Wait, Anakin and Padmé try to take over the galaxy? I stopped following Darths&Droids attentatively somewhere in episode 2, but I might have to catch up. That was the comic that made me interested in RPGs. Summon Bigger Fish!

I wanted to make a Star Wars fic rec post anyway, hopefully soon.

Have you watched the animated series The Clone Wars? Large parts of it are excellent, and they did a lot to make the prequels come to life. Their evil!Palpatine is great. It takes place between episodes II and III and the clones play a huge role, so unsurprisingly there is also a lot of tragedy.