Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their May 2011 titles, including 4
Star Wars comics, plus other cool titles for sci-fi fans!
STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS—THE STARCRUSHER TRAPMike 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.
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
The final issue!
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
DOCTOR SOLAR, MAN OF THE ATOM #8
Jim Shooter (W), Roger Robinson (A), Agustin Alessio (A/C), Wes Dzioba (C), and Michael Komarck (Cover)
On sale May 4
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
It's Doctor Solar, Master of the Unified Field, versus Mindbender, Master of Matter, for the championship of the universe. But how much of the universe will be left in their wake? And witness the spectacular double death of Tanek Nuro. Plus, in the conclusion of Solar's origin epic, a man-made sun lays waste to the world by fire. In the heart of the thermonuclear inferno, a consciousness strives to prevent the end of the planet - a consciousness reborn as The Man of the Atom.
Features the conclusion of Doctor Solar's origin epic!
Doctor Solar 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.
Part of a major launch of new related titles, including Magnus, Robot Fighter; Turok, Son of Stone; Mighty Samson; and Doctor Spektor.
TUROK, SON OF STONE #5
Jim Shooter (W), Eduardo Francisco (A), José Villarrubia (C), and Raymond Swanland (Cover)
On sale May 18
FC, 32 pages
$3.50
Ongoing
In a lost land ruled by thunder lizards, Native Americans Turok and Andar face dangers beyond time and imagination. In the service of Tech Lord Tinker, Turok leads an odd squad of castaway commandos on an invasion of the safehold of the Amazons. Their objective: a girdle made of ytterbium steel. Amazons are not easy marks—especially Phalanx, the daughter of a renowned twenty seventh-century champion.
Inspired the wildly popular Turok, Dinosaur Hunter game and Turok, Son of Stone animated feature
Third in a major launch of new related titles, including Doctor Solar, Man of the Atom; Magnus, Robot Fighter; Mighty Samson; and Doctor Spektor.
