Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1

Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm 1 was the first issue of the five-issue miniseries Dawn of the Jedi: Force Storm, the first arc in the Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi comic book series. Published by Dark Horse Comics on February 15, 2012, Force Storm 1 was the first Star Wars material to be set in the Before the Republic era, a new publishing era that includes all galactic history prior to the founding of the Galactic Republic. Force Storm 1 received generally positive reviews, and both it and the series' preview issue 0 sold out in stores across the United States by the end of February 2012, with 18,797 copies sold in comic shops worldwide on February 15. The issue's success prompted Dark Horse to issue a second and then a third printing of Force Storm 1 with special variant covers by Gonzalo Flores and Jan Duursema.

An introductory issue, Force Storm 1 largely focuses on the history of the Je'daii Order on the planet Tython, as retold by Je'daii Master Ketu to two young Je'daii, Harun and Resi. Ketu's story spans from the year 36,453 BBY, when the eight Tho Yor pyramid ships brought the Force-sensitive pilgrims to Tython, to the Despot War that occurred in 25,805 BBY, twelve years prior to the issue's setting of 25,793 BBY. Force Storm 1 concludes with the introduction of Xesh, a Force Hound of the Infinite Empire, setting up the rest of the arc.

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