peu de répit, une de ses amies est enlevée par des marchands d'esclaves. Il n'a d'autre choix que de sortir de l'ombre... De la construction de l'Empire à la survie d'un Jedi en cavale, Dark Times nous offre la chronique de l'après Guerre des Clones.

Le maître Jedi Dass Jennir se retrouve associé à l'équipage de contrebandiers de l'Uhumele et à une nouvelle recrue Jedi. Le voilà embarqué dans un complot visant à faire tomber le bras armé du nouvel Empire, Dark Vador lui-même ! Leur plan semble trop parfait pour échouer... Dernier tome de la série qui offre la chronique de l'après- Guerre des Clones, de la construction de l'Empire à la survie d'un Jedi en cavale.

"Vector," an event with repercussions for every era and every hero in the Star Wars galaxy begins here! In Chapter One Knights of the Old Republic Volume Five, a terrible vision reaching far into the future alerts the secret Jedi Covenant to the importance of Taris. They activate operative Celeste Morne. She encounters a monstrous threat, an ancient Sith artifact, an army of Mandalorians, and Zayne Carrick, the Padawan accused of killing his fellow students! Then, over 4,000 years into the future, Chapter Two of "Vector"--Volume Three of Dark Times--crosses into the period immediately following the events in Revenge of the Sith. The unfortunate misfit crew of the Uhumele is thrown into the path of Darth Vader and the now, ancient Jedi Master, Celeste! Both Sith and smugglers will not leave this meeting without grave consequences. For anyone who never knew where to start with Star Wars comics, "Vector" is the perfect introduction to the entire Star Wars line! * Collects Knights of the Old Republic #25-28 and Dark Times #11-12.

"For over a thousand generations the Jedi Knights were the guardians of peace and justice in the Old Republic. Before the dark times, before the Empire." --Ben Kenobi The dark times are here. Even as the worlds of the former Republic are drawn into the iron grip of Palpatine's Empire, the galaxy seems adrift in a sea of chaos, lawlessness, and despair. On Coruscant, Darth Vader waits for his Master to reveal his vision for the future. But is there a plan beyond obtaining power? On New Plympto, Jedi Master Dass Jennir leads a Nosaurian army in a war they have already lost. Is this what it now means to be a Jedi? Dark Times #1 is the gateway to a new era in Star Wars history, an era where the future is grim, evil is on the rise, and all paths seem to lead nowhere . . . Moving into the new, unexplored territory of the time period immediately following Revenge of the Sith. References the events in the Del Rey novel Dark Lord.