Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir

Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir is a four-issue canon and Legends comic book miniseries written by Jeremy Barlow, and illustrated by penciller Juan Frigeri, inker Mauro Vargas, colorist Wes Dzioba, and cover artist Chris Scalf. The miniseries was published by Dark Horse Comics beginning on May 21, 2014, and concluded with the fourth and final issue on August 20, 2014. A Star Wars: Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir trade paperback was released on October 1, 2014 and re-published by Marvel Comics on November 21, 2017.

Son of Dathomir is an adaptation of unproduced scripts from Star Wars: The Clone Wars, which was part of the television show's sixth production season. The episodes that Son of Dathomir were based on were not completed and therefore not released as actual episodes. The story is part of The Clone Wars Legacy line.

The series is set during the Clone Wars, and is a continuation of Darth Maul's story from the show. The rogue Sith Lord, who was revealed to have survived the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace in the Clone Wars episode "Witches of the Mist," has been captured by his former master, Darth Sidious, following the events of another Clone Wars episode titled "The Lawless." Sidious uses Maul in an attempt to draw Mother Talzin, Maul's mother and the leader of the Nightsisters, out of hiding so she can be destroyed, as Sidious considers her a potential threat to the eventual Sith domination of the galaxy. Maul confronts the Confederacy of Independent Systems and captures Count Dooku and General Grievous in pursuit of vengeance against his old master, while the Galactic Republic and Jedi Order become involved in the hopes that they can defeat Maul, Dooku, and Grievous—and, in doing so, end the war.

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