Star Wars: Clone Wars (comics) explained

Star Wars: Clone Wars or The Clone Wars are titles of various series of comics set in the Star Wars universe during the Clone Wars conflict. Dark Horse Comics published a nine-volume series of trade paperbacks (2003–2006) collecting various comics dealing with the conflict, a ten-volume graphic-novella series titled Clone Wars: Adventures (2004–2007) in the style of the 2D animated series, and both a monthly comic book series (2008–2010) and a quarterly graphic-novella series (2008–2013) tying into the 3D animated series. A series of webcomics were also released on starwars.com (2008-2011).[1]

Trade paperbacks (2003–2006)

See main article: Star Wars: Republic. The parts of the series are as follows.

Clone Wars: Volume 1 – The Defense of Kamino

The events in this story take place between two and three months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones).

This trade paperback collects Republic 49 and 50 and Jedi: Mace Windu.

Clone Wars: Volume 2 – Victories and Sacrifices

The events in this story take place between ten weeks and five months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Attack of the Clones)

This trade paperback collects Republic 51 to 53 and Jedi: Shaak Ti.

Clone Wars: Volume 3 – Last Stand on Jabiim

The events in this story take place between six and seventeen months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Attack of the Clones)

This trade paperback collects Republic 55 to 59.

Clone Wars: Volume 4 – Light and Dark

The events in this story take place between six and seventeen months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Attack of the Clones)

This trade paperback collects Republic 54, Jedi: Aayla Secura and Jedi: Dooku, and Republic 63.

Clone Wars: Volume 5 – The Best Blades

The events in this story take place between fifteen and seventeen months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Attack of the Clones)

This trade paperback collects Republic 61, 64, 60, 62 and Jedi: Yoda.

Clone Wars: Volume 6 – On The Fields of Battle

The events in this story take place beginning seventeen months after the Battle of Geonosis (as seen in Attack of the Clones)

This trade paperback collects Republic 65 to 71.

Clone Wars: Volume 7 – When They Were Brothers

The events in this story begin five months before Revenge of the Sith.

This trade paperback collects Obsession 1 to 5 and the 2005 Free Comic Book Day special

Clone Wars: Volume 8 – Last Siege, The Final Truth

The events in this story begin six months before Revenge of the Sith.

This trade paperback collects Republic 72 to 77.

Clone Wars: Volume 9 – Endgame

The events in this story begin during the events of Revenge of the Sith

This trade paperback collects Republic 81 to 83, 79 and 80 and one-shot Purge.

Clone Wars: Adventures (2004–2007)

Clone Wars: Adventures ran from 2004 to 2007 and features art based on the 2D animated series (2003–2005). The volumes are numbered 1–10 and not individually titled.[2]

Monthly series (2008–2010)

The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic

Tie in to TV Series:

Clone Trooper Waxer, from the episodes "Innocents of Ryloth" and "Landing at Point Rain", makes a brief cameo in this comic.

The Clone Wars: In Service of the Republic

Tie in to TV series:

Brings back clone commander Wolffe. It tells how Wolffe lost his eye when he is seen in "Grievous Intrigue". This is also the first time he is seen in clone armor with a wolf emblazoned on his helmet. Also, Clone trooper Sinker, from the "Rising Malevolence" episode makes a brief cameo in the book.

The Clone Wars: Hero of the Confederacy

Graphic novellas (2008–2013)

The Clone Wars: Shipyards of Doom

The Clone Wars: Crash Course

The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan

The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny

The Clone Wars: Deadly Hands of Shon-Ju

The Clone Wars: The Starcrusher Trap

The Clone Wars: Strange Allies

The Clone Wars: The Enemy Within

The Clone Wars: The Sith Hunters

The Clone Wars: Defenders of the Lost Temple

The Clone Wars: The Smuggler's Code

Webcomics (2008–2011)

The first comics were released coinciding with Season One.[4] To bridge the arc between the seasons, several comics titled Hunting the Hunters and corresponding online games were released. For the second and third seasons, the comics developed into an ongoing story of its own occasionally weaving into the TV series' storylines.[5] A collection, Star Wars: Tales from The Clone Wars Webcomic Collection Season 1, was published by Dreams and Visions Press with Dark Horse Books in 2010.[6]

Season One

Photo comics

See also

References

  1. Web site: The Clone Wars Web Comics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081003201513/http://www.starwars.com/clonewars/comic/ . 2008-10-03 . StarWars.com .
  2. Web site: Search :: Dark Horse Comics. October 30, 2019. Dark Horse.
  3. Web site: Star Wars: The Clone Wars #10 -- Hero of the Confederacy part 1 :: Profile :: Dark Horse Comics.
  4. Web site: 2008-08-07 . This Fall: Clone Wars Web Comics . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080809083639/https://www.starwars.com/vault/books/news20080807cwc.html . 2008-08-09 . 2023-02-03 . starwars.com.
  5. Web site: 2009-10-01 . New Clone Wars Web Comic Tells Original Tale . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100305172145/https://www.starwars.com/theclonewars/news20091001comics/index.html . 2010-03-05 . 2023-02-03 . starwars.com.
  6. Web site: 2010-05-14 . First Look: Star Wars: Tales from The Clone Wars . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110913070028/https://www.starwars.com/theclonewars/webcomics_collected/index.html . 2011-09-13 . 2023-02-03 . starwars.com.

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