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!
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!
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!
• 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!
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