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Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace #[nn]
Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace #nn (1999) kicks off the cinematic saga with a galaxy on the edge, as the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo plunges the Republic into crisis. Sent to mediate, two Jedi Knights—on a mission shrouded in secrecy—arrive on a planet already brimming with tension, setting the stage for a conflict that will ripple across the stars. Written by George Lucas and Henry Gilroy, with dynamic art by Rodolfo Damaggio and Al Williamson, and a striking cover by Ravenwood, this is the definitive comic adaptation of the film’s epic beginning.
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Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict.
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