Consider this reading order and variant checklist post your headquarters for the upcoming Marvel comics crossover event, Star Wars: Dark Droids.
Star Wars: Dark Droids, described as a “horror fueled epic”, is a limited series by Charles Soule (Darth Vader Vol 2, High Republic The Blade, Light of the Jedi) officially kicks off in August 2023.
Aside from the titled, Star Wars: Dark Droids, comics this series will also in include one-shot comics and will have crossover issues with the Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, Star Wars: Darth Vader, main Star Wars (also by Charles Soule) runs.
In other words, it will be structured similarly to Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters from 2021.
So what’s Star Wars: Dark Droids all about? Here’s the description from Starwars.com, “In Dark Droids, a mysterious new threat called the Scourge corrupts droids, cyborgs, and everything in-between, spreading chaos throughout the galaxy. Ajax Sigma, who first appeared in last year’s Star Wars: Revelations #1, will play a role in the saga — though his true intentions remain unknown.”
I will keep track of all release dates, variant covers, store exclusives, and proper reading order right here on this post.
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Star Wars: Dark Droids Reading Order And Variants | Single Issues
Everything you need to know if you plan on buying the single issues of this series/crossover. This list should be the most up-to-date list on the internet.
Star Wars: Dark Droids #1
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
“SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS!” A STAR WARS EPIC LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Who or what is THE SCOURGE, and why is no droid safe? As a corruption spreads from one droid to the next THE REBELLION and THE EMPIRE face chaos!
What role does AJAX SIGMA play in all of this? And whose side is he on? Find out when horror comes to a galaxy far, far away! Charles Soule continues his legendary run on STAR WARS with the most ambitious event in STAR WARS comics history! Joined by his WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS collaborator Luke Ross, the superstar team carves a new path for the future!
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 02, 2023
SRP: $5.99
Variants
- Cover A Yu
- Stott Scourged Variant
- JTC Action Figure Variant
- Camuncoli Foil Variant
- Cheung 1:50 Variant
- Stott 1:100 Scourged Virgin Variant
- Lashley 2nd Print Variant
- In shops: Aug 16, 2023
- FOC: July 16, 2023
- The Comic Corner
- TFAW
- eBay
- 2nd Print Camuncoli Exclusive
Star Wars #37
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
LOBOT LOST! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
Something has gone horribly wrong with LOBOT, putting the REBELLION at terrible risk! LANDO CALRISSIAN will do anything to save his friend, even if it means betraying the REBELS. Will the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS destroy any chance to cure Lobot, or will he be lost forever?
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 09, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Darth Vader #37
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu
CURSE OF THE JEDI – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
KILLER DROIDS have taken over DARTH VADER’S flagship Super Star Destroyer, the EXECUTOR! Will the lessons of JEDI MASTERS QUI-GON and OBI-WAN save him from the SCOURGE – or make him a tool for its galactic conquest?
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 16, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #35
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(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Jung-Geun Yoon
LEGACY ISSUE #75! A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
Sent by DOMINA TAGGE to investigate a series of strange droid malfunctions, DOCTOR APHRA faces a deadly enemy from the past. A horde of CLONE WAR-ERA PROTOTYPE BATTLE DROIDS designed by Domina herself!
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 23, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #37
JUN231074
(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Marco Checchetto
THE HAUNTING SECRET MISSION OF JANGO FETT!
A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The BOUNTY HUNTERS must contend with the looming shadow of the sins of BOBA FETT’S father! What is the secret that lurks on the mysterious droid outpost, THE HAVEN? Who is TARR KLIGSON and what is his connection to Jango Fett?
Rated T
In Shops: Aug 30, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants
Star Wars: Dark Droids #2
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
The horror continues as THE SCOURGE begins to execute its grand plan, orchestrating its droid minions across the galaxy. It learns more with every passing moment, grows stronger…and is selecting the next targets on its path to total dominion over all mechanical intelligence! Standing in its way, only the warrior-priest droid AJAX SIGMA and the sentient droids of the SECOND REVELATION.
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants
Star Wars #38
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
TATOOINE TREASON! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! As the SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS makes its way through the palace of JABBA THE HUTT on Tatooine, LANDO CALRISSIAN is faced with a dire situation as he attempts to save the life of his old friend LOBOT.
Their salvation is hidden deep within the palace… …but will they live long enough to find it?
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 06, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Darth Vader #38
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu
THE SCOURGE COMES FOR THE EXECUTOR! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
As DARTH VADER’S Super Star Destroyer flagship faces its deadliest threat ever, the DARK LORD fights the war on two fronts – against a horde of SCOURGED DROIDS…and against the forces of THE EMPIRE itself! Featuring a rare glimpse into the true character of ADMIRAL PIETT!
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 13, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #38
JUL230809
(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Marco Checchetto
GRIEVOUS ATTACKS! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
ZUCKUSS, 4-LOM and their fellow bounty hunters face a deadly droid ambush! VALANCE’s life hangs in the balance! What role has GENERAL GRIEVOUS played in the chaos roiling the galaxy?
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #1
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(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Salva Espin, David Messina (CA) Aaron Kuder
THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE CLONE WARS RETURN! A terrible scourge is corrupting the galaxy’s droids! To fight this menace, ARTOO-DETOO has to assemble a team of droid heroes: THE D-SQUAD! Filled with guest stars from across the galaxy, including a special appearance (and showdown!) by CHOPPER from STAR WARS REBELS.
PLUS: THE BOOK OF AJAX provides the missing pieces linking REVELATIONS, DARK DROIDS and HAN SOLO & CHEWBACCA – read to see how IT’S ALL CONNECTED.
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 20, 2023
SRP: $5.99
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #36
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(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Derrick Chew
AMBUSHED! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! Trapped in a warehouse full of DEADLY BATTLE DROIDS, DOCTOR APHRA fights for her life! But she’s about to come face-to-face with THE ONE ENEMY she never expected to see again!
Rated T
In Shops: Sep 27, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Chew Cover A
- Casanovas Droids Connecting Variant
- Vecchio Variant
- Gist Clone Wars Anniversary Variant
- Sprouse ROTJ Anniversary Variant
- Gist 1:100 Clone Wars Anniversary Variant
- E.M. Gist Exclusive Sketch Variant
- LTD to 777 (plus 50 artist proof covers)
- Trinity Comics
- eBay
- Derrick Chew Exclusive Virgin Variant
- Pre-sale starts 9/8 at 8pm ET
- LTD to 400
- The Comic Corner
Star Wars: Darth Vader #39
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu
THE CRUCIBLE OF HATE – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The DROID SCOURGE takes over one of DARTH VADER’S closest allies – and seizes one of MUSTAFAR’S greatest weapons! To survive, Vader must finally reclaim his control over THE FORCE by exploring his deepest hatred. Featuring the answer to the terrifying question: Who does Vader hate more than anyone else in the galaxy?
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 04, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters 39
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(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Marco Checchetto
SCOURGE OF THE CYBORG! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
Turned into a mindless killing machine, VALANCE is out to eliminate his former crew! Do BOSSK and ZUCKUSS stand a chance? Can even the mighty DURGE stop him? And TARR KLIGSON’S SECRET PLAN is finally revealed!
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 04, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Dark Droids #3
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
THE SCOURGE DESCENDS ON MUSTAFAR! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
For the evil intelligence taking over droids across the galaxy, there is no greater prize than THE FORCE. And who better to steal it from than a being who is more machine than man… …DARTH VADER!
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 11, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars #39
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
DROID DEATH TRAP! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
LANDO CALRISSIAN has finally gotten his hands on the ancient droid with the ability to save his old friend LOBOT from certain death. But before that can happen, they must escape JABBA THE HUTT’S PALACE on TATOOINE, which is swarming with evil droids hungry… …for droid blood!
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 18, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #2
AUG230909
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Salva Espin (CA) Aaron Kuder
THE BATTLE OF THE CIRCUITRY! R2 VS. BT! 000 VS. IG-88! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! ARTOO’S adventure across the galaxy to rescue his friend SEE-THREEPIO continues! But does Artoo need rescuing himself? Guest-starring 000, IG-88 and 4-LOM!
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 25, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Kuder Cover A
- Reilly Variant (Chopper)
- JTC Action Figure Variant (4-LOM)
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #37
AUG230930
(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Inhyuk Lee
THE SHIP IS ALIVE! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
DOCTOR APHRA and DOMINA TAGGE fight for their lives aboard a battleship that anticipates their every move! Meanwhile, MAGNA TOLVAN faces horrors that will change her forever!
Rated T
In Shops: Oct 25, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Lee Cover A
- Zitro Clone Wars 15th Anniversary Variant (Maul)
- Sprouse ROTJ 40th Anniversary Variant
- Wu 1:25 Variant
- Zitro Exclusive Clone Wars 15th Anniversary Virgin Variant (Maul)
- Pre-sale Starts Wednesday Sept 6th 2023 at 6pm ET
- 616 Comics
- Unknown Comics
- eBay
Star Wars #40
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
DROID DISASTER! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
The worst has happened. LOBOT, one of the greatest heroes the REBEL ALLIANCE has ever known and close friend to semi-reformed scoundrel LANDO CALRISSIAN…is lost. Lando returns to the Rebels to ask for their help… …but can he convince them he’s not a TRAITOR?
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 01, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Segovia Cover A
- JTC Action Figure Variant
- Sprouse ROTJ 40th Anniversary Variant
- Mike Del Mundo Life Day Variant
- Reis 1:25 Variant
Star Wars: Darth Vader #40
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu
SCOURGE OF CORUSCANT! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
What greater prize could the DROID SCOURGE imagine than CORUSCANT, an ecumenopolis filled with millions of droids? And what greater TERROR could the people of Coruscant imagine than a horde of scourged droids… …led by LORD VADER himself?
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 08, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Dark Droids #4
SEP230884
(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
THE SCOURGE IS ON THE VERGE OF HIS ULTIMATE TRIUMPH!
The EMPIRE decrees: BEWARE THE DROIDS! Horrible laboratories across the galaxy are focused on transporting his many minds from DROIDS…into ORGANICS! But unbeknown to the Scourge, a FINAL CHALLENGE to its total victory is building, from an enemy it believed it had defeated once and for all!
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #38
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(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Romy Jones
A TENSE RESCUE! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
MAGNA TOLVAN has fallen into the hands of the SCOURGE! In order to save her, DOCTOR APHRA turns to SANA STARROS… …to save the woman they BOTH love!
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 15, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #40
SEP230892
(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Marco Checchetto
THE SHOCKING BETRAYAL! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
The Galaxy’s deadliest BOUNTY HUNTERS must stop a corrupted VALANCE! Even if it means his death!!! ENEMIES become desperate ALLIES! And who is the wolf in the fold in the BOUNTY HUNTERS’ MIDST?
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 22, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Dark Droids – D-Squad #3
SEP230870
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Salva Espin (CA) Aaron Kuder
TWO HEROES OF THE CLONE WARS REUNITE! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
R2-D2 continues to assemble his new D-SQUAD to fight the deadly DROID SCOURGE! Now R2-D2 is looking for a way to help his friend C-3PO…but does he find LOVE instead? Featuring the return of QT-KT!
Rated T
In Shops: Nov 22, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars #41
SEP230877
(W) Charles Soule (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Stephen Segovia
LANDO LOST! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
With the final mission to rescue LOBOT from the terrors of THE SCOURGE underway, galactic ne’er-do-well LANDO CALRISSIAN must finally reckon with the sins of his past. Will he be the SCOUNDREL he’s always been or the HERO he could be?
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 06, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
- Segovia Cover A
- JTC Action Figure Variant
- Reis Variant
- Garbett 1:25 Variant
Star Wars: Dark Droids D-Squad 4
SEP230873
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Salva Espin (CA) Pete Woods
INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW, ALL-DIFFERENT D-SQUAD! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN! The D-SQUAD’s mission takes them into the palace of JABBA THE HUTT! R2-D2 and QT-KT take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9! This issue ties directly into DARK DROIDS! Not to be missed!
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 06, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Bounty Hunters #41
The penultimate issue!
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(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Davide Tinto (CA) Bjorn Barends
A FATE WORSE THAN DEATH! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
T’ONGA and ZUCKUSS have been BETRAYED…and CAPTURED! A mindwiped VALANCE has terrifying plans for his former crewmates. But one LAST HOPE for salvation may come from the unlikeliest of allies.
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 13, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Darth Vader #41
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(W) Greg Pak (A) Raffaele Ienco (CA) Leinil Yu
MORE MACHINE THAN MAN! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
DARTH VADER has been taken over by THE SCOURGE! Or has THE SCOURGE been taken over by DARTH VADER? The Dark Lord’s journey in the DARK DROIDS saga reaches its climax with a shocking twist that digs deep into Vader’s very identity and future!
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants:
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #39
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(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Minkyu Jung (CA) Betsy Cola
ABOVE ALL! – A DARK DROIDS TIE-IN!
The SCOURGE sets its sights on TAGGE CORPORATION…and DOMINA TAGGE! As the ACQUISITOR falls from the sky, DOCTOR APHRA fights for survival… …against an entity that threatens to consume everything she loves! (Including herself!)
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 20, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variant:
Star Wars: Dark Droids #5
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(W) Charles Soule (A) Luke Ross (CA) Leinil Yu
THE TERRIFYING CONCLUSION OF THE BIGGEST STAR WARS COMIC EVENT OF THE YEAR!
The final triumph of THE SCOURGE! How can THE REBELLION & THE EMPIRE combat such a threat? UNLIKELY ALLIES join forces to fight the greater evil invading the galaxy! And what is the final fate of warrior droid Ajax Sigma?
Rated T
In Shops: Dec 27, 2023
SRP: $4.99
Variants
- Yu Cover A
- JTC Action Figure Variant – Scourge
- Lashley Variant
- Stott Scourged Variant
- Shalvey 1:25 Variant
- Stott 1:100 Scourged Virgin Variant
