Philip Amara, often referred to as Phil, started his career as an editor at Dark Horse Comics back in 1995. During his time there, he was the editor responsible for a number of Star Wars comics, notably "Hoth" and "Fortune, Fate, and the Natural History of the Sarlacc," which appeared in Star Wars Tales issues #5 and #6. Later, Amara departed from Dark Horse to pursue and develop his own original works.