The inaugural issue of the canon comic book miniseries, Star Wars: TIE Fighter, is entitled TIE Fighter 1. Jody Houser penned the story, while Rogê Antônio and Michael Dowling provided the illustrations. Marvel Comics released it on April 17, 2019. Furthermore, this issue featured a segment taken from the related novel, Alphabet Squadron, and conversely, the novel contained a portion of the comic.
SHADOW WING ARRIVES! They are THE EMPIRE'S only hope! THE REBELLION will be crushed! As the seemingly endless war against the REBELLION rages on, it is the unsuspecting citizens of the GALACTIC EMPIRE who suffer the most. A special group of TIE fighter pilots is brought together to defend Imperial interests and unleash the Emperor's wrath upon the traitorous and savage Rebel Alliance. But how far will this inexperienced team go to uphold law and order? And can the pilots of SHADOW WING truly be trusted by the Empire? This April, JODY HOUSER (THRAWN, AGE OF REPUBLIC) and ROGÊ ANTÔNIO's (X-MEN RED) TIE fighter story reveals the trials and successes of the Empire's heroes during the final days of the civil war — but what about the heroes fighting for the Rebellion? Don't forget to check out the first novel in the TIE FIGHTER's companion series, STAR WARS: ALPHABET SQUAD [sic] by Alexander Freed, available from Del Rey Books this June.
- UPC 759606093977; April 17 , 2019 ; Marvel Comics [1] 00111; Cover A; Elia Bonetti, Giuseppe Camuncoli 00121; Cover B; Lucasfilm Ltd. 00131; Cover C; John Tyler Christopher 00141; Cover D; Jeff Langevin