01 · Summary
What the series is about
The ancient-Jedi and ancient-Sith cycle that introduced or developed figures such as Ulic Qel-Droma, Exar Kun, Naga Sadow, Ludo Kressh, and Freedon Nadd.
Tales of the Jedi was published by Dark Horse during 1993–1998. IDS classifies the series as Legends, places it in the Old Republic era, and labels its format as Series cycle.
The current run record is Multiple connected miniseries. 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
Tales of the Jedi belongs to the Legends side of the archive and is indexed as a series cycle from Dark Horse. Its publication span is 1993–1998, with the current IDS run record listed as Multiple connected miniseries.
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.
04 · Run map
Series cycle and numbered structure
- Tales of the Jedi
- The Freedon Nadd Uprising
- Dark Lords of the Sith
- The Sith War
- The Golden Age of the Sith
- The Fall of the Sith Empire
- Redemption
05 · Collector file
Key issues, firsts, collections, and variants
Key issues
- Golden Age of the Sith #1–5 — Core ancient-Sith arc featuring Naga Sadow, Ludo Kressh, Marka Ragnos, and the Daragons.
- Dark Lords of the Sith #1–6 — Major Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma arc.
Collected editions
- Tales of the Jedi omnibus / Epic Collection programs
Variant / printing notes
Most collecting differences come from original Dark Horse issues, later reprints, and different collected-edition formats rather than a modern high-volume variant program.
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 religious authority, apprenticeship, sacred tradition, institutional memory, and conflict over who can legitimately interpret the Force.
IDS separates fictional cosmology from the social institutions built around it, which makes comics especially valuable when they show schools, councils, sects, archives, rituals, or competing lineages over multiple issues.
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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