Star Wars: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell 1, the debut issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantell, hit shelves on December 20, 2000.
Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi Master, and his apprentice, Obi-Wan Kenobi, have already made a name for themselves five years prior to the events in Episode I. When a cargo freighter carrying valuable goods goes missing en route to Coruscant, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan are dispatched on a mission to locate the lost vessel in the vastness of space. Their search takes them to the remote and chaotic planet of Ord Mantell, a place where grudges and blasters are commonplace, and Jedi are not exactly embraced. The Jedi quickly come to the conclusion that, even with the Force and their lightsabers, more than just those tools are needed to survive. Penned by Ryder Windham with illustrations by Ramón F. Bachs, Last Stand on Ord Mantell is advertised as the most audacious pre-Episode I adventure to date!