Star Wars (manga)

Three Star Wars films were 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) into manga too. They were published in English by Dark Horse Comics.

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, C3P-O 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