Dark Horse has sent out solicitations for their March 2006 titles, including 3 Star Wars comics and a trade paperback!
Star Wars: Boba Fett - Overkill One-Shot
Writer: Thomas Andrews Artist: Francisco Ruiz Velasco Cover: Adam Hughes
Boba Fett rockets onto the scene with blasters blazing in this stand-alone story featuring the galaxy?s greatest bounty hunter taking on a dangerous contract that proves deadly for all involved!
Summoned to settle the score between two warring factions, Fett quickly shows his employers the importance of always choosing the right tool for the job, and the folly of underestimating just how much damage and chaos a single Mandalorian can inflict. Once unleashed, Fett's drive to finish the job is unshakable, and both groups quickly realize they?re dealing with a bigger and much deadlier mutual problem?one that must be stopped before it obliterates everything!
Don?t miss this essential piece of the Boba Fett mythos written by Thomas Andrews (Star Wars: Empire) and illustrated with the eye-popping art of Francisco Ruiz Velasco (Lone Wolf 2100).
Pub. Date: March 1, 2006 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99
Star Wars: The Return of Tag & Bink - Special Edition #1 (0f 2)
Writer: Kevin Rubio Artist: Lucas Marangon
Lock up your daughters and hide the Jawas, faithful readers, because Tag and Bink are BACK! Yea, though one might be hard-pressed to develop a sequel to the popular Tag & Bink Are Dead, fan-favorite writer Kevin Rubio and Star Wars stalwart Lucas Marangon have risen to the occasion!
And what an occasion it is. Fans jonesing for more side-splitting Star Wars shenanigans will thrill to the new misadventures of this hapless pair, members of the Rebel Alliance,who have somehow stumbled past the worst Imperial perils with their limbs intact. In The Return of Tag & Bink?Special Edition, the duo set out to rescue a certain smuggler trapped in carbonite?with the help of Lando Calrissian! One thing leads to another, and they manage to subdue the deadliest bounty hunter in the galaxy on their way to infiltrating the Hutt palace. Star Wars fans know what comes next, and there will be guest appearances of favorite characters on the way to the Sarlacc pit, the Death Star, and Endor! This issue will conquer the world!
? Featuring the cast of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi!
Pub. Date: March 22, 2006 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #3
Writer: John Jackson Miller Penciller: Brian Ching Colorist: Michael Atiyeh Cover: Travest Charest
Zayne Carrick never expected to go far in the Jedi Order. A Padawan of modest skill, the most he ever hoped for was to attain the rank of Jedi knight and to serve the galaxy in his own humble way. Mysterious is the will of the Force, however, and extraordinary circumstances have made Zayne a fugitive, isolated and on the run from the very Order he once swore to uphold. Now, Zayne and his unlikely ally?a criminal entrepreneur called the ?the Gryph??have been forced into the planet Taris? dangerous Under-city, where the only thing more deadly than the Jedi pursuing them are the desperate cutthroats waiting to greet them!
Pub. Date: March 29, 2006 Format: Full color, 32 pages Price: $2.99
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 5 TPB
Writer: Matt Jacobs Artists: Matt Fillbach, Shawn Fillbach, Rick Lacy
Strap in for another tour through the highly charged Clone Wars Adventures!
As the fires of the Clone Wars burn across the galaxy, heroes on both sides of the conflict emerge, and no matter what the outcome, the galaxy will be forever changed. Presenting four more pulse-racing tales of knock-down, drag-out action and adventure, all told in the same stripped-down stylization as Cartoon Network?s micro-series.
? The Clone Wars Adventures series is a top seller, and very kid-friendly, perfect for younger readers.
? The stories contained in this book are based on the popular Cartoon Network micro-series and showcase the same visual sensibilities and exciting, stripped-down style.
Pub. Date: April 12, 2006 Format: Full color, 96 pages Price: $6.95