Star Wars: Novedades [Abril 2012]. Segunda parte

Son muchas las series que ahora mismo tiene en marcha la editorial americana Dark Horse en cuanto a la licencia de Star Wars se refiere. La prueba de su salud es la constante publicación en formato grapa (con la consiguiente reedición en paperback) de nuevas series como Crimson Empire III, Blood Ties: Boba Fett is Dead, Agent of Empire: Iron Eclipse o Dawn of the Jedi, esta última alcanzando la tercera edición de sus dos primeros números debido a su éxito. Además del contenido de otras publicación para la saga galáctica Star Wars: Novedades [Abril 2012]. Primera parte, también queremos subrayar la publicación en formato mass market paperback (bolsillo) de la sexta entrega de la serie de novelas "Fate of the Jedi", Vortex, de Troy Denning. Vamos con las novedades en grapa de este mes de abril:

Dawn of the Jedi—Force Storm, de John Ostrander y Jan Duursema. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Dawn of the Jedi, Force Storm/3. A la venta el 18 de abril.

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Sinopsis:

The balance of the Force on Tython has been thrown into turmoil. A ship has fallen from the sky, bringing with it a strange, dark, and hostile individual. Three young Jédaii who felt "called" to the site of the crash now fight for their lives with their swords and the Force. But live or die, the storm that will engulf the homeworld of the Je'daii has already begun!

* Establishes the beginnings of the Jedi!

* The Ostrander/Duursema team returns!

Boba Fett is Dead, de Tom Taylor y Chris Scalf. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 40 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Blood Ties, Boba Fett is Dead/1. A la venta el 25 de abril.

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Sinopsis:

The news spreads from one end of the galaxy to the other like wildfire: Boba Fett, the galaxy's most feared bounty hunter, is dead.

But when members of the team that killed Fett are themselves picked off one by one, Connor Freeman--the son of one of Jango Fett's clones--gets pulled into the action in a most unexpected way!

* Writer Tom Taylor brings Blood Ties back with Boba Fett!

* Interiors and covers by Chris Scalf!

Agent of the Empire—Iron Eclipse, de John Ostrander y Stéphane Roux. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Agent of the Empire, Iron Eclipse/5 (de 5).

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Jahan Cross finally learns the truth about the deadly project called "Iron Eclipse." Now all he has to do is defeat the crazed mastermind behind it all, keep his allies from double-crossing him, and escape the Corporate Sector with his life!

All in a day's work for an Agent of the Empire!

* The final action-packed issue!

Dawn of the Jedi—Force Storm, de John Ostrander y Jan Duursema. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Dawn of the Jedi, Force Storm/3. A la venta el 18 de abril. 3ª IMPRESIÓN.

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On the planet Tython, in the center of the galaxy, an order of warrior monks strives to maintain peace and to balance the mysterious power known as the Force. But a stranger is coming--one who will destroy both peace and balance, and open the galaxy to exploration and conquest. This is where it all begins!

John Ostrander and Jan Duursema of Star Wars: Legacy fame reveal the mythic age of the Jedi's beginnings!

* A series that establishes the beginnings of the Jedi!

* The Ostrander/Duursema team returns to Star Wars!

Dawn of the Jedi—Force Storm, de John Ostrander y Jan Duursema. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Dawn of the Jedi, Force Storm/0. A la venta el 18 de abril. 3ª IMPRESIÓN.

Sinopsis:

It began with the mysterious pyramid ships--the Tho Yor--scattered to the eight corners of the galaxy, and ended with the establishment of an Order that would change the universe forever.

Here's your first look at the Star Wars of 25,000 years ago--before there were lightsabers, when the ties to the Force were new, and before the Jedi spread out into the galaxy.

* The official guide for readers of Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi!

* The Ostrander/Duursema team returns to Star Wars!

Empire Lost, de Mike Richardson y Paul Gulacy. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Crimson Empire III/6. A la venta el 25 de abril.

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It’s the final showdown between Admiral Pellaeon’s Imperial forces and those of his hardliner adversaries, with the New Republic joining in the fray!

The outcome could mean peace—or extended war for the galaxy. But will either alternative matter for the last surviving member of Emperor Palpatine’s Royal Guard? Kir Kanos is a man on the edge—a man without a past, and only questions for the future!

“There's a reason this series is loved so much and it's because it's pretty damn good.” —Comic Bastards

Dark Times—Out of the Wilderness, de Randy Stradley y Douglas Wheatley. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Dark Times, Out of the Wilderness/5 (de 5). A la venta el 25 de abril.

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In a desert wasteland, it comes to a showdown. Using Jedi Dass Jennir's friend Ember Chankeli as a pawn and his own tracking droid as a secret weapon, cold-blooded assassin Falco Sang believes he has the contest rigged. But what he hasn't counted on is not one, but three willing sacrifices. How can you win against opponents who will risk everything?

And even if Sang wins, he still has one big problem: Darth Vader!

* Duel in the desert!

Knights of the Old Republic: War, de John Jackson Miller y Andrea Mutti. Dark Horse, edición en grapa, 32 páginas. 3,50 dólares. Serie: Knights of the Old Republic, War/4.

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The battle for the future of the Republic is on!

The Republic, the Mandalorians, and even some of the Jedi are corrupt--so Zayne Carrick is going to take matters fully into his own lightsaber-wielding hands. It's high risk and utterly insane, and the allies Zayne has to work with aren't exactly what you'd call trustworthy . . . but at least this time he knows that up front!

por Loren Sparrow abril 16, 2012