Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their April 2010 titles, including 2 Star Wars comics, 2 trade paperbacks, plus 4 other cool titles for sci-fi fans!



STAR WARS: PURGE - THE HIDDEN BLADE
Haden Blackman (W) and Chris Scalf (A/Cover)
On sale Apr 7
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
One-shot

On a remote world, Darth Vader chafes at the assignment given to him by the Emperor: guarding an Imperial manufacturing facility from the anti-Imperial natives. Vader feels the duty is beneath him — until he learns that a Jedi Master and his Padawan are in league with the natives!

Now the game is afoot, and Vader is on the trail of his favorite prey. No ambush, no local monstrous lizards, will deter him his pursuit. Woe be to the Jedi when Vader catches up with them! This issue follows events in Revenge of the Sith!

Vader vs. Jedi!



STAR WARS: LEGACY #47 - THE FATE OF DAC
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), Brad Anderson (C), and Sean Cooke (Cover)
On sale Apr 28
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

The Sith poison the waters of the ocean planet of Dac in an effort to wipe out every living thing — but Admiral Gar Stazi isn't ready to abandon the native Mon Calamari without an attempt at evacuation.

Time is against him, and securing the assistance of his new Imperial allies will decide whether this rescue is a success...or a suicide!

The Rogue Squadron returns!



STAR WARS OMNIBUS: A LONG TIME AGO...VOLUME 1
Roy Thomas (W), Don Glut (W), Archie Goodwin (W), Mary Jo Duffy (W), Howard Chaykin (A), Tom Palmer (A), Terry Austin (A), Bill Wray (A), Walt Simonson (A), and others
On June 16
FC, 480 pages
$24.99
TPB, 6" x 9"

Collecting the first twenty-six issues of the Marvel Comics Star Wars series that launched in 1977 (the same year as the first film), this first volume of Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago.... is a must have for any Star Wars fan!

Future volumes will include material not previously collected along with the consecutively numbered Marvel run: the comics adaptation of Return of the Jedi, material from Marvel UK, the Droids and Ewoks series, and other rare Star Wars comics.



STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS - IN SERVICE OF THE REPUBLIC
Henry Gilroy (W), Steven Melching (W), Scott Hepburn (P), Dan Parsons (I), Michael E. Wiggam (C), and Ramon Perez (Cover)
On sale June 30
FC, 80 pages
$7.99
TPB, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2"

Jedi Kit Fisto and Plo Koon take on a daring assault mission with a squad of tough Republic commandos on the ice planet Khorm. The Jedi seek to free the Separatist-enslaved Khormai people and destroy the Separatists' mountain fortress. But on this assignment, nothing will come easy! An intense snowstorm, a cowardly Republic captain, and the arrival of feared assassin Asajj Ventress with her elite commandos test the skill of the Jedi and the Republic forces!



ALIEN LEGION OMNIBUS VOLUME 2
Alan Zelenetz (W), Larry Stroman (A), and Frank Cirocco (A)
On sale June 9
FC, 352 pages
$24.99
TPB, 6" x 9"

The Alien Legion is the most feared fighting force in the Galarchy — and Nomad Squad is the best, and the worst, of the lot. Comprised of the outcasts, dregs, and idealists from three galaxies, the expendable grunts of Nomad jump into a series of intense missions prompted by everything from attacks by biomechanical religious zealots, orders to eliminate a traitorous legion hero, and the personal whims of a Galarchy bureaucrat. The squad is devastated when three veteran legionnaires die — and another faces an even worse fate in a legion "Mindrobber" machine. Nomad's chemistry is further altered with the addition of Tamara, a cosmic valkyrie who catches Lt. Montroc's attention.

Volume 2 features over three hundred story pages and rounds out the first Alien Legion series, including the long-out-of-print A Grey Day to Die graphic novel.



ALIENS: FAST TRACK TO HEAVEN
Liam Sharp (W/A)
On sale June 16
FC, 40 pages
$10.99
HC, 7" x 10"

Deep beneath the ice of Jupiter's moon Europa, life teems in the depths of dark oceans fed by belching chemical-rich volcanic vents. But more spectacular discoveries of life elsewhere in the cosmos have left Europa little more than another commercial stopover with an orbital station and a decaying space elevator ferrying cargo and personnel to and from the moon. But when one of the massive elevators stops midway with no communication from the crew aboard, a rescue team soon discovers that the stranded elevator is transporting a deadly cargo from another world, a savage organism that threatens life on Europa and, ultimately, life on planet Earth.

From superstar creator Liam Sharp comes Aliens: Fast Track to Heaven, an all-new deluxe-format hardcover graphic novella. Sharp's stunning visuals are well-known to comics readers from his work on Judge Dredd, Hulk, Testament, Gears of War and many others, and now having expanded into prose fiction with God Killers: Machivarius Point and Other Tales, Sharp is solidifying his reputation as one of graphic fiction's emerging visionaries.

Artist/Writer Liam Sharp is well known to comics readers from his work on Judge Dredd, The Incredible Hulk, Testament, and Gears of War.

Original hardcover graphic novella!



ALIENS VS. PREDATOR: THREE WORLD WAR #3 (of 6)
Randy Stradley (W), Rick Leonardi (P), Mark Pennington (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)
On sale Apr 7
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries

Against her better judgment, Machiko Noguchi is back with the Predators, trying to forge a coalition between the clan that once accepted her and a strike force of Colonial Marines. But it's an uneasy alliance at best as neither side understands the motives or mores of the other. Every gesture is a challenge, every altercation an invitation to battle. But the real battle is yet to come — against a rogue clan of warlike Predators with an army of Aliens under their control. It is said that no plan survives contact with the enemy, but Machiko's plan can barely stand up to her allies!

Featuring the creative dream team of original AVP writer Randy Stradley, Rick Leonardi, Mark Pennington, Wes Dzioba, and Raymond Swanland, Aliens vs. Predator: Three World War ties together story threads introduced in the 1989 AvP series and new Aliens and Predator storylines, setting the stage for the most epic AvP brawl ever imagined.



THE TERMINATOR #2 (of 3)
Zack Whedon (W), Andy MacDonald (P), Dan Jackson (C), and Massimo Carnevale (Cover)
On sale Apr 28
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries

In the barely-remembered time before the Terminators, the life of a young woman key to humanity's survival depends on the actions of Kyle Reese in present-day 2029. But Kyle may not live long enough to help Sarah Conner if he and his companions Ben and Paige can't escape Skynet's terrifying new weapon — Terminators that look just like people!

Guided by information about a hidden Cyberdyne facility, the three friends must brave T-800s, HKs, rogue resistance gangs, and other threats in their search for any advantage against the machines. What they can't anticipate is the nature of the incredible resource hidden within the facility's walls!

Written by rising star Zack Whedon (Dr. Horrible, Fringe, Deadwood)!

Terminator and Terminator 2 are on the AFI's list of the 100 Most Heart-Pounding American Movies!