What Is The Correct Reading Order For Marvel Epic Collection Star Wars?

Switching from Legends to new canon after seeing the Ahsoka show, and my comic shop has Epic Collections labeled both ways. Feels impossible to avoid story gaps or spoilers.
2026-08-02 05:05:43
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HollyGray
HollyGray
Book Guide Receptionist
I followed a list on a fan forum. It basically said: Original Marvel Years (all volumes), then The Empire (all volumes), then The New Republic (all volumes). That's the core path. There are other Epic lines like 'The Old Republic' or 'Rise of the Sith', but those are almost like prequel series you can read separately.

The list also noted that some later Epic Collections might slot in between volumes of the main eras, but those are usually clear from the title and content. The editors do a good job of making the next step obvious. If you're collecting physically, just line them up on your shelf by the era and the number on the spine. The order will reveal itself.
2026-08-03 12:50:51
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KenLong
KenLong
Insight Sharer Lawyer
Consider the Epic Collection as a trilogy of novel series. The first novel series is 'The Original Marvel Years'. Read all its books. The second novel series is 'The Empire'. Read all its books. The third is 'The New Republic'. Read all its books.

Each 'book' (volume) in a series is numbered. This structure is designed to guide the reader through a massive amount of material without getting lost. The editors have done the heavy lifting of sequencing. Your role is to trust the structure: start with Series 1, Book 1. Proceed through Series 1. Then start Series 2, Book 1. It's a methodical, satisfying way to consume a lifetime of comics.
2026-08-03 21:13:21
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LuxKlein
LuxKlein
Bookworm Nurse
The reading order is essentially the in-universe timeline of the Legends continuity, as curated by the Epic Collections. This means you start with the comics that launched in 1977, collected in 'The Original Marvel Years'. That's your bedrock. After that run concludes in the Epic format, the baton passes to 'The Empire' volumes, which cover the period around the original trilogy.

Subsequent series like 'The New Republic' handle post-ROTJ stories. It's a massive undertaking. The collections themselves are numbered within their respective series (e.g., The Original Marvel Years Vol. 1, 2, 3...), not across the entire line. To navigate it, I'd suggest finding an updated reading order online from a fan site; they constantly update it as new Epic Collections are released.
2026-08-05 10:23:44
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RexMurphy
RexMurphy
Bookworm Worker
You're building a library. First, you acquire every volume of the 'Original Marvel Years' series and place them on the shelf in numeric order. That's your first section.

Your next section is every volume of 'The Empire' series, in numeric order. Your third section is every volume of 'The New Republic' series, in numeric order. The order you build your library is the order you should read it. Start with the first book of the first section and read straight through to the last book of the last section. The section titles are your guide through the timeline. It's a tangible, satisfying way to approach it if you're collecting physically.
2026-08-07 17:17:20
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AdamWebb
AdamWebb
Reviewer Accountant
Look at it like this: the Epic Collection is a republishing of Star Wars comic history in timeline order. The timeline starts with the stories published right after A New Hope. Those are in the 'Original Marvel Years' books. So, that's your first stop.

Once you've gone through that entire period, the timeline moves to stories set around The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Those are in the 'The Empire' books. After the fall of the Empire, you get stories of the New Republic, found in 'The New Republic' books. So your reading order is simply the order of these historical periods as presented by the collections. Pick up the first volume of the first period and read forward.
2026-08-08 17:01:47
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