The Official Star Wars Site has provided a look at more Dark Horse
Comics for Star Wars fans in April and beyond of 2010.
Star Wars: Purge -- The Hidden Blade Written by Haden
Blackman; Art and Cover by Chris Scalf On sale April 7th. 40 pages.
On a remote world, Darth Vader chafes at the assignment given to him by the
Emperor: guarding an Imperial manufacturing facility from the anti-Imperial
natives. Vader feels the duty is beneath him -- until he learns that a Jedi
Master and his Padawan are in league with the natives!
Now the game is afoot, and Vader is on the trail of his favorite prey. No
ambush, no local monstrous lizards, will deter him his pursuit. Woe be to the
Jedi when Vader catches up with them! This one-shot follows Revenge of the
Sith!
Star Wars: Legacy #47 "The Fate of Dac" Written by
John Ostrander; Pencils by Jan Duursema; Inks by Dan Parsons; Colors by Brad
Anderson; Cover by Sean Cooke On sale April 28th; 40 pages
The Sith poison the waters of the ocean planet of Dac in an effort to wipe
out every living thing -- but Admiral Gar Stazi isn't ready to abandon the
native Mon Calamari without an attempt at evacuation.
Time is against him, and securing the assistance of his new Imperial allies
will decide whether this rescue is a success . . . or a suicide!
Plus: The Rogue Squadron returns!
Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 1
Written by Roy Thomas, Don Glut, Archie Goodwin, Mary Jo Duffy; Art by Howard
Chaykin, Tom Palmer, Terry Austin, Bill Wray, Walt Simson and others On sale
June 16; 480 pages trade paperback
Collecting the first twenty-six issues of the Marvel Comics Star Wars
series that launched in 1977 (the same year as the first film), this first
volume of Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago . . . is a must have for any
Star Wars fan!
Future volumes will include material not previously collected along with the
consecutively numbered Marvel run: the comics adaptation of Return of the
Jedi, material from Marvel UK, the Droids and Ewoks series,
and other rare Star Wars comics.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars -- In Service of the Republic
Written by Henry Gilroy and Steven Melching; Pencils by Scott Hepburn; Inks
by Dan Parsons; Colors by Michael E. Wiggam; Cover by Ramón Pérez On sale
June 30th; 80 pages digest-sized trade paperback
Jedi Kit Fisto and Plo Koon take on a daring assault mission with a squad of
tough Republic commandos on the ice planet Khorm. The Jedi seek to free the
Separatist-enslaved Khormai people and destroy the Separatists' mountain
fortress. But on this assignment, nothing will come easy! An intense snowstorm,
a cowardly Republic captain, and the arrival of feared assassin Asajj Ventress
with her elite commandos test the skill of the Jedi and the Republic
forces! |