The Old Republic has fallen -- and the Empire is rising!
In the aftermath of Episode III, Sith lord Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on the galaxy as his enforcer Darth Vader leads a brutal purge to wipe out the Jedi Order! Marked for death, Jedi master K'Kruhk must protect the younglings under his care, as master Dass Jennir finds refuge with a crew of smugglers. But to survive, will they abandon their heroic ideals? Meanwhile, the relentless Vader must rescue an officer's son and defend the Emperor from an uprising -- by any means necessary! Witness the beginnings of the Galactic Empire!
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- Star Wars: Purge (2005) #1,
- Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die (2009) #1,
- Star Wars: Purge - The Hidden Blade (2010) #1,
- Star Wars: Purge - The Tyrant's Fist (2012) #1-2,
- Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command (2011) #1-5,
- Star Wars: Dark Times (2006) #1-17,
- Star Wars: Dark Times - Blue Harvest (2009) #0,
- Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness (2011) #1-5,
- Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (2012) #1-5.