The Star Wars 1 The Star Wars 1 is the first issue of an eight - issue adaptation of the original 1974 rough draft screenplay for George Lucas ' s " Star Wars " franchise , titled " The Star Wars " . The first issue was released on September 4 , 2013 . Publisher ' s summary . " " Before Star Wars , there was The Star Wars ! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas ’ s rough - draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world . " Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green alien . . . and the Sith . . . Well , the Sith are still the bad guys . High adventure and derring - do from longer ago , in a galaxy even further away ! " Second Printing . " Before Star Wars , there was The Star Wars ! This is the authorized adaptation of George Lucas ’ s rough - draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world . " Annikin Starkiller is the hero . . . Luke Skywalker is a wizened Jedi general . . . Han Solo is a big green lizard . . . and the Sith . . . Well , the Sith are still the bad guys . High adventure and derring - do from longer ago , in a galaxy further away ! " “ A timeless tale and a refreshing addition to the franchise . ” — Comics : The Gathering " “ Its good pulpy fun , much like the original Star Wars was . ” — cxPulp " " It all works together to create an interesting looking new universe inspired by the original one we love . " — IGN " " Fans of the real " Star Wars " won ' t dare miss it , and rightly so ; it ' s also worth checking out for anybody who likes a good space opera . " — Comic Book Resources " " The Star Wars ' is a pretty fun sci - fi comic . If I had no prior knowledge about how the story actually turned out , I think I ' d just as interested and invested in how this story ends as I am now . " — ScienceFiction . com " Development . Writer J . W . Rinzler , on the blog " " The Star Wars " , from Movie Script Page to Comic Book Page , " reflected that the process of creating " The Star Wars 1 " had been difficult for himself , editor Randy Stradley , and artist Mike Mayhew , as this had been Rinzler ' s first time writing a Comic book outside of comics done as a teenager at the latest , Mayhew had to conceptualize various props , ships , characters , locations , and the like to design before he could start on the layouts . Regarding the first appearance of the comic ' s version of Luke Skywalker , Rinzler felt it was easier to get to the crux of the matter when doing the scene instead of using the rough draft ' s zooming from location to location , which also removed the shot of Biggs and Windy Kayos entering the Palace gates . He also had to remove Zavos ' second line and edited down Count Sandage ' s speech for time . Rinzler was also advised to write dialogue in the majority of panels , with some exceptions , in order to allow the readers to look at the dialogue , characters , and panel artwork before moving onwards with the story . He also added in a line where Skywalker , upon entering , commanded Sandage to sit down in order to fully establish his presence in comic book format , as the original version , although good for a film , would not work well with a comic . Rinzler , in a PDF file containing notes for Pages 14 and 15 of the comic , mentioned that he had considered basing the design of the Palace of Lite on the Sultan ' s Palace in Agrabah from the Disney film " Aladdin " , in order to give it a more Arabic look , although he admitted that whether that was to be the case would depend on whether George Lucas agreed with it .