''Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith'' is a six-part ''Star Wars'' comic series which was released in a trade paperback graphic novel format. It was created by Ramon F. Bachs, Raul Fernandez and

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. It was published by

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(and by

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Creation

The events depicted are set in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe about 1000 years before the prequel films.

Publishing history

Synopsis

It tells the story of the Battle of Ruusan, which concludes the ''New Sith Wars'' between the

Sith The Sith are the main antagonists in the fictional universe of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. They are the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi. The Sith Order is depicted as an ancient cult of warriors who draw strength from the dark sid ...

and the

Jedi Jedi (), Jedi Knights, or collectively the Jedi Order are fictional characters, and often protagonists, featured in many works within the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Working symbiotically alongside the Galactic Republic, the Jedi Order is depic ...

. The comic books series depicts the apparent destruction of the Sith order, caused by them using a destructive

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technique called a thought bomb against the Jedi but which ends up destroying the Sith as well. It describes how and why

Darth Bane Darth Bane is a fictional character created by George Lucas in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. In the ''Star Wars'' universe, Darth Bane is a powerful Sith Lord who lived one thousand years before the events of the films and is known for being the o ...

, the sole

survivor of the Battle of Ruusan reforms the Sith order into having the one-master-one-apprentice structure known from the films. All these events are seen through the eyes of three children from a backwater planet recruited into the rank of the Jedi, one of whom,

Darth Zannah The Sith are the main antagonists in the fictional universe of the ''Star Wars'' franchise. They are the antithesis and ancient enemies of the Jedi. The Sith Order is depicted as an ancient cult of warriors who draw strength from the dark sid ...

, becomes the first apprentice in the new Sith order.

Reception

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