Star Wars: Dark Empire II #1

The Empire in retreat, Luke Skywalker has begun a quest to rebuild the Jedi. Although dead, the Emperor's presence still haunts him, and Luke still feels the taint of the dark side from his time as the Emperor's thrall.The dark shadow of Palpatine seems to creep across the galaxy once again, and the Empire awaits his return. Enslaving a weapons factory to design a device more deadly than the Death Star, the Empire sets its plans in motion -- to destroy the New Republic once and for all!Long before the cloned Emperor’s demise, Palpatine had initiated an elite corps of seven warriors whom he empowered with the Dark Side of the Force. These Dark Jedi, as he called them, were authorized to put into action his master plan to retake the Galaxy: Operation Shadow Hand.Following the disappearance...