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Events that occur between 22 years and 19 years before the Battle of Yavin.

Dark Horse Comics have been producing Star Wars comics since 1991 when they released Dark Empire. To coincide with The Clone Wars animated series, Dark Horse Comics are publishing at least one six-part comic story, titled Slaves of the Republic, as well as, to date, three smaller digest-sized graphic novels (The Clone Wars Quarterly) titled Shipyards of Doom*, Crash Course* and The Wind Raiders Of Taloraan*. Both series feature storylines written by The Clone Wars writers with artwork similar to that of the animated series.

*published in the UK by Titan Books, under license from Dark Horse Comics.

	Available from		The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic (Part 1 of 6) COMIC BOOK Henry Gilroy, Scott Hepburn, Dan Parsons, Dave Filoni et al. Publication date: 10th September 2008 Chapter 1: The Mystery of Kiros Shortly after the kidnapping of Jabba the Hutt's son, Count Dooku and his droid army have occupied the neutral and peaceful planet of Kiros, a planet colonised by the Togruta, under the guise of providing protection for the neighbouring systems from Republic aggression. Nearly three weeks later, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Ashoka Tano lead the Republic forces liberating Kiros. As the final battle for the capital and the planet nears its conclusion, General Kenobi decides to negotiate for the surrender of the droid army...read full summary (contains story spoilers)

	Available from		The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic (Part 2 of 6) COMIC BOOK Henry Gilroy, Scott Hepburn, Dan Parsons, Kilian Plunkett et al. Publication date: 15th October 2008 Chapter 2: Slave Traders of Zygerria Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi have discovered the dastardly plot of Count Dooku: the entire population of the planet Kiros are in danger! Along with fresh new Padawan Ahsoka Tano, Anakin and Obi-Wan have liberated the droid-occupied planet and halted its destruction, but the native Togruta people have disappeared. Now, our Jedi must find the missing citizens, before Count Dooku can carry out his master plan...read full summary (contains story spoilers)

	Available from		The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic (Part 3 of 6) COMIC BOOK Henry Gilroy, Lucas Marangon, Dan Parsons et al. Publication date: 10th December 2008 Chapter 3: The Depths of Zyggeria Eighty million Togruta from the planet of Kiros have suddenly disappeared! It's up to Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Togruta Padawan Ahsoka Tano to find the lost population. A clue leads the Jedi to the Zygerria system: massive slave auctions have been held there in the past, and will be taking place again soon, with the unfortunate Togruta on the auction block!

	cover tbc Pre-order from		The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic (Part 4 of 6) COMIC BOOK Henry Gilroy, Scott Hepburn, Dan Parsons, Michael Wiggam et al. Publication date: 11th February 2008 Chapter 4: Auction of a Million Souls Anakin Skywalker goes undercover as a slave trader -- and Ahsoka is his slave! Fearing that the entire population of the planet Kiros may have been forced into slavery, the team has traveled to the Zygerria system to attend the first slave auction in years. Anakin must work his charm on the Queen of Zygerria, while "slave" Ahsoka and "slave traders" Rex and Obi-Wan search for clues. Can our heroes pull off this incredible deception? Confirmed comic book Sources: StarWars.com, DarkHorse.com

	Available from or or		The Clone Wars Quarterly: Shipyards of Doom DIGEST SIZED GRAPHIC NOVEL (96 pages) Henry Gilroy, Matt & Shawn Fillbach et al. Publication dates: US: 24th September; UK: 28th November Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker lead an elite Clone Trooper strike force to destroy the Separatists' most important shipyards. But when the enemy is tipped off to their plan, the two Jedi heroes are forced to rely on help from Anakin's new, and still "wet behind the ears" Padawan, Ahsoka. But what can she do against the droid armies of General Grievous?

	Available from or Pre-Order from		The Clone Wars Quarterly: Crash Course DIGEST SIZED GRAPHIC NOVEL (96 pages) Henry Gilroy, Matt & Shawn Fillbach et al. Publication dates: US: 2nd January 2009; UK: 23rd January 2009 Anakin Skywalker and his young Padawan Ahsoka Tano go undercover in the cutthroat world of Podracing in hopes of crushing a diabolical Separatist spy ring.

			The Clone Wars Quarterly: The Wind Raiders Of Taloraan DIGEST SIZED GRAPHIC NOVEL (96 pages) John Ostrander, Wayne Lo et al. Publication dates: US: 27th May 2009; UK: tba Jedi Knights Anakin and Obi-Wan, with Padawan Ahsoka, travel to the planet Taloraan in hopes of gaining some useful allies for the Republic. But the two ruling groups on the planet are not particularly interested in making a treaty - the Defrandi are already more sympathetic toward the Separatists, and the Wind Raiders are simply unfriendly to everyone! It may be a merely impossible mission for the Jedi, or one that might end in disaster! Confirmed graphic novel title Source: StarWars.com