X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition
Encyclopedia
X-wing Rogue Squadron: The Rebel Opposition is a four-part story arc
in the X-wing: Rogue Squadron
series of comic book
s written by Michael Stackpole & Mike Baron
. The first issue was published on 1 July 1995 by Dark Horse Comics
. The story is set in the Star Wars
galaxy
approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
, and five years after the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope
in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles
, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace X-wing
pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron
. Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears.
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
in the X-wing: Rogue Squadron
Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron (comics)
Star Wars: X-wing Rogue Squadron is a series of comic books published by Dark Horse Comics. The first issue was released on 1 July 1995. It ran for 35 issues.-Issues:*X-wing Rogue Squadron 1: The Rebel Opposition, Part 1...
series of comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s written by Michael Stackpole & Mike Baron
Mike Baron
Mike Baron is the creator of comic books Badger and Nexus. He lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.-Biography:Mike Baron broke into comics with an illustrated text piece in the 1974 debut issue of Marvel Comics's Comix Book...
. The first issue was published on 1 July 1995 by Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is the largest independent American comic book and manga publisher.Dark Horse Comics was founded in 1986 by Mike Richardson in Milwaukie, Oregon, with the concept of establishing an ideal atmosphere for creative professionals. Richardson started out by opening his first comic book...
. The story is set in the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
galaxy
Star Wars Galaxy
Star Wars Galaxy may mean:* Star Wars Galaxies, a Star Wars themed MMORPG platform for Microsoft Windows* Star Wars galaxy, the fictional galaxy where the setting of the Star Wars saga occurs...
approximately one year after the Battle of Endor in Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan. It is the third film released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth in terms of the series' internal chronology...
, and five years after the Battle of Yavin in Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the...
Synopsis
The greatest starfighters of the Rebel Alliance become the defenders of a New RepublicNew Republic (Star Wars)
The New Republic is a government in the fictional Star Wars universe.When the Rebel Alliance re-established the Old Galactic Republic after the downfall of the Galactic Empire, it became known as the New Republic, just as the original Galactic Republic had become known as the Old Republic by that...
in this massive collection of stories featuring Wedge Antilles
Wedge Antilles
Wedge Antilles is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. He is a supporting character portrayed by Denis Lawson in the original Star Wars trilogy. Antilles, also called the "greatest ace" pilot in the Rebel Alliance, also appears in the Star Wars Expanded Universe and is the lead...
, hero of the Battle of Endor, and his team of ace X-wing
X-wing
X-wings are fictional starfighters from the original Star Wars trilogy and the expanded universe. They are depicted as the primary interceptor and dogfighter of the Rebel Alliance and the New Republic...
pilots known throughout the galaxy as Rogue Squadron
Rogue Squadron
Rogue Squadron is a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars science fiction saga. Many of the pilots that will join Rogue Squadron are initially members of Red Squadron, the X-Wing attack force that Luke Skywalker joins during the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
. Meet the Rogues for the first time and learn the fate of the galaxy immediately after the events of Return of the Jedi as the Rebellion's best pilots battle remnants of the Empire wherever its ugly agenda of fear and domination appears.
Issues
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 1: The Rebel Opposition, Part 1
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 2: The Rebel Opposition, Part 2
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 3: The Rebel Opposition, Part 3
- X-wing Rogue Squadron 4: The Rebel Opposition, Part 4
Dramatis personae
- Aldrich Kugel
- Chang
- Derek Klivian
- Dllr Nep
- Elscol Loro
- Finn (pilot) (Mentioned only)
- Gates Harnik
- Governor Norquest
- Groznik
- Isplourrdacartha Estillo
- Lando Calrissian (Mentioned only)
- Luke Skywalker (Mentioned only)
- Leia Organa Solo (Mentioned only)
- Major Grode
- Moff Boren Tascl
- Palpatine (Mentioned only)
- Petro
- Shabba
- Throm Loro (Flashback)
- Tycho Celchu
- Vance Rego
- Wedge Antilles
- Wes Janson
- Winter