The first issue of the Shadows of the Empire comics tells us about the period between Empire strikes back and Return of the Jedi.

Luke is recovering from the battle between him and Darth Vader on Bespin and the rebel alliance is having a hard time finding a sanctuary where they can hide from the dreadful Empire. The situation of the rebels has unfortunately reached Emperor Palpatines notice. He understands that it would only take one critical blow against the rebellion to crush it compleately. A blow that could be carried out by the criminal organisations that lurks within the shadows of the empire.

The Shadows of the Empire comics are created by Judge Dredd co-creator John Wagner, Kilian Plunkett whose illustrations to Aliens - Labyrinth got critics raving and P.Craig Russel whose credits include Sandman and The Fairy tales of Oscar Wilde. The SOTE comics got everything a die-hard Star Wars fan could ever wanted, Boba Fett, Darth Vader, the pilots of Rouge squadron and the fiercest alien in the galaxy Prince Xizor.

Be sure to catch this comic trilogy when they arrive in a store near you.