Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi

A single-issue 2012 Dark Horse comic that served as a prelude to the Dawn of the Jedi storyline, this one-shot sets the stage for the earliest known era of the Star Wars galaxy, millennia before the films. Written by John Ostrander and illustrated by Jan Duursema, it introduces the Je'daii Order on the planet Tython, exploring the balance between the light and dark sides of the Force in a time before the Jedi and Sith. As the first entry in a larger narrative, it matters for expanding the mythos of Star Wars to its ancient foundations.