Star Wars (manga)
Manga adaptation of Star Wars films
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The original Star Wars trilogy was adapted into manga by MediaWorks between 1997 and 1999: A New Hope (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and Return of the Jedi (1983). Later Shogakukan adapted The Phantom Menace (1999). They were published in English by Dark Horse Comics.[2][3][4]
| Star Wars | |
 The first volume of the Star Wars manga, published in Japan on July 15, 1998 | |
| スター・ウォーズ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Science fiction[1] |
| Manga | |
| A New Hope | |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Illustrated by | Hisao Tamaki |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher | |
| Published | 1997 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| The Empire Strikes Back | |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Illustrated by | Toshiki Kudo |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher |
|
| Published | 1998 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Return of the Jedi | |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Illustrated by | Shinichi Hiromoto |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher |
|
| Published | 1999 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| The Phantom Menace | |
| Written by | George Lucas |
| Illustrated by | Kia Asamiya |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher |
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| Published | 2000 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Volumes
In the English versions the art was copied in mirror-image in order to be read from left to right and the content was split into more volumes than the Japanese edition.
A New Hope
Artwork – Hisao Tamaki
Volumes – 4
Volume 1: Luke meeting Obi-Wan and the droids, destruction of Luke's home
Volume 2: Meeting of Han Solo, journey to Death Star
Volume 3: Death Star events, Obi-Wan's death
Volume 4: Attack of Death Star
The Empire Strikes Back
Artwork – Toshiki Kudo
Volumes – 4
Volume 1: Hoth Battle
Volume 2: Meeting Yoda
Volume 3: Han, Leia, Chewbacca, C-3PO on Cloud City
Volume 4: Han frozen, Luke loses his hand to Vader
Return of the Jedi
Artwork – Shin'ichi Hiromoto
Volumes – 4
Volume 1: Everyone captured by Jabba
Volume 2: Escape from Jabba, head to Dagobah
Volume 3: Ewok village, Luke's capture
Volume 4: Death of Vader and Palpatine
The Phantom Menace
Artwork – Kia Asamiya
Volumes – 2
Volume 1: Finding of Anakin
Volume 2: Qui-Gon's death and Darth Maul battle
