Star Wars #9 represents the ninth installment of the Star Wars comic book collection. The narrative of this series unfolds in the period linking Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope with Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back. The release date for Star Wars 9 was September 11, 2013.
Far from her comrades, alone amidst the vastness of space, as her companions fight to break free from Imperial forces and avoid pursuing bounty hunters, Princess Leia pilots her X-wing towards the epicenter of her sorrow—a location of deep yearning, yet one she ought to avoid at all costs: the devastated remains of her home planet, Alderaan.