Star Wars is a digital Star Wars comic series written and drawn by Hong Jac Ga. Originally published by Daumkakao, the first episode of the web comic was uploaded on April 10, 2015, while the English version was published by LINE Webtoon on October 1, 2015 with the first three episodes. The web comic retells the story of the original trilogy from the perspective of Luke Skywalker.[5] Due to cultural interpretation, some of the dialogue and order of events are slightly different from the films, placing the comic's canonicity in a "gray area."[6] The comic was uploaded every Thursday and Sunday for free at LINE Webtoons.[5]
The Korean title, 스타워즈 : 깨어난 포스 그 이전의 이야기,[1] can be translated to Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens, implying its purpose to promote the then upcoming movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Korean audiences.
Chapters[]
| Color code key: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) comic | Released comic | Future comic |
| Chapter | Name | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "An Old Friend" | October 1, 2015 |
| 2 | "Meeting the Droids" | October 1, 2015 |
| 3 | "Beginning of an Adventure" | October 1, 2015 |
| 4 | "Only Hope" | October 4, 2015 |
| 5 | "Escape" | October 8, 2015 |
| 6 | "Death Star" | October 11, 2015 |
| 7 | "Rescue" | October 15, 2015 |
| 8 | "Darth Vader" | October 18, 2015 |
| 9 | "Vanishing into the Force" | October 22, 2015 |
| 10 | "The Little Spark" | October 25, 2015 |
| 11 | "X-Wing" | October 29, 2015 |
| 12 | "One-shot" | November 1, 2015 |
| 13 | "Awakening of the Force" | November 5, 2015- |
| 14 | "Miracle of Yavin" | November 8, 2015 |
| 15 | "Suffering" | November 12, 2015 |
| 16 | "Strike" | November 15, 2015 |
| 17 | "Retreat" | November 19, 2015 |
| 18 | "Dagobah" | November 22, 2015 |
| 19 | "Master Yoda" | November 26, 2015 |
| 20 | "Training" | November 29, 2015 |
| 21 | "Dark Side of the Force" | December 3, 2015 |
| 22 | "Calling" | December 6, 2015 |
| 23 | "Trap" | December 10, 2015 |
| 24 | "Unprepared Duel" | December 13, 2015 |
| 25 | "The Cruel Truth" | December 17, 2015 |
| 26 | "Choice" | December 20, 2015 |
| 27 | "Determination" | December 24, 2015 |
| 28 | "Jabba's Palace" | December 27, 2015 |
| 29 | "Pit of Carkoon" | December 31, 2015 |
| 30 | "Lightsaber" | January 3, 2016 |
| 31 | "Rescue" | January 7, 2016 |
| 32 | "Secret of Birth" | January 10, 2016 |
| 33 | "Forest Moon" | January 14, 2016 |
| 34 | "Protectors of the Forest" | January 17, 2016 |
| 35 | "Surrender" | January 21, 2016 |
| 36 | "The Emperor" | January 31, 2016 |
| 37 | "Rage" | February 7, 2016 |
| 38 | "Light vs. Dark" | February 14, 2016 |
| 39 | "Epiphany" | February 21, 2016 |
| 40 | "The End" | February 28, 2016 |
Appearances[]
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Sources[]
SWCA: One Big Story – Star Wars Canon Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)- LINE Webtoon's Digital Star Wars Comic Arrives on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 스타워즈 : 깨어난 포스 그 이전의 이야기 (Korean) by Hong Jac Ga on Kakao Webtoon (archived from the original on October 12, 2013) (Translation: Star Wars: Story Before The Force Awakens)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Star Wars by Hong Jacga on LINE Webtoon (content now obsolete; archived from the original on October 16, 2017)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 {{WebCite|url=https://www.webtoons.com/zh-hant/fantasy/starwars/list?title_no=545%7Ctext=Star Wars|author=[[Hong Jac Ga|洪作家]|work=LINE Webtoon}}
- ↑ The Star Wars webtoon begins with Luke Skywalker at seven years old, and ends with the Battle of Endor. Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates Luke's birth and the Battle of Endor to 19 BBY and 4 ABY respectively, meaning that Luke was seven in 12 BBY and the Star Wars webtoon takes place throughout these two years.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LINE Webtoon's Digital Star Wars Comic Arrives on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
Jennifer Heddle (@jenniferheddle) on Twitter: "It is approved but its canon status is grey area. We gave them leeway for cultural interpretation" (screenshot)
External links[]
- Original comic: 스타워즈 : 깨어난 포스 그 이전의 이야기 (Korean) by Hong Jac Ga on Kakao Webtoon (archived from the original on October 12, 2013)
- English version: Star Wars by Hong Jacga on LINE Webtoon (content now obsolete; archived from the original on October 16, 2017)