Dark Horse In May 2012

By Mike — Thursday, February 9, 2012

Connor Freeman is drawn into the mystery of Boba Fett's killers in Boba Fett is Dead #2. In the new series by Haden Blackman,  Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, terrorists plot to assasinate Vader and The Emperor, with only a disabled cadet fighting alongside them. Check out the fantastic alternate cover by Tsuneo Sanda!

 

1117 STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES—BOBA FETT IS DEAD #2 (of 4)

 

Tom Taylor (W) and Chris Scalf (A/Cover)

On sale May 30FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

Boba Fett is dead, and whoever hired the hit squad had better run—as fast and as far as possible!

 

A mysterious avenger is on the trail of Boba Fett’s killers. Connor Freeman—a clone relation to Fett—has been drawn into the whodunit. Freeman, who feels like he could use some protection himself, has been recruited against his will to find and protect a particular bounty hunter on a distant world—in Mandalorian space!

 

• Writer Tom Taylor brings Blood Ties back with Boba Fett!

 

• Painted interiors and covers by Chris Scalf!

 

 

Vader Takes Control!

 

 

 

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON #1 (of 5)

Haden Blackman(W), Agustin Alessio (A), Dave Wilkins (Cover), and Tsuneo Sanda (Variant cover)

On sale May 23

FC, 40 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

The graduation celebration for the first class of Imperial cadets is disrupted by a sudden terrorist strike! But the real targets of the attack are the new Emperor and his second in command, Darth Vader.

 

Only one man—a disabled, brilliant cadet who, up until the moment of the attack, was experiencing the best moment of his life—stands ready to fight alongside Vader for the life of his Emperor!

 

• A brand new series by Haden Blackman!

 

• Stunning art by Agustin Alessio!

 

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• Covers by Dave Wilkins.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI—FORCE STORM #4 (of 5)

 

 

 

John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), and Wes Dzioba (C)

On sale May 16

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

For millennia, the Je’daii Masters have protected the planet Tython and maintained a balance within the Force. But now a stranger from another world has come, destroying the balance and engulfing the world in a Force storm that threatens every inhabitant!

 

The ancient Je’daii Order stands on the brink of a powerful discovery. But will this knowledge bring wisdom . . . or peril? Three young Je’daii students may hold the fate of the world in their hands!

 

• Establishes the beginnings of the Jedi!

 

• The Ostrander/Duursema team returns!

 

 

 

 

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STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC—WAR #5 (of 5)

John Jackson Miller (W), Andrea Mutti (P), Gigi Baldassini (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Benjamin Carré (Cover)

On sale May 9

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

Pacifist Jedi Zayne Carrick is both saving and fighting Jedi in this final issue!

 

Part one of Zayne’s plan to foil the Mandalorian Knights and their misguided leader is complete—but the battle is not yet won. Taking on the Mandalorians face to face is still on the agenda, and Zayne’s questionable team could blow the operation at any moment . . . With everything on the line, all Zayne can do is have faith!

 

• The Knights of the Old Republic video game and comics are set in one of the most popular eras of Star Wars!