Star Wars: Jedi — The Dark Side

Star Wars: Jedi — The Dark Side is a five-part comic book series written by Scott Allie. Set in 53 BBY, the story arc follows Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Xanatos as they are sent by the Jedi Council to prevent civil war from erupting on Xanatos's homeworld of Telos IV. The first issue was released on May 18, 2011.Announcement on MTV.com
The story arc is an adaptation of the backstory described in Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival, although it follows a very different storyline.
==Publisher's summary==
Twenty-one years before the events in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is dispatched to prevent the outbreak of a civil war on the homeworld of his Padawan Xanatos—whose father is king. It is a mission that will lead Qui-Gon into close contact with the dark side and start him on a quest that will have a major impact on the future of the Jedi Order!
==Issues==
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Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue 	Future issue
Issue	Title 	Publication date 	Trade paperback 	Epic Collection 	Marvel Omnibus
1 	Jedi — The Dark Side 1	May 18, 2011 	Jedi — The Dark SideMarch 6, 2012	Rise of the Sith Vol. 1September 8, 2015	Rise of the Sith OmnibusFebruary 8, 2022
2 	Jedi — The Dark Side 2	June 22, 2011 	Jedi — The Dark SideMarch 6, 2012	Rise of the Sith Vol. 1September 8, 2015	Rise of the Sith OmnibusFebruary 8, 2022
3 	Jedi — The Dark Side 3	July 20, 2011 	Jedi — The Dark SideMarch 6, 2012	Rise of the Sith Vol. 1September 8, 2015	Rise of the Sith OmnibusFebruary 8, 2022
4 	Jedi — The Dark Side 4	August 24, 2011 	Jedi — The Dark SideMarch 6, 2012	Rise of the Sith Vol. 1September 8, 2015	Rise of the Sith OmnibusFebruary 8, 2022
5 	Jedi — The Dark Side 5	September 21, 2011	Jedi — The Dark SideMarch 6, 2012	Rise of the Sith Vol. 1September 8, 2015	Rise of the Sith OmnibusFebruary 8, 2022
==Behind the scenes==
Many of the characters and places in Jedi — The Dark Side are based on those that originated in Jude Watson's Jedi Apprentice series by Scholastic: Xanatos, Crion, Tahl, Thani, Landor, etc. The story is an expansion on Watson's introduction of the Telosian Civil War and Xanatos' fall to the dark side upon the "murder" of his father Crion by his Jedi Master.Jedi Apprentice: The Dark Rival
The final issue of Jedi—The Dark Side promises further comics chronicling Qui-Gon Jinn's life before the Jedi Apprentice series, but they never materialized.Jedi—The Dark Side 5
==Notes and references==
==External links==
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*EXCLUSIVE: 'Star Wars: Jedi - The Dark Side' Comic Preview And Q&A With Writer Scott Allie! – MTV 
*Allie Knows the Power of "The Dark Side" 
*Exclusive Interview: Scott Allie Talks Taking Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn To The Dark Side – MTV 
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