The
Official Star Wars Site has provided a look at what Dark
Horse Comics has in store for Star Wars fans in March. Having failed
to locate the Rebels' new base after the destruction of the Death
Star, Vader sets out to redeem himself by strong-arming his
underworld contacts for information about the Alliance. But other
deeds from Vader's past return to haunt him as a group of aliens
attempt to kill the Sith Lord as revenge for a slaughter he
perpetrated on their home world.
Star Wars: Empire #19 "To the Last Man" is the
final chapter of the three-part story. Fighting vengeful aliens is
all in a day's work. The real challenge for Vader is coming to terms
with the man he once was, and the "monster" he has become.
This story by Ron Marz and Brian Ching features cover art by Doug
Wheatley. Star Wars: Empire #19 is scheduled for release
March 3.
Before Luke Skywalker, the Rebel Alliance had another hero: Biggs
Darklighter. For the first time, the full story of Luke's boyhood
friend is revealed in Star Wars: Empire Volume 2 - Darklighter.
Discover the story behind his departure from Tatooine to attend the
Imperial Academy, to his decision to lead a mutiny against the
Empire and join the Rebellion, to the fateful attack on the Death
Star.
Writer Paul Chadwick has resurrected scenes that were shot for Star
Wars: A New Hope, but which ended up on the cutting room floor,
and extrapolated from them the life and times of Luke Skywalker's
best friend; and artist Doug Wheatley has produced stunning artwork
for one of the most acclaimed Star Wars comics stories ever.
Also included: "The Short, Happy Life of Roons Sewell,"
by Chadwick and artist Tomás Giorello. A revealing look at one of
the early leaders of the Rebel Alliance; a man haunted by a dark
past and driven to a heroic, but self-destructive fate.
Star Wars: Empire Volume 2 - Darklighter is scheduled for
release March 3.
Jedi Quinlan Vos has taken a fateful step that may plunge him so
far into darkness that he can never recover. His undercover mission
for the Jedi Council has secured him a spot within Count Dooku's
inner circle, but when Dooku reveals to Vos that there is a Sith
Lord within the Senate, Vos forgets his mission and agrees to kill
the man. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, and the secrets
Dooku has revealed to Vos may be enough to destroy a Jedi!
Star Wars: Republic #63 is written by John Ostrander with
art from Jan Duursema and Dan Parsons, and cover art by Brian Ching.
It is scheduled for release on March 17.
A hyperdrive malfunction sends the Millennium Falcon
massively off course trapping Han Solo far away from his home
system. Now stranded light years from everything he knows, Han must
fight the life threatening hazards of the jungle filled world that
has become his prison. Will he be able to fix the Falcon and return
to all he knows and loves? Also in this issue, Scott "PvP"
Kurtz's tells the tale of high-school angst-Star Wars style.
Contributors to Star Wars Tales #19 include Andrew
Robinson, Scott Kurtz, Jim Royal,Sean Murphy, Jim Pascoe, Haden
Blackman, Lucas Marangon and more. Cover art created by Andrew
Robinson. Tales is scheduled for release on March 31.