Star Wars Tales Volume 3 is the third Star Wars Tales

Star Wars Tales

Star Wars Tales was a comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics, beginning on September 29, 1999 and completing its run on July 13, 2005. Each issue featured several unrelated stories from various eras of the Star Wars timeline. All stories from Issue #20 and before have been retroactively...

trade paperback

Trade paperback (comics)

In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme from one or more titles...

, collecting issues 9-12.

Resurrection

Script: Ron Marz

Ron Marz

Ron Marz is an American comic book writer, known for his work on titles such as Silver Surfer, Green Lantern, Marvel vs DC, Batman/Aliens and Witchblade.-Career:...

Pencils: Rick Leonardi

Rick Leonardi

Rick Leonardi is an American comic book illustrator who has worked for various books for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, including Cloak and Dagger, The Uncanny X-Men , The New Mutants, Spider-Man 2099, Nightwing, Batgirl, Green Lantern Versus Aliens and Superman...

Inks: Terry Austin

Terry Austin (comics)

Terry Austin is an American comic book artist, working primarily as an inker. He is best known for his work embellishing John Byrne's pencils on The Uncanny X-Men from 1977–1981.-Early life and career:...

Colors: Raul Treviño

48 Pages

Galactic Year: 0 ABY

Preceded by: Skippy the Jedi Droid

Followed by: Trooper

Lil’ Maul in: Hate Leads to Lollipops

Story & Art: Dave McCaig

Dave McCaig

Dave McCaig is an artist and colorist born in Canada. He also works in the animation industry.Comics he has worked on include Adam Strange, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman: Birthright, The Matrix Comics, Nextwave, New Avengers, Northlanders , American Vampire and Nemisis.Animation projects have included...

4 Pages

Galactic Year: 45 BBY

Preceded by: Survivors

Followed by: George R. Binks

The Rebel Four

Story & Art: Jay Stephens

4 Pages

Galactic Year: 1 BBY

Preceded by: Rookies Rendezvous: No Turning Back

Followed by: Way of the Wookiee

Trooper

Script: Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...

Pencils: John McCrea

John McCrea

John McCrea is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis.-Career:...

Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.-Early life:Palmiotti is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design in New York City.-Career:...

Colors: Brad Anderson

19 Pages

Galactic Year: 0 ABY

Preceded by: Resurrection

Followed by: Smuggler's Blues

Skreej

Script: Mike Kennedy

Pencils: Francisco Ruiz Velasco

Galactic Year: 3 ABY

Preceded by: Scoundrel's Wages

Star Wars: The Bounty Hunters

-The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing:-The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing:-The Bounty Hunters: Aurra Sing::Script: Timothy Truman:Cover Art: Timothy Truman:Art: Timothy Truman:Letters: Michael Taylor:Colors: Dave McCaig:32 Pages:Galactic Year: 31 BBY...

Followed by: Stop that Jawa!

Nameless

Script: Christian Read

Pencils: Chris Slane

Chris Slane

Chris Slane is a New Zealand cartoonist.He has had cartoons published in Metro, New Zealand Herald and AA Directions magazine...

Colors: Giulia Brusco & Matt Hollingsworth

Galactic Year: 34 BBY

Preceded by: Jedi Chef

Followed by: Marked

Darth Sidious questions his apprentice Darth Maul to explain the story behind his new double-bladed lightsaber. Maul was ordered to the Jentares system by Sidious to kill the Jedi master Siolo Ur Manka. But Manka easily defeated Maul's surprise attack, using only a wooden staff. Having fled, Maul regrouped and constructs his new weapon. In the next fight Maul surprises Manka, stabbing him through the back with the second blade. Sidious encourages Maul to name the weapon. However, Maul does not want it to become anything more than an anonymous instrument of murder

Murder

Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human being, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide...

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A Wookiee Scorned

Script: Jason Hall

Pencils: Christina Chen

Colors: Dan Jackson

10 Pages

Galactic Year: 4 ABY

Preceded by: Do or Do Not

Followed by: X-Wing: Rogue Leader

X-Wing: Rogue Leader

X-Wing: Rogue Leader is a three part comic book series set in the Star Wars galaxy approximately one week after the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, and 4 years after the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope....

Free Memory

Script: Brett Matthews

Brett Matthews

Brett Matthews is an American writer of comics and TV shows. He was assistant to Joss Whedon on TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. He scripted the Firefly episode Heart of Gold...

Pencils: Vatche Mavlian

Colors: Michelle Madsen

10 Pages

Galactic Year: 4 ABY

Preceded by: A Day in the Life

Followed by: Lucky

Prey

Story & Art: Kia Asamiya

Kia Asamiya

is the pen-name of Japanese manga artist Michitaka Kikuchi whose work spans multiple genres and appeals to diverse audiences.He is well known for using influences from American comics, television, and films in his work, and describes himself as a big fan of both Batman and Star Wars...

Colors: Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart (artist)

Dave Stewart is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. He is known for his work at Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, as well as colouring Tim Sale's art in Heroes.-Dark Horse Comics:...

22 Pages

Galactic Year: 1 BBY

Preceded by: The Princess Leia Diaries (pages 10–12)

Followed by: Underworld: The Yavin Vassilika

In the Beginning

Script: Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis

Garth Ennis is a Northern Irish comics writer, best known for the Vertigo series Preacher with artist Steve Dillon and his successful nine-year run on Marvel Comics' Punisher franchise...

Pencils: Amanda Connor

Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.-Early life:Palmiotti is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design in New York City.-Career:...

Colors: Todd Broeker

6 Pages

Galactic Year: 3 BBY

Preceded by: The Flight of the Falcon

Followed by: Droids: The Kalarba Adventures

The Princess Leia Diaries

Script: Jason Hall

Pencils: Chris Brunner

Colors: Dave Nestelle

12 Pages

Galactic Year: 6-1 BBY

Preceded by: Being Boba Fett

Followed by: Outbid but Never Outgunned

Tall Tales

Script: Scott Allie

Scott Allie

Scott Allie is an American comics writer and editor, currently the Senior Managing Editor for Dark Horse Comics.-Career:Scott Allie is the author of The Devil's Footprints and the editor of the Hellboy, Conan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Serenity comics, as well as the founding editor of Dark...

Pencils: Paul Lee & Brian Horton

Colors: Dave Stewart

Dave Stewart (artist)

Dave Stewart is an artist who has worked as a colorist in the comics industry. He is known for his work at Dark Horse Comics, DC Comics and Marvel Comics, as well as colouring Tim Sale's art in Heroes.-Dark Horse Comics:...

8 Pages

Galactic Year: 11 ABY

Preceded by: The Other

Followed by: Jedi Academy: Leviathan

Ghost

Script: Jan Duursema

Pencils: Jan Duursema & Dave McCaig

Dave McCaig

Dave McCaig is an artist and colorist born in Canada. He also works in the animation industry.Comics he has worked on include Adam Strange, X-Men, Star Wars, Superman: Birthright, The Matrix Comics, Nextwave, New Avengers, Northlanders , American Vampire and Nemisis.Animation projects have included...

8 Pages

Galactic Year: 12 BBY

Preceded by: Separated

Followed by: Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc

A Day in the Life

Script: Brett Matthews

Brett Matthews

Brett Matthews is an American writer of comics and TV shows. He was assistant to Joss Whedon on TV shows Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and Firefly. He scripted the Firefly episode Heart of Gold...

Pencils: Adrian Sibar

Colors: Guy Major

12 Pages

Galactic Year: 4 ABY

Preceded by: Sand Blasted

Followed by: Free Memory

A Jedi's Weapon

Script: Henry Gilroy

Pencils: Manuel Garcia

Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.-Early life:Palmiotti is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design in New York City.-Career:...

Colors: Guy Major

12 Pages

Galactic Year: 24 BBY

Preceded by: The Sith in Shadow

Followed by: Starfighter: Crossbones

NOTE: Also given out as a Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day

Free Comic Book Day is an annual promotional effort by the North American comic book industry to help bring new readers into independent comic book stores. Retailer Joe Field of in Concord, CA brainstormed the event in his "Big Picture" column in the August 2001 issue of Comics & Games Retailer...

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The Revenge of Tag and Bink

Script: Kevin Rubio

Kevin Rubio

Kevin Rubio is an American filmmaker, best known for his Star Wars parody film Troops.Rubio studied theater and photography throughout his high school years in California, and made his directorial debut at the age of 17 with a stage adaptation of Robert Redford’s Ordinary People...

Pencils: Rick Zombo

Inks: Randy Emberlin

Randy Emberlin

Randy Emberlin is a comic book artist. He is best known for his ink work on the Spider-Man comic books. Per the bio on his website, he currently lives in Portland, OR. He has spent the past 30 years working in a variety of creative fields...

Colors: Dan Brown

10 Pages

Galactic Year: 4 ABY

Preceded by: Return of the Jedi

Followed by: The Return of Tag and Bink: Special Edition

The Return of Tag and Bink: Special Edition

The Return of Tag and Bink: Special Edition is a comic book published on 29 March 2006 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Wars galaxy, and tells the misadventures of Tag Greenly and Bink Otauna. It takes place during the storyline of Return of the Jedi, using the literary device...

Once Bitten

Script: C. B. Cebulski

C. B. Cebulski

C.B. Cebulski is an American writer and editor for Marvel Comics, known for his work on titles such as Marvel Fairy Tales. As of 2011, he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Creative & Creator Development.-Career:...

Pencils: Makoto Nakatsuka

Colors: Dave Nestelle

10 Pages

Galactic Year: 36 BBY

Preceded by: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express is a two-part comics series written by Mike Kennedy, and published by Dark Horse Comics between February 2002 and June 2002. The series is set in the Star Wars galaxy six years before the Battle of Naboo in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and...

Followed by: Children of the Force

The Duty

Script: Christian Read

Pencils: John McCrea

John McCrea

John McCrea is a comic book artist best known for his collaborations with writer Garth Ennis.-Career:...

Inks: Jimmy Palmiotti

Jimmy Palmiotti

James "Jimmy" Palmiotti is an American writer and inker of comic books, who also does writing for games, television and film.-Early life:Palmiotti is a graduate of the High School of Art and Design in New York City.-Career:...

Colors: Giulia Brusco

12 Pages

Galactic Year: 18 BBY

Preceded by: The Path to Nowhere

Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere

Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere is the first story arc in the Dark Times series of comic books written by Mick Harrison from a plot by Welles Hartley. The first issue was published on November 8, 2006 by Dark Horse Comics...

Followed by: The Value of Proper Intelligence to Any Successful Military Campaign is Not to be Underestimated