STAR WARS (2013)

"Before Star Wars, there was The Star Wars! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas's rough-draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well, the Sith are still the bad guys. High adventure and derring-do from longer ago, in a galaxy even further away! "

"The Empire is poised for an attack on the peaceful world of Aquilae, and only Jedi General Luke Skywalker seems concerned. When King Kayos is killed, Jedi in training Annikin Starkiller is ordered to find Princess Leia, while Skywalker sends his only squadron against the Empire's powerful new battle station!"

"A Queen steps down! The Hidden Fortress destroyed! The Imperial army on the march! Annikin Starkiller and Princess Leia rescue two wayward droids in the desert, Darth Vader recruits a famous Knight of the Sith to his army, and a squad of lazersword-wielding Stormtroopers attempt to arrest Jedi General Luke Skywalker!"

"General Skywalker and Jedi-in-training Annikin Starkiller have a deadly encounter with mounted Stormtroopers! An encounter with outlaws in a cantina leads to a meeting with smuggler Han Solo! And a Jedi makes the ultimate sacrifice to save one of Princess Leia's younger brothers! Duel in the desert!"

"Remember the scene in Star Wars where the Sith Knight traps General Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Annikin Starkiller, and the alien Han Solo-and they have to fight their way free and steal an Imperial starship? No? That's because this is The Star Wars-based on George Lucas's original rough-draft screenplay! Experience a Star Wars that never was! o Official eight-issue adaptation of George Lucas's original rough-draft screenplay for Star Wars! 'Fans of the real Star Wars won't dare miss it, and rightly so; it's also worth checking out for anybody who likes a good space opera.' -Comic Book Resources 'The Star Wars' is a pretty fun sci-fi comic. If I had no prior knowledge about how the story actually turned out, I think I'd just as interested and invested in how this story ends as I am now.' -ScienceFiction.com © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for The Star Wars are © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd."

"A dogfight with Imperial fighter craft, a dangerous detour through an asteroid field, and a forced evacuation in life-pods land Luke Skywalker and company on Yavin-the planet of the Wookiees! But Princess Leia gets separated from the group, and when slavers capture her, Annikin Starkiller goes all Jedi on them! • First look at the Wookiees! • Official eight-issue adaptation of George Lucas's original rough-draft screenplay for Star Wars! © 2014 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ™. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Star Wars and The Star Wars are © 2013 Lucasfilm Ltd."

"When Princess Leia falls into the hands of Darth Vader, General Skywalker, Annikin Starkiller, and Han Solo must go on the offensive against the Galactic Empire. But they have a secret weapon on their side-one that the Imperials have vastly underestimated: Wookiees!"

"Annikin Starkiller fights Darth Vader and Prince Valorum to save Princess Leia! Luke Skywalker and the Wookiees attack the Empire's Space Fortress! This is the final battle! It's like nothing you've seen before, but it's all Star Wars!"