Star Wars: Legacy

Star Wars: Legacy is a comic book series written by John Ostrander, primarily pencilled and co-scripted by Jan Duursema, and inked by Dan Parsons. Published by Dark Horse Comics, Legacy first issues were released in June 2006 following Dark Horse's revamp of its Star Wars line earlier in the year. Its initial tagline was "All new Sith Order! All new Empire! All new Skywalker!"

The series is set in the Legacy era, predominantly at 137 ABY. Its chief protagonist is Cade Skywalker, a descendant of the Skywalker family who has given up his Jedi heritage to pursue a life as a bounty hunter. Cade's story is set against the backdrop of a galaxy in a state of civil war, with a Sith Lord seated on the Imperial throne seeing his power being challenged by many different forces.

Legacy delved nearly 100 years further into the Star Wars timeline than any previously published material. Despite some initial uproar upon its announcement in 2006, it went on to become one of the most well-received and popular Expanded Universe works of all time, as well as one of Dark Horse's best-selling comic series.

The series ran for 50 issues, ending with the release of Legacy (2006) 50 on August 18, 2010, with an additional six-part series Star Wars: Legacy — War from December 2010 to May 25, 2011. On December 3, 2012, Dark Horse Comics announced the return of the Star Wars: Legacy series with a second iteration featuring the great-great granddaughter of Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo. Following Lucasfilm's sale to The Walt Disney Company and the return of the Star Wars comic license to Marvel Comics, Star Wars: Legacy was cancelled.

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