01 · Summary
What the series is about
A four-issue Dark Droids tie-in in which R2-D2 assembles D-Squad to fight the Scourge and rescue C-3PO.
Dark Droids — D-Squad was published by Marvel during 2023. IDS classifies the series as Canon, places it in the Age of Rebellion era, and labels its format as Limited / crossover tie-in.
The current run record is 4 issues. That run description is kept separate from variants, collected editions, annuals, one-shots, and reprints so collectors can distinguish the story sequence from the physical formats used to publish it.
02 · Publication file
Where it sits in Star Wars comics
Dark Droids — D-Squad belongs to the Canon side of the archive and is indexed as a limited / crossover tie-in from Marvel. Its publication span is 2023, with the current IDS run record listed as 4 issues.
IDS treats publisher, continuity, run structure, physical issue format, variants, and later collections as separate metadata fields so a trade paperback or alternate cover is not mistaken for a different story issue.
03 · Creators
Series contributors in bibliographic records
When a collected edition is matched through public bibliographic metadata, IDS surfaces its credited contributors here. This is a series-level aid, not a claim that the same team created every issue in the run.
05 · Collector file
Key issues, firsts, collections, and variants
Key issues
- #1 — R2-D2 assembles D-Squad during the Dark Droids crossover.
- #4 — Series finale and direct Dark Droids tie-in.
Collected editions
- Dark Droids — D-Squad trade paperback collecting #1–4
Variant / printing notes
Individual issues have alternate covers. Marvel lists a Tom Reilly variant for #4 in addition to the Pete Woods regular cover.
06 · People
Major characters
The people below are the major characters currently attached to this series record. The list is a guide into IDS, not a complete cast list for every issue.
07 · IDS lens
What this comic can reveal
This series is useful for examining resistance, coalition-building, military organization, postwar reconstruction, and the difficulty of turning opposition movements into durable political institutions.
IDS uses the long-form comic structure to compare personal loyalty with bureaucracy, command, ideology, and the material requirements of sustaining a movement across time.
08 · Source record
Publication and collector sources
IDS separates publication facts and creator metadata from independently written summaries and analysis. Representative covers are resolved from bibliographic records and may depict a collected edition rather than the exact first issue of the run.
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