See below for the press release from Dark Horse:










Part 1 of Star Wars: Invasion Intro - Online Friday, May 8th!



"A lonely exploration ship intercepts a message from a dying world . . . a message which will echo throughout the galaxy: The Yuuzhan Vong are coming!

The opening chapter in Dark Horse Comics' new series, Invasion is available online at starwars.com/invasion. Part two of this story will appear online June 5th, 2009, and issue #1 of the series debuts in July. Written by Tom Taylor, with at by Colin Wilson, and colors by Wes Dzioba, the story begins shortly after the events in the New Jedi Order novel Vector Prime . . .

The Star Wars galaxy has never experienced anything like this!

Star Wars: Invasion #1 won’t be released until July 1, but this Friday, May 8, fans will get to see part 1 of a special, two-part introduction story on starwars.com/invasion!

Set twenty-five years after the Battle of Yavin, the sixteen-page introduction story will establish four main characters -- the Galfridian family of planet Artorias -- as they fight to defend themselves from the invasion of the Yuuzhan Vong.

Will Luke and the New Jedi Order be able to stop the destruction? Or will the Yuuzhan Vong prove more powerful than the recently defeated Sith?

And what will happen to Leia, Han, and the rest of the Solo family?

Find out Friday, only at starwars.com/invasion!"




Source: EUC