Shattered Empire , Part II Shattered Empire , Part II is the second issue the of " " miniseries , published by Marvel Comics . The issue is written by Greg Rucka and penciled by Marco Checchetto , Emilio Laiso , and Angel Unzueta . It was published on October 7 , 2015 . Publisher ' s summary . " For the first time in the new " Star Wars " canon , journey with us into the time after the end of " Return of the Jedi " ! Writer Greg Rucka ( " PUNISHER " , " WOLVERINE " , " Gotham Central " ) and artist Marco Checchetto ( " AVENGERS WORLD " , " PUNISHER " ) take us past the destruction of the second Death Star into the chaos of a Shattered Empire . " Plot summary . On board the Star Destroyer " Torment " , Lieutenant Gulin informs Captain Lerr Duvat that the " messenger " has arrived . The captain orders the bridge cleared , and the messenger – a red - robed figure with a faceless black helmet – enters , verifying Duvat ' s identity with a blood test . A hologram of the face of Emperor Palpatine appears in the messenger ' s helmet , telling Duvat he and a handful of select Imperial officers have been given the honor of destroying the Rebel Alliance by commencing . Duvat informs his lieutenant that he has received a message from the Emperor himself . When Gulin responds that the Emperor is dead , Duvat warns him that repeating Rebel propaganda is treason , and orders him to set a new course . On the planet Sterdic IV , Shara Bey and her A - Wing squadron clear the skies over Cawa City of TIE fighters to allow the Y - wings of Feral Group to release magnetic cluster bombs over an AT - AT , destroying it . After the mission , Bey talks to the squadron ' s acting commander L ' ulo L ' ampar about her family – she has spoken to her father and her son Poe , but her husband Kes is on a secret mission and out of contact . L ' ampar offers to try and have her assigned to light duties for the next few days . Bey arrives at the Alliance Fleet at Muster Point : Vergance , with her light duties involving serving as a pilot for Princess Leia Organa . In the docking bay , she sees Leia in conversation with Mon Mothma . Leia is reluctant to be leaving the fleet at such a critical stage , but Mothma tells her that her skill and reputation are necessary for the upcoming mission . On board their shuttle , a GX1 short hauler , Leia tells Bey that they will have no escort so as not to draw attention to their mission , and that the navi - computer has been pre - programmed for security reasons . In hyperspace , Bey prepares a drink for Leia , and finds her writing a condolence letter to the family of a Rodian nurse , Able Nereno , who was killed aboard the medical frigate " Redemption " during the Battle of Endor . Leia mentions that Crix Madine uses a protocol droid to write his letters , but she prefers the personal touch . Bey and Leia arrive at their destination : Theed , the capital city of Naboo . Bey is surprised that the city is so intact , particularly as Palpatine was from there . Leia responds that the Emperor thrived on Naboo ' s fear – that he could destroy his home planet and its people in an instant , as he had with Alderaan . They are greeted by Governor Donta Gesset , who welcomes them on behalf of Queen Soruna . Leia meets with Soruna at the Theed Royal Palace , and requests her aid in establishing a new system of government and restoring the senate . As Soruna agrees to help , a guard enters and reports that something is jamming Naboo ' s orbital sensors and communications . A sudden electrical storm begins . Above the planet , Captain Duvat has begun his phase of Operation : Cinder . The " Torment " is jamming Naboo ' s sensors and signals , and has deployed a climate disruption array to generate hurricanes on the surface . Duvat informs Gulin of their mission : " By order of the Emperor , Naboo is to be scoured . "