Publishing company Dark Horse Comics Genre Science fiction Format Story arc | Subject Star Wars Schedule Monthly Country United States | |
Tales of the Jedi: Dark Lords of the Sith is a six-part story arc in the Tales of the Jedi series of comic books written by Kevin J. Anderson. The first issue was published on October 1, 1994 by Dark Horse Comics. The story is set in the Star Wars galaxy 3,997 BBY years before the Battle of Yavin in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It continues the tale of Ulic Qel-Droma and introduces the character of Exar Kun, a Dark Lord of the Sith. The story details how the Jedi, led by Ulic Qel-Droma and Nomi Sunrider attempt to free the Empress Teta System from the tyrannical control of evil Dark Side adepts Satal and Aleema. It also details Exar Kun's fall to the Dark Side at the seduction of the spirit of Freedon Nadd, becoming Dark Lord of the Sith with Ulic as his apprentice.