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April 2013 |
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The following news items were posted
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Tuesday
30th April |
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Friday
26th April |
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Wednesday
24th April |
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Wednesday
24th April |
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Wednesday
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Friday
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Wednesday
17th
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Book of Sith
Hardback Book by Daniel Wallace
Chronicle Books (
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In his quest for total
domination, Darth Sidious compiled six legendary dark
side texts detailing Sith history and philosophy by
Sorzus Syn, Darth Malgus, Darth Bane, Mother Talzin,
Darth Plagueis, and himself. Together these documents
form the Book of Sith. Over the centuries, the
texts were passed among Force users who left handwritten
notes and annotations in the margins, including Darth
Vader, Yoda, Mace Windu, and Luke Skywalker, among
others...more
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Wednesday
17th April |
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Friday
12th April |
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Comics for July 2013
In their latest solicitations,
Dark Horse Comics has announced the following
Star Wars comic titles due for release in July.
![[Star Wars #7]](../../../legends/rebellion/images/comics/sw-07.jpg) |
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Star Wars #7 (ongoing)
Comic Book by Brian Wood, Ryan Kelly, Dan Parsons,
Gabe Eltaeb, Rodolfo Migliari
et al.
Shortly
after the Battle of Yavin
Princess Leia takes the
Rebels’ secret mission to the next level! Playing it
safe has gotten them nowhere, and they are running
out of resources and time. What’s the fastest way to
get inside info on the Empire? Have your top pilots
get themselves captured! New story arc starts
here!
Available: July 10th 2013 |
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Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #4 (of 5)
Comic Book by Tim Siedell, Stephen Thompson, Mark
Irwin, Michael Atiyeh et al.
Approximately 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
In the ruins of an
ancient moon, Darth Vader encounters an evil people
with a dark prophecy and a powerful weapon. They are
a threat to the Empire and Vader will force them to
serve—or crush them all! Meanwhile, the assassin
hunting Vader still lurks...
Available: July 17th 2013 |
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Dark Times: A Spark Remains #1 (of
5)
Comic Book by Randy Stradley, Doug Wheatley,
Dan Jackson, Benjamin Carré
et al.
Approximately 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
Reunited with the ragtag
crew of the Uhumele, Jedi Dass Jennir is
surprised to find them plotting with another Jedi to
take down the iron fist of the new Galactic
Empire—Darth Vader himself! Having only just found
love and a reason to live, Jennir is reluctant to
join—but their plan may be too good to pass up...
Available: July 17th 2013 |
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Legacy - Prisoner of the Floating World #5 (of
5)
Comic Book by Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman,
Rachelle Rosenberg, Dave Wilkins et al.
Approximately
138 years after the Battle of Yavin
The bad news: Ania Solo
and her friends are on a planetoid that’s on a
collision course with a huge space station. The
worse news: a mad Sith warrior stands between them
and escape! Imminent fiery destruction, or
white-hot dismemberment by lightsaber? Some days
there are just no good choices!
Available: July 24th 2013 |
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Upcoming Graphic Novels
In their latest solicitations,
Dark Horse Comics has announced the following
Star Wars graphic novel titles planned for US release in
September.
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Legacy: Book 2 (hardback)
Hardback graphic Novel by John Ostrander, Jan
Duursema, Omar Francia et al.
Approximately 137 years after the Battle of Yavin
A century after the death
of Darth Vader, the Sith have returned and the
galaxy is on the brink of war. The one hope for
stopping the Sith lies with ex-Jedi and would-be
pirate Cade Skywalker, the last of the Skywalker
lineage. But Cade has plans of his own...
Available: September 11th 2013 (US) |
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Star Wars: Volume 1 - In the Shadow of Yavin
Graphic Novel by Brian Wood, Carlos D’Anda, Ryan
Odagawa, Gabe Eltaeb et al.
Shortly after the Battle of Yavin
After the destruction of the Death Star,
the Rebels are hounded by the Empire. Suspecting a
spy in their ranks, Princess Leia forms a secret
X-wing squadron—which includes Luke Skywalker—to
expose the spy and find a safe home. Meanwhile, Han
Solo and Chewbacca are sent on a covert mission! Collects:
Star Wars #1 thru #6 and Free
Comic Book Day 2013.
Available: September 18th 2013 (US) |
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Dark
Times: Volume 6 - Fire Carrier
Graphic Novel by Randy Stradley, Gabriel Guzman,
Garry Henderson, Doug Wheatley et al.
Approximately 19 years before the Battle of Yavin
On Coruscant, Darth Vader
continues his obsession with ending all Jedi. Across
the galaxy, Jedi Master K’Kruhk is on the run with a
group of young Padawans. Forced to land on an
Imperial-run planet, they hide with other refugees.
Immediately, K’Kruhk senses something wrong. They
must sneak away, and hope that they can escape the
Empire...
Collects:
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Times: Fire Carrier #1
thru #5. Available: September 25th 2013 (US) |
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Wednesday 10th
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Wednesday
10th April |
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Thursday
4th April |
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Wednesday
3rd April |
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Wednesday
3rd April |
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Tuesday
2nd April |
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Star
Wars: The Blueprints
Reference Book by J. W.
Rinzler 47North (
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Star Wars: The Blueprints brings together the
original technical drawings from deep within the Lucasfilm
Archives. Combined with insightful commentary from
best-selling author J. W. Rinzler, the collection maps in
precise, vivid, and intricate detail the very genesis of
one of the most enduring and beloved stories to appear
onscreen...more |
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Monday
1st April |
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Dark Horse Comics to adapt
The Star Wars
As widely reported
Dark Horse Comics are to publish a 8-issue
adaptation of George Lucas's 1974 original screenplay of
The Star Wars:
George Lucas’s original-draft screenplay for The Star
Wars to be adapted by J. W. Rinzler and Mike Mayhew!
APRIL 1, MILWAUKIE, OR–It’s no April Fools’ prank!
Dark Horse is honored to announce a dream project: working
with J.W. Rinzler, executive editor at LucasBooks, and
artist Mike Mayhew (Avengers) to adapt the rough-draft
original screenplay which spawned the biggest franchise in
film history! Three years before his 1977 film, George
Lucas put down on paper his first story set in a galaxy
far, far away—a tale of fantastic adventures, daring
escapes, “lazer swords,” romance, and monsters. A story of
Jedi Annikin Starkiller and General Luke Skywalker, an
alien named Han Solo, and evil Sith Knights. The
screenplay was titled The Star Wars! “I’m not sure
where I first read about The Star Wars—it was years and
years ago—but the idea of Luke Skywalker being an older
Jedi General, and Han Solo being a six-foot-tall lizard,
turned my Star Wars fan brain on its side,” said longtime
Star Wars editor Randy Stradley. “I always assumed this
would be one of those stories that would be ‘lost to
history,’ so getting to work on bringing it to life is
kinda like a dream come true.” “While researching in
the Lucasfilm Archives I’ve found many treasures—but one
which truly astounded me was George’s rough draft for The
Star Wars. His first complete imaginings were
hallucinating to read—mind blowing,” said writer J.W.
Rinzler. “While working with George on another book
project, I once asked if we could adapt his rough draft.
He was hesitant. Years later, with Dark Horse’s invaluable
help, we showed him a few drawn and colored pages of what
it might look like. He gave us the okay.” Originally
conceived in 1974, The Star Wars has been the subject of
rumor and legend in the fan community throughout the
history of the galaxy far, far away. Now, Lucas has seen
fit to grant Dark Horse the right to adapt this fabled
story into an eight-issue comic series launching in
September!
BleedingCool.com
has screenshots of the announcement and
concept art from Wondercon while
Examiner.com
has an official scan of a page from the upcoming comic.
For those interested in how Lucas's early
drafts/synopsis/scripts changed over the years between
1973 and the finalised version from 1976 peruse
StarKiller: The Jedi Bendu Script Site . |
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