Star Wars: Agent of the Empire

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"'James Bond meets Star Wars' is a shorthand way of describing the series but it will be more than that. Cross is not Bond but the stories will be influenced by Bond, as well as Secret Agent, Jason Bourne, and so on."
―John Ostrander[2]

Star Wars: Agent of the Empire is a comic book series from Dark Horse Comics written by John Ostrander. Set between 3 BBY and 0 BBY, the miniseries follows the Imperial Intelligence agent Jahan Cross and his droid IN-GA 44 whose undercover assignments for the Empire take them across the galaxy to exotic locales, filled with danger and intrigue. The first issue was published on December 14, 2011 and the final issue was published on February 27, 2013. In April 2013, it was revealed that there were no further issues planned for the series.[4] On Twitter, Cavan Scott expressed interest in writing a continuation of the series if the Star Wars Legends continuity was still active.[5]

Media

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Issues

Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue Released issue Future issue Story arc
Issue Title Publication date Trade paperback Epic Collection Marvel Omnibus
Iron Eclipse
SWAgentOfTheEmpireV1
Agent of the Empire Volume 1—Iron Eclipse
November 6, 2012[6]
LegendsEpicCollection-TheEmpireVol6
The Empire Vol. 6
September 29, 2020
Star Wars Legends The Empire Omnibus Vol. 3 Final Cover
Star Wars Legends:
The Empire Omnibus Vol. 3
January 7, 2025
1 Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 1 December 14, 2011
2 Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 2 January 11, 2012
3 Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 3 February 8, 2012
4 Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 4 March 14, 2012
5 Agent of the Empire – Iron Eclipse 5 April 11, 2012
Hard Targets
Agent of the Empire Volume 2
Agent of the Empire Volume 2—Hard Targets
August 6, 2013[7]
1 Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 1 October 17, 2012
2 Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 2 November 21, 2012
3 Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 3 December 19, 2012
4 Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 4 January 30, 2013
5 Agent of the Empire – Hard Targets 5 February 27, 2013

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 StarWars.com Dark Horse Reveals Agent of the Empire on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Agent of the Empire; new series by John Ostrander (post by jfostrander01) on the Jedi Council Forums' Literature board (March 20, 2011) (backup link)
  3. ↑ Marvel-TemplateLogo Star Wars: Agent Of The Empire - Hard Targets (2012) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Jedi Journals: April 2013 on The ForceCast (April 3, 2013) (backup link archived on May 18, 2021)
  5. ↑ TwitterLogo Cavan Scott (@cavanscott) on Twitter (post): "Off the top of my head, the Bane Trilogy, Republic (my all time favourite SW comic to this day), Dark Empire, Tales of the Jedi. Also, a special mention to Agent of the Empire which, if we were still writing the EU, I would LOVE to continue." (backup link)
  6. ↑ Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Agent of the Empire Volume 1 - Iron Eclipse on Amazon.com (backup link)
  7. ↑ Amazon-Favicon Star Wars: Agent of the Empire Volume 2 - Hard Targets on Amazon.com (backup link)