Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera written and directed by George Lucas, produced by Lucasfilm and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is the first installment in the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy and stars Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Pernilla August, and Frank Oz. The film is set 32 years before the original film, and follows Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi as they protect Queen Amidala in hopes of securing
Star Wars (manga) Star Wars (manga) Four "Star Wars" films were adapted to manga by Dark Horse Comics between 1998 and 1999: "Star Wars" (1977), "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980), "Return of the Jedi" (1983), and "" (1999). To conform to Western standards, for the English versions the art was copied in mirror-image in order to be read from left to right. Artwork - Hisao Tamaki Volumes - 4 Volume 1: Luke meeting Obi-wan and the droids, destruction of Luke's home Volume 2: Meeting of Han Solo, journey to Death Star Volume 3: Death Star events, Obi-wan's death Volume 4: Attack of Death