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Comic Books & Graphic Novels
TITLE: |
Tales of the Jedi -
alternate versions |
CREATOR(S): |
Tom
Veitch & Kevin J. Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Alternate plan for the Tales of the Jedi storyline by Dark Horse Comics. |
SUMMARY: |
Tom
Veitch had a different story concept revealing the final fate of Ulic
Quel-Droma, which was consequently resolved in Redemption. Ulic is a lone
darksider and ends up being truly evil and dies. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4 |
TITLE: |
Prelude to Rebellion #0 |
CREATOR(S): |
Pete
Janes (writer), John Nadeau & Jordi Ensign (pencils) |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics (December 1998) |
DESCRIPTION: |
Formerly online comic book |
SUMMARY: |
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MORE INFO: |
Published here! |
TITLE: |
Jedi Council |
CREATOR(S): |
unknown |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
comic series of 12 one-shot comic books each featuring a member of the
prequel era Jedi Council. Replaced by Jedi Council: Acts of War. |
SUMMARY: |
Featuring: Yoda, Mace Windu, Yaddle, Eeth Koth, Yarael Poof, Saesee
Tiin, Adi Gallia, Oppo Rancisis,
Even Piell, Ki-Adi-Mundi, Plo Koon, Depa Billaba. |
SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Jedi: Barriss Offee |
CREATOR(S): |
John
Ostrander (writer), Jan Duursema (pencils) |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
comic book one-shot featuring Barriss Offee. |
SUMMARY: |
The
storyline for Jedi: Barriss Offee eventually became Show of Force [SW
Republic #65-66], and it was changed to focus more on Mace Windu and
company rather than the original concept with Barriss Offee. John
Ostrander felt it was more in line with Mace Windu's character. |
SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Bungo n' Rusti Get the Record! |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
Bungo
Bung and his female-programmed droid Rusti get into a smuggling race with
Unga G’Lunga, to see how fast it can take them to haul cargo to an end
destination. Nevertheless, the
ironic fate is, in the end, both get equal times. |
SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Biggs Darklighter: Blaze of
Glory |
CREATOR(S): |
Andy
Mangels |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics / Topps |
DESCRIPTION: |
One-shot comic story to appear in an issue of the cancelled Star Wars
Galaxy magazine |
SUMMARY: |
Biggs
Darklighter leaves his farm on Tatooine for the Imperial Academy. Before
long, he and his classmates become Imperial fugitives after staging a
mutiny on the Imperial vessel ‘Rand Ecliptic’. Once he joins the
Rebellion, he meets up with his long time friend Luke Skywalker, and the
two fight side by side at the Battle of Yavin; where Biggs is killed in a
blaze of glory by Darth Vader. |
SOURCE INFO: |
TheForce.Net interview with Andy Mangels |
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TITLE: |
Al Williamson newspaper
ANH adaptation |
CREATOR(S): |
Al
Williamson |
PUBLISHER: |
L.A.
Times Syndicate |
DESCRIPTION: |
Unpublished newspaper comic strip adaptation of ANH |
SUMMARY: |
"Al
[Williamson] drew two weeks [12-day's worth] of Star
Wars dailies in 1978 that
were never published. For various reasons, Al didn't do the strip then,
and plans to adapt the first film as a lead-in [for a potential daily LA
Times Syndicate Star
Wars comic strip] were
dropped by Lucasfilm." (From The
Art of Al Williamson, James van Hise, Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc.,
1983) |
SOURCE INFO: |
The Art of Al
Williamson, James van Hise, Blue Dolphin Enterprises, Inc., 1983
Star Wars Literature Compendium: The Scourge of the Empire - Rebellion on
the Run |
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TITLE: |
Unpublished Russ
Manning newspaper comic strips |
CREATOR(S): |
Russ
Manning |
PUBLISHER: |
L.A.
Times Syndicate |
DESCRIPTION: |
Unpublished newspaper comic strips |
SUMMARY: |
Several
unpublished strips have been uncovered:
- A one-day rough sketch for
the opening Sunday strip
- 2-day's worth of Star Wars dailies
from "Gamblers' World," in which Luke, Leia, and the droids are on a
roller coaster on Vorzyd V
- 6-day's
worth of Star Wars dailies
of an unpublished episode in which Luke and the droids attempt to unmask a
Tusken Radier |
SOURCE INFO: |
Star Wars Literature Compendium: The Scourge of the Empire - Rebellion on
the Run |
MORE INFO: |
Coming
Soon from Marvel! |
TITLE: |
101 Neks |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
Bungo
Bung is given the strangest and probably hardest job of his career — take
care of over a hundred dangerous nek puppies in order to smuggle them off
Tatooine. However, it is not
as easy as it sounds… |
SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Bungo n' Rusti On Strike! |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
Protesting the unfair SoroSuub company, Bungo Bung and Rusti find
themselves targets of Mephout bounty hunter Klehoora Foon… |
SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Castaways |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
After a
crash - landing, Bungo Bung and Rusti find themselves stranded on an
unknown planet, with no rescue teams in sight and limited supplies… |
SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Bungo n' Rusti Join
the Rebellion?!! Part I |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
When
Nien Nunb intercepts their cargo, Bungo Bung and Rusti may be forced into
doing the last resort — joining the Rebellion… |
SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Bungo n' Rusti Join
the Rebellion?!! Part II |
CREATOR(S): |
James
Anderson |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
comic to potentially appear in an issue of the Star Wars Adventure
Journal, however since Dark Horse Comics had the sole license to Star Wars
comics the Bungo n' Rusti strips were halted. |
SUMMARY: |
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SOURCE INFO: |
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Bungo & Rusti Star Wars Comics |
TITLE: |
Ewoks #15 |
CREATOR(S): |
David
Manak |
PUBLISHER: |
Star
Comics (Marvel Comics) |
DESCRIPTION: |
The
Ewoks comic series was cancelled after #14. Rumor has it that issue #15
may have been in preparation at the time. |
SUMMARY: |
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SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Bounty Hunters |
CREATOR(S): |
Andy
Mangels |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
comic series of one-shots featuring the bounty hunters from The Empire
Strikes Back |
SUMMARY: |
Featuring: Dengar, Bossk, 4-LOM, Zuckuss, IG-88 |
SOURCE INFO: |
TheForce.Net interview with Andy Mangels |
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TITLE: |
Star Wars 3-D #4-7 |
CREATOR(S): |
Len
Wein & John Stephenson |
PUBLISHER: |
Blackthorne Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Cancelled continuation of the 3-D comic book series. Issue #4 was fully
completed. One issue may have been titled "The Spies of Botha". |
SUMMARY: |
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SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4 |
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TITLE: |
The Truce at Bakura comic
adaptation |
CREATOR(S): |
unknown |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Cancelled 4 part comic book adaptation of the novel by Kathy Tyers. |
SUMMARY: |
The
fledging Rebellion—scarcely one day after the Battle of Endor — face a new
threat that threatens to engulf them and the Empire… |
SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Jodo Kast and Dengar: Preying for Time (Boba Fett: Twin Engines of
Destruction prequel) |
CREATOR(S): |
Andy
Mangels |
PUBLISHER: |
West
End Games / Dark Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Short
story commisioned to appear in the Star Wars Adventure Journal, but
cancelled due to the WEG bankruptcy. Later proposed as a 2 or 3 part
comic mini-series. |
SUMMARY: |
After a
pirate attack on a New Republic ship, bounty hunters Dengar and the Boba
Fett look-alike Jodo Kast reluctantly team-up to take the respective
bounties on sevral of the
escaped pirates that initiated
the strike. May also have involved Fenn Shysa, another Boba Fett
look-alike sporting Mandalorian armor. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4
TheForce.Net interview with Andy Mangels
Echo Station:
Interview with Andy Mangels |
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TITLE: |
X-Wing Rogue
Squadron: The Mandalorian Candidate |
CREATOR(S): |
Michael
A. Stackpole & Andy Mangels |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
comic book mini-series / story arc |
SUMMARY: |
The New
Republic discovers that an
unwitting counteragent lurks among them,
which forces Rogue Squadron and the Mandalorian-armored bounty hunter Boba
Fett to form a shaky alliance to ferret out the plans of the agent — and
to discover his employers. |
SOURCE INFO: |
TheForce.Net interview with Andy Mangels |
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TITLE: |
Original version
of Marvel Comics Star Wars #107 |
CREATOR(S): |
Jo
Duffy (writer) & Cynthia Martin (pencils) |
PUBLISHER: |
Marvel
Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
The
Star Wars cancellation by Marvel was not expected by the creators and
issue #107 needed to be retooled to conclude the series. |
SUMMARY: |
The
Circle is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents (article
at StarWars.com - page 2)
"To my recollection, that last three-fourths of an issue never saw print.
Jo and I got our kill fee and it went into the bin, and I believe we
scrambled to get another issue together that would tie up a few plot
threads. I felt pretty bad about the cancellation, as I had just hit a
kind of stride with the [series] and was starting to feel like I could
produce some exceptional work. But that's the way it goes." - Cynthia
Martin in the above article |
SOURCE INFO: |
The
Circle is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents |
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TITLE: |
Full version of Empire's End |
CREATOR(S): |
Tom
Veitch |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Originally planned to be a 6 issue comic mini-series to complete the Dark
Empire trilogy |
SUMMARY: |
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SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Boba Fett vs. The Empire |
CREATOR(S): |
Tom
Veitch |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
comic mini-series. |
SUMMARY: |
Umak
Leth, the designer of the World Devastator, betrays the Empire, and Boba
Fett is sent to get him. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4 |
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TITLE: |
Exiles of the Force |
CREATOR(S): |
unknown
(idea proposed by Jim Baike) |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Planned
4 part comic mini-series |
SUMMARY: |
Luke
Skywalker, Leia Organa Solo, and our heroes must come together to defeat a
new Force-related threat. |
SOURCE INFO: |
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TITLE: |
Crimson Empire III |
CREATOR(S): |
Mike
Richardson & Randy Stradley |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Cancelled 6 part comic mini-series. Hard Currency from Dark Horse Extra
#21-24 seemed to be set up as a prequel. It was also said to tie into the
New Jedi Order storyline. |
SUMMARY: |
Kir
Kanos is about to finish his mission — but not before duelling with his,
and the Empire’s, arch - enemy, Luke Skywalker…
"I [Mike Richardson]
patterned Crimson Empire after the Japanese tale of forty-seven Ronin -
not in the story itself, but in the quest for revenge. How I see it in the
first Crimson Empire series is that it deals with laying out the
groundwork and its interaction with the initial characters, with actually
somewhat of a tragic ending to the first series. I see it as a trilogy:
the second part being the quest for Luke Skywalker - for his part in the
death of the Emperor; the third part, the revenge on the ruling counsel.
It'll be a story-cycle that takes them through personal discovery, great
adventure, and intrigue in the Empire itself. And ultimately the
opportunity for revenge, where Kir Kanos finds himself." - Mike Richardson |
SOURCE INFO: |
Star
Wars Insider #36 p65 |
MORE INFO: |
Published by Dark Horse Comics in 2011 |
TITLE: |
Specter of Thrawn |
CREATOR(S): |
Timothy
Zahn & Michael A. Stackpole |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Cancelled comic mini-series supposed to be released between the two The
Hand of Thrawn duology novels |
SUMMARY: |
A
supposedly dead enemy of the New Republic is seemingly about to return to
life. The legacy of Thrawn’s
life haunts the galaxy, even as plans are put in motion that may one day
bring him back to life. - from Andrew Gordon's speculation
Set on the university world Mrlsst, the story was to revolve around a
campus protest situation. Wedge Antilles, Corran Horn and most major
characters were to appear in cameos or flashbacks. The story would have
focused on Iella Wessiri, as well as introduced the character Releqy
It'Kla, the daughter of Elegos It'Kla. Iella and Releqy would have hosted
a seminar about the dissolution of the Empire and the growth of the New
Republic. Then throw in some political unrest and terrorism for good
measure too. - from Rich Handley's interview of Mike A. Stackpole |
SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4 |
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TITLE: |
Alternate Dark
Horse Comics invasion storyline |
CREATOR(S): |
Mike
Richardson & Randy Stradley |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Dark
Horse Comics originally proposed an idea of doing an invasion storyline to
LFL, however Del Rey ran with the idea in a different direction with the
New Jedi Order. |
SUMMARY: |
Nom
Anor is the advance scout of a non-humanoid race of extra-galactic
invaders. The invaders carry a "bladed" weapon that would allow them to
fight toe-to-toe against Luke and any other Jedi they might encounter. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Dark
Horse Forum topic: So
Randy Killed the Family Dog?
The idea for the "Invasion" storyline originated with DH (we had already
introduced Nom Anor as the first glimpse of it before the aforementioned
meeting took place), but the novels expanded on the idea before we could
-- and in directions we never intended to go. Frankly, everybody at DH was
pretty soured on the idea of playing in the NJO after that.
Personally, it's difficult for me to look objectively at any of the NJO
stuff, because I only see how "wrong" it all is (in comparison to what we
had planned).
Which is not to say what happened is wrong, or even anybody's fault. It's
simply indicitive of the main problem with trying to codify everything in
the EU: you have dozens of authors, spread over three or four companies,
and scattered over who knows how many countries, each trying to use
existing continuity to serve the needs of his or her own story. Even if
you had four times as many editors at LF as they currently do, I don't
think it would be possible to stay on top of every contradiction.
- Randy Stradley in the above topic |
MORE INFO: |
Dark
Horse Forum topic: Nom
Anor, DHC's "invasion" storyline and the NJO
Everything Shelly says is true, as far as it goes. What became the NJO was
part of a group planning session. But there are aspects that I am sure
Shelly is not aware of.
Nom Anor had already appeared in the comics, and Mike Richardson already
had plans for an "invasion" storyline to spring out of Nom's presence.
Unfortunately, Lucasfilm did not approve some of DH's ideas.
One I specifically remember had to do with an aspect of Nom's appearance
(no, he was not an "energy creature"). Lucasfilm insisted that the
invaders be humanoid in structure. So that undercut one of the ideas we
had.
Then, Del Rey's writers had ideas -- which LF embraced -- that further
diverged from what we had originally wanted to do.
By the time it became clear the DH would only get to play a supporting
role in the events surrounding the death of Chewie, we (and by "we," I
mean Mike Richardson and myself more than anybody else) were feeling we
should leave the "new" invasion to DR and focus our efforts elsewhere.
For anybody who cares (and I can't imagine why anybody would), those are
my memories of the way things happened. But, in the imaginary canon that
is Star Wars, all that matters is what actually got published.
If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go back to not thinking about
Mandalorians...
- Randy Stradley in the above
topic
None that I can think of. Pretty much all of the ideas we had
revolved around an invasion. Pretty hard to insert an invasion earlier in
the timeline, and another one after NJO would just be silly.
I did have a pretty good idea (I think) for a "bladed" weapon for the
invaders that would allow them to fight toe-to-toe against Luke and any
other Jedi they might encounter. Might still get to introduce that
someday...
- Randy Stradley in the above
topic
Jedi Council Forums topic: DHC's
original plans for the NJO |
TITLE: |
The Hatred Vector |
CREATOR(S): |
unknown |
PUBLISHER: |
Dark
Horse Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
Cancelled 4 part comic mini-series planned as a possible lead up to the
Yuuzhan Vong invasion in the New Jedi Order novel Vector Prime |
SUMMARY: |
Preparations are made for the Yuuzhan Vong invasion of the galaxy. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Star
Wars Insider #47 |
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TITLE: |
Marvel Comics plot ideas |
CREATOR(S): |
various
including: Randy Stradley |
PUBLISHER: |
Marvel
Comics |
DESCRIPTION: |
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SUMMARY: |
Randy
Stradley plot ideas:
- Luke Skywalker is pitted against an Imperial Royal Guard seeking revenge
for the death of the Emperor
- Han Solo and Chewbacca are lured to a remote abandoned ship graveyard by
a creature using the distress beacons to attract new prey. With limited
psychic powers, the creature uses the victims' fears to cloud their minds
making them easier prey. After the creature captures Han, Chewbacca
charges in to the rescue. Chewbacca's thoughts are bombarded with images
of being mocked and discriminated against by humans.
- A light-hearted story involving Luke, C3PO and other characters run into
a simian-like species whose culture is ruled by a mass gambling addiction
- declined when asked to rewrite the story to include Hoojibs by Marvel
editor Ann Nocenti. |
SOURCE INFO: |
Rich
Handley, "Comics That Almost Were", Star Wars Galaxy Collector #4
The Circle is Now Complete: Classic Marvel Talents (article
at StarWars.com) |
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