Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Slaves of the Republic represents the initial trade paperback within the Star Wars: The Clone Wars comic book saga. Its debut occurred on December 2 of 2009.
A sinister scheme orchestrated by Count Dooku is uncovered by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi: the enslavement of Kiros and all its Togruta inhabitants! Anakin and Obi-Wan, accompanied by Padawan Ahsoka Tano, who is herself a Togruta, embark on a quest to free the city from droid occupation. However, the Togruta population has vanished! The Jedi's pursuit of these missing citizens leads them to a region of the galaxy ruled by pirates and slavers. They must locate the Togruta before Count Dooku can successfully execute his grand design!
Despite its initial release as six full-sized comic book issues, this trade paperback was published in the smaller "digest" format, akin to the Clone Wars graphic novellas series. The rationale behind this format shift remains unknown.