Dark Horse in May 2011

By Mike — Friday, February 11, 2011

Dark Horse in May brings us the grand finale for Darth Vader and the Lost Command and Star Wars: Legacy mini-series. Jedi: The Dark Side mini-series makes its debut where Qui-Gon Jinn is dispatched to the homeworld of his padawan where a civil war has just broken out. See the latest solicitations and cover images ahead!

 

 

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—THE STARCRUSHER TRAP

Mike Barr (W), Matt and Shawn Fillbach (A/Cover), and Raymond Lee (C)

On sale July 27

FC, 80 pages

$7.99

TPB, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

 

The Separatists unleash a terrifying new weapon on Republic-held systems! An enormous starship, the Starcrusher, is destroying every ship sent against it.
Yoda agrees to a risky plan to stop the Starcrusher, and assembles a Jedi strike force that includes Obi-Wan Kenobi, Mace Windu, and Ki-Adi-Mundi. Too late, the Jedi realize that the Starcrusher mission has become a trap—one specifically designed to kill Jedi!

 

• Inspired by the film and television programs The Clone Wars, the fun and excitement never stop with these additional Jedi adventures.

 

• Featuring Mace Windu in action! And introducing Jedi Knight Jyl Somtay!

 

• The Fillbach brothers return to The Clone Wars!

 

 

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE LOST COMMAND #5 (of 5)

Haden Blackman (W), Rick Leonardi (P), Dan Green (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Tsuneo Sanda (Cover)

On sale May 25

FC, 40 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

The final battle with the insurgents brings a resolution to the mystery of Moff Tarkin’s son. Vader resolves the entire mission in a way that only he, the darkest lord of the Sith, can!

 

• There is only one DARTH VADER!

 

All-action finale!

 

Master Jedi sent on a mission by Yoda!

 

 

STAR WARS: JEDI—THE DARK SIDE #1 (of 5)

Scott Allie (W), Mahmud Asrar (A/Cover), Paul Mount (C), and Stéphane Roux (Variant Cover)

On sale May 18

FC, 40 pages

$2.99

Miniseries

Twenty-one years before the events in Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn is dispatched to prevent the outbreak of a civil war on the homeworld of his Padawan Xanatos—whose father is king. It is a mission that will lead Qui-Gon into close contact with the dark side and start him on a quest that will have a major impact on the future of the Jedi Order!

 

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• Here is an opportunity for readers to get onboard a new series, set in a wild and wide-open era of the Star Wars mythos!

 

• The story of Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn’s Padawan, before Obi-Wan Kenobi!

 

• Features a 25th-anniversary variant cover.

 

The final issue!

 

 

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STAR WARS: LEGACY—WAR #6 (of 6)

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

On sale May 25

FC, 40 pages

$3.50

Miniseries

 

Battleground Coruscant. The allies have carried the battle to the Sith. The war for control of the galaxy is not over yet . . . . . . but it will be by the end of this issue. Traitors will be revealed, heroes and villains will fall, and empires will be toppled. It all ends here!

“Star Wars: Legacy is a well-crafted, entertaining comic that is worth the perils of investing in a ‘new’ universe.” —Comic Book Resources