Heir to the Empire 1, which adapted the initial six chapters of the novel Heir to the Empire, served as the debut issue in the Star Wars: Heir to the Empire comic book adaptation. Its release date was October 1, 1995.
The age of tyranny is over. But what will replace it? The story begins five years after Return of the Jedi. Leia and Han are now husband and wife, bearing significant responsibilities within the New Republic's government. Furthermore, Luke Skywalker is envisioned as the progenitor of a renewed order of Jedi Knights.
However, far across the galaxy, Grand Admiral Thrawn, the last of the Emperor's warlords, has assumed control of the remaining Imperial forces. Thrawn has uncovered two crucial pieces of intelligence that pose an existential threat to the Rebel Alliance's New Republic. What unfolds is a grand and sweeping narrative filled with action, innovation, intrigue, and a spectacle of galactic proportions—in essence, a story truly befitting the Star Wars saga.
- UPC 070989324404; October 1 , 1995 ; Dark Horse Comics [3] 01; Cover A; Mathieu Lauffray; Direct edition 01; Cover A; Mathieu Lauffray; Newsstand edition
- Heir to the Empire TPB
- Heir to the Empire hardcover
- Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy
- Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The New Republic Vol. 4
- Star Wars Legends: The New Republic Omnibus Vol. 2
- Star Wars Legends: The Thrawn Trilogy