Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their February 2011 titles, including 3
Star Wars comics, 2 trade paperbacks, plus other cool titles for sci-fi fans!
STAR WARS: KNIGHT ERRANT— AFLAME #5 (of 5)
John Jackson Miller (W), Ivan Rodriguez (P), Belardino Brabo (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Joe Quinones (Cover)
On sale Feb 16
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Miniseries
Who can be saved? What must be sacrificed? Kerra Holt will decide once and for all what it means to be a Jedi in the concluding issue of
Aflame!
Sith Lord Odion and his army arrive at Chelloa prepared to take over the mining planet, but upon arriving, Odion finds a terrible surprise from his brother, Lord Daiman. World-devastating war is inescapable, but Kerra knows that when all hope is lost, that is when the Jedi are needed the most!
John Jackson Miller's Knight Errant novel for Del Rey starring Kerra Holt hits shelves January 25!
Read about Kerra Holt here first in Dark Horse comics!
STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE LOST COMMAND #2 (of 5)
Haden Blackman (W), Rick Leonardi (P), Dan Green (I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Tsuneo Sanda (Cover)
On sale Feb 23
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Vader in command!
Darth Vader steps up his attacks when his invasion of the Ghost Nebula meets with stiff resistance. But when a courageous beauty offers her help in conquering the system, visions of what his life might have been if he had not betrayed the Jedi and if Padmé was still alive affect the dark lord's decisions.
Vader in turmoil!
Darth Vader, the darkest lord of the Sith, at his best—and worst!
Written by The Force Unleashed's Haden Blackman!
Art by Aliens vs. Predator's Rick Leonardi!
Darth Vader and the Lost Command launched Dark Horse into its 20th anniversary of publishing Star Wars.
STAR WARS: LEGACY—WAR #3 (of 6)
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson (C)
On sale Feb 23
FC, 40 pages
$3.50
Miniseries
Putting the War back in Star Wars!
While Emperor Krayt's forces strike at hundreds of targets across the galaxy without thought for their own losses, one place has remained safe: the hidden Jedi temple on Taivas. But that happens to be the one place Krayt most wants to annihilate—if he can locate it and learn the secrets of its defenses.
So, it's only a matter of time…and torture…
The final chapter of Legacy continues!
Featuring Cade Skywalker!
STAR WARS OMNIBUS: AT WAR WITH THE EMPIRE VOLUME 1
Various (W/A)
On sale Apr 6
FC, 408 pages
$24.99
TPB, 6" x 9"
Collected here are stories of the early days of the Rebel Alliance and the beginnings of its war with the Empire—tales of the Star Wars galaxy set before, during, and after the events in Star Wars: A New Hope!
In this volume: Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine are targeted for assassination by rogue Imperial officers; Princess Leia gets her first taste of war and the sacrifices the coming rebellion will require; Vader, after surviving the destruction of the Death Star, must fight to become the leader of a pack of savage beasts; and many other stories!
Collects Star Wars: Empire #1-6, part of #9, #10-11, #13-14, #19-22, #24-25, and #31.
Includes the 88-page story Betrayal!
Five stories from the Imperial point of view, and five stories from that of the Rebels!
STAR WARS: INVASION VOLUME 2—RESCUES
Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Jo Chen (Cover)
On sale Apr 27
FC, 144 pages
$17.99
TPB, 7" x 10"
Twenty-five years after A New Hope, the Yuuzhan Vong invasion has the forces of the New Republic spread thin. Even Luke Skywalker's New Jedi Order is nearly helpless against the invaders from beyond the galaxy. These are times when even the rescuers may need rescuing…
Prince Finn Galfridian, despite Master Skywalker's disapproval, flies into danger with Jacen and Jaina Solo! Princess Kaye and Queen Nina turn a captured Yuuzhan Vong ship against their enemies! And King Caled conducts an underground war on the family's homeworld of Artorias, not realizing the enemy is closer than he thinks!
Collects issues #1–#6 of Star Wars: Invasion - Rescues.
This new series ties into—and fits between—the nineteen novels of Del Rey's The New Jedi Order series.
Features some of the first visual representations of this turbulent era of the Star Wars saga!
Features Jacen and Jaina Solo!
DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM #6
Jim Shooter (W), Roger Robinson (P/I), Agustin Alessio (P/I), Wes Dzioba (C), and Michael Komarck (Cover)
On sale Feb 9
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
With his beloved Gail's life hanging in the balance, the Man of the Atom faces his archenemy Nuro's Nuclear Ninja—warriors skilled in the arts of stealth, deception…and death. It's martial-arts mayhem on a cosmic scale! Plus, the astonishing origin of the Man of the Atom continues! In the searing ergozone of a black hole, all of time and space is laid bare to Dr. Phillip Solar. World War III is imminent. So is the death of his eleven-year-old sister…If only he could do something! But maybe he can…
Industry legend Jim Shooter returns to the character he redefined in the 1990s to overwhelming sales and critical success.
Part of a major launch of new related titles, including Magnus, Robot Fighter; Turok, Son of Stone; Mighty Samson; and Doctor Spektor.
This issue contains multiple tales, including the continuing origin tale of the Man of the Atom.
MIGHTY SAMSON #2
Jim Shooter (W), Jeff Vaughn (W), Patrick Olliffe (A), Dan Jackson (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)
On sale Feb 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
One against ten thousand!
Five hundred years after the end of the world, mutated monsters prowl the desolate wilds, and savage marauders from the wastelands of Jerz scourge the helpless N'Yark tribe.
Samson, the strongest man on Earth, defender of the N'Yark, singlehandedly invades the forbidding fortress of Terra, Queen of the Jerz. Ten thousand hardened Jerz warriors swarm to her defense. The odds for survival look grim. If only the Jerz had more warriors!
Mighty Samson returns to comics, reimagined by legendary writer Jim Shooter and illustrated by Patrick Olliffe (Untold Tales of Spider-Man, Spider-Girl, 52).
TUROK, SON OF STONE #4
Jim Shooter (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), José Villarrubia (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)
On sale Feb 16
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
In a lost land where anything and anyone from anywhen might be, Native Americans Turok and Andar face perils beyond imagining. Swooping down from the clouds astride the awesome Sky-Terror, Turok fights to save Andar and his own beloved Aasta from cruel death at the hands of the Aztec god-king, Maxtla. Turok's unlikely ally is a fighter pilot from an age yet to come. But can even the firepower of the future stand against thousands of fearless warriors and swarms of trained dinosaurs?
Turok, Son of Stone is one of comics' truly iconic characters, popular for half a century.
Industry legend Jim Shooter returns to the character he redefined in the 1990s to overwhelming sales and critical success.
