Brooks said:

I haven't read a star wars comic since the original marvel series. Any suggestions on some to catch up on?

Check out the Tag and Binks series too, it aint supposed to be canon but it's cartoony tone and art style was funny enough to make me read them all in one sitting. It basically places two dimwits in the center of all the major action of the OT (and later the PT) whether disguised as stormtroopers or red guard and twists some of the plot in a fun way to make it look like these two were, sometimes accidently, the cause of some of the major events in the movies. The comedic parody-like tone reminded me a lot of the tone in the Lego Star Wars games which is what made those games so awesome.

Dark Empire is very well done too.