Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their April 2008 titles, including 5 Star Wars comics, a new Kotobukiya model kit, and 2 other comic titles that you may find interesting!




STAR WARS: REBELLION #13—SMALL VICTORIES PART 3 (of 4)
Jeremy Barlow (W), Colin Wilson (A), and Wil Glass (C)
On sale Apr 9
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

With Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia captured by an ambitious Imperial officer, Admiral Ackbar considers sending a squad of new, experimental starfighters to save the Rebellion’s greatest heroes from certain death!

On an Imperial station, Luke and Leia do their best to distract their cruel captor from the rest of Rebels still loose in the facility. Unfortunately, Imperials have found Deena Shan, the Rebel team’s last hope for success. Deena is cornered into a decision of disastrous proportions for herself and everyone around her. By the time Ackbar deems a rescue mission worth the risk, there may be no one left to save.

• This new story is set in the months after Star Wars: A New Hope, starring Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.




STAR WARS: LEGACY #23
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson (C)
On sale Apr 16
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

The pirate Rav has nearly every bounty hunter in the galaxy looking for Cade Skywalker, but he never anticipated what would happen if Cade came looking for him. Scores will be settled the unfriendly way.

Taking control of your future sometimes means cutting loose your past!




STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #28—VECTOR PART 4 (of 4)
John Jackson Miller (W), Scott Hepburn (P), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Dustin Weaver (Cover)
On sale Apr 30
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Ongoing

The first phase of the most important Star Wars story of 2008 ends with devastation on an awe-inspiring scale in part four of “Vector”!

Nearly overwhelmed by an ancient evil run rampant, fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick, the con-artist Gryph, and the Jedi Celeste Morne have made a choice of cosmic significance, its consequences reshaping not only the course of their lives, but the fate of the entire galaxy! Surrounded by Mandalorians, they face a crossroads where every path demands sacrifice, and no matter what is saved, something else will be lost!

• Leaving Knights of the Old Republic changed forever and launching the yearlong “Vector” storyline into Dark Times next month, this issue is not to be missed!




KOTOBUKIYA STAR WARS THE BOUNTY HUNTER SERIES–IG-88 VINYL MODEL KIT
On sale May 14
• 11 3/4" tall
• $125.00

Kotobukiya is expanding its line of statues with a series of six popular bounty hunters from the Star Wars saga. Second in the series is the highly sought after IG-88. IG-88 is a tall, spindly humanoid droid completely loaded with a deadly gas dispenser, a flamethrower, a sonic stunner, a pulse cannon and a neural inhibitor projectile launcher. IG-88 became a bounty hunter and achieved legendary notoriety having killed over 150 beings. He had “dismantle-on-sight” warrants in over 40 systems before he answered Darth Vader’s call to capture the Millennium Falcon.

Each of the Bounty Hunters will come with a special bonus part—collect all six bounty hunters and create a $100 full-size Darth Vader statue from the bonus parts!

The bonus piece included with IG-88 is unknown at time of solicitation.

With its large scale this statue is a snap-fit kit that can be easily put together in seconds without glue or modeling skill.




STAR WARS: LEGACY VOL 3
John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), and Brad Anderson (C)
On sale June 25
FC, 144 pages
$17.95
TPB, 7" x 10"

“Claws of the Dragon”—one hundred years after the events in Return of the Jedi, Luke’s descendent Cade Skywalker is captured by the Sith, Emperor Darth Krayt unveils his true identity, and a secret chapter in the life of Obi-Wan Kenobi is revealed. When Cade attempts to rescue the Jedi he turned over to the Sith during his days as a bounty hunter, the last Skywalker soon finds himself in the clutches of Darth Krayt. There, Cade must confront his past and decide once and for all: will he remain the Emperor’s prisoner or become his thrall? Learn whether the Skywalker line lives up to the triumph of Luke or returns to the tragedy of Anakin!

• Collects Star Wars Legacy #14-19.

• This is the future of Star Wars and it’s exclusive to Dark Horse!

• This series is a continuation of the stories that began with the original trilogy.




STAR WARS OMNIBUS: DROIDS
Various (W/A)
On sale June 18
FC, 440 pages
$24.95
TPB, 6" x 9"

Before the fateful day Luke Skywalker met Artoo and Threepio for the first time, those two troublesome droids had some amazing adventures all their own! Entangled with pirates, bounty hunters, rock monsters, and the notorious space criminal Olag Greck, they do their best to stick together in a dangerous galaxy where anything can happen.

• Stand-alone book featuring material not previously published. Presenting every Droids story published by Dark Horse, this vast volume follows R2-D2 and C-3PO in a series of stories fun for Star Wars fans of any age!

• Containing the out-of-print classics, “The Kalarba Adventures,” “Rebellion,” the never-before-collected “Seasons of Revolt,” and featuring “The Protocol Offensive”—plotted by C-3PO himself, actor Anthony Daniels—these tales brim with the wonder and whimsy that made this unlikely pair the most popular droids in the galaxy!





SERENITY: BETTER DAYS #2 (of 3)
Joss Whedon (w), Brett Matthews (W), Will Conrad (P), Michelle Madsen (C), and Adam Hughes (Cover)
On sale Apr 9
FC, 40 pages
$2.99
Miniseries

Joss Whedon returns to the world of his blockbuster film Serenity—and his 2005 bestselling miniseries Those Left Behind—with the three-issue comics series Better Days.
The second issue of Serenity: Better Days, follows Mal and his rag-tag crew on a short-lived vacation, where they explore their fantasies and confront long-forgotten enemies.
Whedon reunites with Brett Matthews (Lone Ranger) and Will Conrad (Conan and the Midnight God), his collaborators on Those Left Behind. Adam Hughes joins the team for covers.

• Front covers by the critically acclaimed Adam Hughes.

Prequel series to the blockbuster film Serenity by Joss Whedon.




INDIANA JONES OMNIBUS VOLUME 2
Various (W/A)
On sale June 25
FC, 384 pages
$24.95
TPB, 6" x 9"

Excitement and danger follow Dr. Henry Jones Jr. around the globe in this collection of classic, long-out-of-print stories! From Greece to Germany, the South Pacific to the seas of the Vikings, his race against the Nazis to recover artifacts like the Golden Fleece, the Philosopher’s Stone, or the Spear of Destiny will run him afoul of legendary monsters, ancient cults, and armies of the undead! Undeniably thrilling, these are the stories that define the meaning of adventure.

• Cover art by Dave Dorman!

• Collects Indiana Jones and the Golden Fleece #1-2, Indiana Jones and the Shrine of the Sea Devil, Indiana Jones and the Iron Phoenix #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Spear of Destiny #1-4, Indiana Jones and the Sargasso Pirates #1-4.