Dark Horse: July 2013 Solicitations

By Mike — Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Classic Star Wars is back! A new story arc for the break out hit comic begins with Princess Leia taking the Rebel secret mission to another level in Star Wars #7. Darth Vader encounters an evil people with a dark prophecy and a powerful weapon in Darth Vader and the Ninth Assasin #4. All this and more for Dark Horse in July!

 

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STAR WARS #7

Brian Wood (W), Ryan Kelly (A), Dan Parsons (I), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Rodolfo Migliari (Cover)

On sale July 10

FC, 32 pages

$2.99

Ongoing

Princess Leia takes the Rebels’ secret mission to the next level! Playing it safe has gotten them nowhere, and they are running out of resources and time. What’s the fastest way to get inside info on the Empire? Have your top pilots get themselves captured!

• Ryan Kelly, the artist from Brian Wood’s Local series, joins the Star Wars team!

“From the first scene in this new series, it is not hard to imagine playing Star Wars action figures with Wood sometime back in my childhood. That unbridled imagination, energy and excitement is exactly what Wood brings to this story.” –Comic Book Resources

 

BRIAN WOOD! ALEX ROSS! CLASSIC STAR WARS!

 

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STAR WARS VOLUME 1—IN THE SHADOW OF YAVIN TP

Brian Wood (W), Carlos D’Anda (A), Ryan Odagawa (A), Gabe Eltaeb (C), and Alex Ross (Cover)

On sale Sept 18

FC, 152 pages

$19.99

TP, 7” x 10”

 

After the destruction of the Death Star, the Rebels are hounded by the Empire. Suspecting a spy in their ranks, Princess Leia forms a secret X-wing squadron—which includes Luke Skywalker—to expose the spy and find a safe home. Meanwhile, Han Solo and Chewbacca are sent on a covert mission! Collects Star Wars #1–#6 and Free Comic Book Day 2013.

• The perfect starting point for new readers!

“It all just feels like Star Wars, and for a franchise that has been around for over 30 years, D’Anda somehow finds a way to inject new life into it.”—Complex

 

 

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STAR WARS: DARK TIMES—A SPARK REMAINS #1 (of 5)

Randy Stradley (W), Douglas Wheatley (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)

On sale July 17

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

Reunited with the ragtag crew of the Uhumele, Jedi Dass Jennir is surprised to find them plotting with another Jedi to take down the iron fist of the new Galactic Empire—Darth Vader himself! Having only just found love and a reason to live, Jennir is reluctant to join—but their plan may be too good to pass up . . .

 

• Artist Doug Wheatley returns!

 

 

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STAR WARS: DARK TIMES VOLUME 6—FIRE CARRIER TP

Randy Stradley (W), Gabriel Guzman (A), Garry Henderson (C), and Douglas Wheatley (Cover)

On sale Sept 25

FC, 128 pages

$18.99

TP, 7” x 10”

On Coruscant, Darth Vader continues his obsession with ending all Jedi. Across the galaxy, Jedi Master K’Kruhk is on the run with a group of young Padawans. Forced to land on an Imperial-run planet, they hide with other refugees. Immediately, K’Kruhk senses something wrong. They must sneak away, and hope that they can escape the Empire . . . Collects Star Wars: Dark Times—Fire Carrier #1–#5.

 

 

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE NINTH ASSASSIN #4 (of 5)

Tim Siedell (W), Stephen Thompson (P), Mark Irwin (I), Drew Geraci (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Ariel Olivetti (Cover)

On sale July 17

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

In the ruins of an ancient moon, Darth Vader encounters an evil people with a dark prophecy and a powerful weapon. They are a threat to the Empire and Vader will force them to serve—or crush them all! Meanwhile, the assassin hunting Vader still lurks . . .

 

• Tim Siedell (@badbanana) has one of Time’s 140 Best Twitter Feeds and over 600,000 followers!

 

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STAR WARS: LEGACY #5

Corinna Bechko (W), Gabriel Hardman (W/A), Rachelle Rosenberg (C), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)

On sale July 24

FC, 32 pages

$2.99

Ongoing

The bad news: Ania Solo and her friends are on a planetoid that’s on a collision course with a huge space station. The worse news: a mad Sith warrior stands between them and escape!

Imminent fiery destruction, or white-hot dismemberment by lightsaber? Some days there are just no good choices!

Action-packed conclusion of the first arc!

 

 

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STAR WARS: LEGACY BOOK 2 HC

John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (W/P), Omar Francia (P), Kajo Baldisimo (P), Alan Robinson (P), Dan Parsons (I), Brad Anderson (C), Jesus Aburto (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover)

On sale Sept 11

FC, 424 pages

$34.99

HC, 6” x 9”

A century after the death of Darth Vader, the Sith have returned and the galaxy is on the brink of war. The one hope for stopping the Sith lies with ex-Jedi and would-be pirate Cade Skywalker, the last of the Skywalker lineage. But Cade has plans of his own . . .

Legacy has long stood as one of the most interesting and original new additions to the expanded Universe.”—IGN