Dead Ends, the sixty-first installment of the comic book series Star Wars: Republic, was released to the public by Dark Horse Comics on February 18, 2004.
As the Clone Wars continue to dominate galactic affairs, a secret scheme unfolds within the Senate. Senator Bail Organa experiences a pirate attack on his vessel, and Valorum, the ex-Supreme Chancellor, reappears to caution those willing to heed his warnings about hidden betrayals. With the Jedi occupied by the ongoing conflict, it falls to civilian Senators to champion the survival of the Republic. However, what hope do these Senators possess when facing the might of the Sith?