Dark Horse releases their solicitations for January with some exciting new titles including the new Star Wars series... just as you remember it and as you've never seen it before, with an awesome premiere cover by Alex Ross!

STAR WARS #1

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

On sale Jan 9

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Ongoing

This is Star Wars as you remember it . . . and as you have never seen it before! We’re taking you back to those heady, adventure-filled days following the destruction of the Death Star—when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!

• Writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Conan the Barbarian).

• Artist Carlos D’Anda (Batman: Arkham City).

• Cover artist Alex Ross!

• Classic era, classic characters, all-new Star Wars!

STAR WARS: AGENT OF THE EMPIRE—HARD TARGETS #3 (of 5)

John Ostrander (W), Davidé Fabbri (P), Christian Dalla Vecchia (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Stéphane Roux (Cover)

On sale Dec 19

FC, 32 pages

$2.99

Miniseries

A young boy—the heir to the title of Count Dooku—is kidnapped, and it’s Jahan Cross to the rescue!

When the kidnapper turns out to be a sexy female spy with whom Cross has worked before, and when her motives turn out to have the boy’s welfare at heart, Cross is faced with a decision: should he disobey his own orders from the Empire?

But first there’s a little matter of breaking out of a supposedly inescapable prison . . .

STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI—THE PRISONER OF BOGAN #2 (of 5)

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

On sale Dec 19

FC, 32 pages

$2.99

Miniseries

As the Je’daii study the amazing Forcesaber of the banished Xesh, word spreads that he and his fellow prisoner on Bogan, Daegen Lok, have escaped the dark moon! The three young Je’daii who first encountered Xesh are teamed with Je’daii Masters to locate the prisoners and return them to Bogan . . . and prevent them from bringing about the mad vision that Lok has obsessively held to during his years of banishment . . .

• Chronicles the origins of the Jedi!

STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—DEFENDERS OF THE LOST TEMPLE TP

Justin Aclin (W), Ben Bates (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Mike Hawthorne (Cover)

On sale Mar 13

FC, 80 pages

$7.99

TP, 5 1/4” x 7 1/2”

On a mission with a Jedi general, one trooper contemplates his own worth as a clone of the  great Mandalorian warrior Jango Fett. As mission leads through a booby-trapped, abandoned Jedi Temple, this one clone will discover who he is and also where he came from when the Mandalorian Death Watch suddenly appears!

• Set during season 4 of the animated series!

• Featuring Pre Vizsla and the Death Watch!

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON HC

Haden Blackman (W), Agustin Alessio (A), and Dave Wilkins (Cover)

On sale Mar 27

FC, 120 pages

$24.99

HC, 7” x 10”

A traitorous uprising against the fledgling Galactic Empire leaves Emperor Palpatine close to death. Saving the Emperor—and the Empire—appears to be a lost cause . . . unless Vader can uncover the secrets of the Jedi Council and locate the mysterious “Ghost Prison.” Collects the five-issue miniseries.

• Written by The Force Unleashed’s Haden Blackman!

• A beautiful, fully painted graphic novel in hardcover with dust jacket!

STAR WARS: LOST TRIBE OF THE SITH—SPIRAL #5 (of 5)

John Jackson Miller (W), Andrea Mutti (P), Pierluigi Baldassini (I), Michael Heisler (C), and Paul Renaud (Cover)

On sale Dec 12

FC, 32 pages

$2.99

Miniseries

Lord Dreypa’s Leviathans continue their destruction of the lost tribe of Sith, searching in vain for an ancient, well-hidden Jedi starship. Beating Dreypa to the ship, a Sith rebel finds himself on the cusp of attaining his dreams—destruction of the tribe and discovery of a way to reach the galaxy. But there could be something that would cause him to have a change of heart, and Lord Dreypa could have found it!

• The final action-packed issue!

• Sequel to the best-selling e-books.

STAR WARS OMNIBUS: INFINITIES TP

Chris Warner (W), Dave Land (W), Adam Gallardo (W), Ryan Benjamin (P/I), Davidé Fabbri (P), Drew Johnson (P), Juvaun Kirby (P), Dan Norton (P), Al Rio (P), Saleem Crawford (I), Christian Dalla Vecchia (I), Neil Nelson (I), Ray Snyder (I), Helen Bach (C), Joel Benjamin (C), Dan Jackson (C), and Dave McCaig (C)

On sale Feb 13

FC, 280 pages

$24.99

TP, 6” x 9”

Collected here are three different tales where one thing happens differently than it did in the original trilogy of Star Wars films. The familiar players—Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Darth Vader—are launched onto new trajectories that send them toward dire consequences and unexpected futures! Collects Star Wars: Infinities—A New Hope;The Empire Strikes Back; and Return of the Jedi.

Darth Vader brings terror to the Jedi!

STAR WARS: PURGE—THE TYRANT’S FIST #1 (of 2)

Alexander Freed (W), Marco Castiello (P/I), Andrea Chella (P/I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dan Scott (Cover)

On sale Dec 5

FC, 32 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

Shortly after the birth of the Empire, Darth Vader master of combat, terror of his enemies, continues his purge of the Jedi Knights on a planet where his Jedi prey are revered. Amidst a planetwide insurgency, the Dark Lord must snuff out one surviving Jedi, as well as kill the fire of rebellion in the native populace. All will bow to the power of Vader and the Galactic Empire!

• Alexander Freed of The Old Republic writes Darth Vader!

• Follows the events of Revenge of the Sith.