Dawn of the Jedi

"In an era before lightsabers, before adherents of the Force were divided into light and dark, what does it mean to be a Jedi? And how did the Order first come to be?"

- Comic Book Resources preview of Dawn of the Jedi

Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi is a comic book series from Dark Horse Comics, written by John Ostrander and pencilled by Jan Duursema. It is set in the earliest days of the Jedi Order, beginning in 36,453 BBY, in a time before the polarization of the light and dark sides of the Force. A preview Issue 0 was released on February 1, 2012, and it was followed by the series' first issue on February 15.


 * Action Girl: Shae Koda and Tasha Ryo
 * Exclusively Evil: Subverted, we see good Sith
 * Beard of Evil: Daegen Lok.
 * Big Bad: Possibly Predor Tul'kar
 * Casanova: Sek'nos Rath is really popular with da ladies.
 * Dark Action Girl: Trill, Predor Skal'nas' "Force Hound"
 * The Dragon: Xesh for Predor Tul'kar, Trill for Skal'nas.
 * The Empire: The Rakatan Infinite Empire.
 * Evil Overlord: Skal'nas. The Rakatan in general to other species.
 * The Force: Well, duh!
 * I'm a Rakatatarian: Rakatans have no taboo against cannibalism
 * The Mole: Ore'mun is Skal'nas' spy on Tul'kar's forces.
 * The Obi-Wan: Several
 * Old Mentor: Miarta Sek and Thok Rath
 * Reptiles Are Abhorrent: Again the Rakatans
 * Yellow Eyes Take Warning: Daegen Lok, who has fallen to the Dark Side (Bogan). The Rakatans as well.
 * The Starscream: Tul'kar