Empire #2 represents the second installment within the Star Wars: Empire comic book line. Dark Horse Comics released it to the public on October 2, 2002.
The conspiracy aimed at the Emperor and Darth Vader moves forward, yet the participants grow anxious, questioning the level of suspicion held by their targets—and the extent of that suspicion. Doubts also arise amongst themselves. Is Gauer, the ruthless assassin, reliable? What about Dezsetes, the ambitious Imperial Officer? And what secrets lie hidden behind Grand Moff Trachta's cybernetic gaze? Amidst the intricate web of schemes and retaliatory schemes, news arrives of a fresh danger—a new Jedi, previously unknown, has surfaced to confront Vader…