Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their April 2006 titles, including 3 Star Wars comics and a trade paperback!

Star Wars: Rebellion - My Brother, My Enemy #1

Writer: Rob Williams
Artist: Brandon Badeaux

Seeking to exploit a fatal flaw in the Rebel fleet’s escape strategies, the Empire plants a sleeper agent in the Alliance’s midst and sets into motion a series of events that will have devastating consequences for Luke Skywalker and his companions. Meanwhile, Darth Vader’s own agenda runs counter to the Empire’s schemes, and he’s ensnared Lt. Janek Sunber to carry out a secret mission that will lead the idealistic Imperial officer straight into the heart of the Rebellion.

• A compelling new story set between the events of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back exploring Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance’s desperate struggle against the Galactic Empire, delivered in high-octane, widescreen style by writer Rob Williams (Cla$$war; SW Tales) and artist Brandon Badeaux (Superman: Man of Steel; SW Empire).

• Great starting point for new readers.

Pub. Date: April 12, 2006
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99

Star Wars: The Return of Tag & Bink - Revenge of the Clone Menace

Writer: Kevin Rubio
Artist: Lucas Marangon

Behold, the long-awaited prequel to the Tag & Bink saga! Many a Star Wars fan has lain awake at night, plagued by suspense and wondering just how this infamous Rebel pair came to be. Well wonder no more, faithful readers! Your plague has ended with this tell-all issue that caps the space-opera legend, courtesy of fan-favorite Star Wars creators Kevin Rubio and Lucas Marangon.

The origin story of our hapless heroes begins on their respective planets, Alderaan and Corellia. These future soldiers of the Rebel Alliance are sized up for Padawan potential, and we are treated to a rare inside look at the rigorous mental and physical training undergone by aspiring Knights in the Jedi Temple! Mace Windu, Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and the elder Fett each have a role in the miseducation of Tag and Bink, but despite all this schoolin’, the two decide that spying on Padme and “the Chosen One” is a pretty good idea . . .

• Featuring the cast of the Star Wars prequels!


Pub. Date: April 26, 2006
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99



Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #4

Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Brian Ching
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover: Travest Charest

On the run and desperate to clear his name, fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick guides his ragtag crew of scoundrels toward a treacherous asteroid moon, returning to the site of a significant moment in his Jedi training and to what he hopes will reveal the reason the entire Republic seems out to get him. The answers only lead to more riddles, however, and before they can fully interpret the information they’ve stumbled upon, the band of outcasts are assailed by yet another threat. And perhaps most surprising of all, their party grows by one as a new character enters the fray!

• The flagship series of Dark Horse’s exciting relaunch of its Star Wars publishing line, celebrating the company’s twentieth anniversary.

• Continuing the ongoing monthly series set four thousand years before the rise of the Empire and the fall of Anakin Skywalker (and eight years prior to the events in the Knights of the Old Republic video game).

Pub. Date: April 26, 2006
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99



Star Wars: Honor and Duty Trade Paperback

Writer: John Ostrander
Pencillers: C.P. Smith, Luke Ross
Inker: Jasen Rodriguez
Colorist: Digital Chameleon
Cover: Steve Firchow

Watch the fall of the Republic through the eyes of Sagoro Autem—Senate Guard, mercenary, prisoner, Clone Wars hero, and Imperial target—in a story that spans from before the Clone Wars to the first mission of Darth Vader!

Young Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Anakin Skywalker—his even younger Padawan—protect a senator from assassination attempts. Joining the Jedi in their mission is Autem, loyal Senate Guard. Yet, as Obi-Wan and Anakin fend off a league of master assassins, Autem discovers a link between the killers that will change his own life forever—a secret he will not be able to face until the Clone Wars have come and gone, and he finds himself on the run from the new Emperor’s enforcer, Darth Vader!

• Collecting issues 46-48 and 78 of Star Wars Republic.

• This story reveals the ending to a story Star Wars fans have been waiting for years to resolve!

Pub. Date: May 10, 2006
Format: Full color, 96 pages
Price: $12.95