Dark Horse Star Wars Solicitations for February 2014

November 19, 2013 at 11:44 am | Posted in Art, Comic Books, Dark Horse, Star Wars | Leave a comment
Tags: a spark remains, dark times, darth vader and the cry of shadows, dawn of the jedi, force wars, from the ruins of alderaan, knights of the old republic, the star wars

Here are the Star Wars solicitations from Dark Horse Comics for February 2014.

Dark Times: A Spark Remains TPB

Writer: Randy Stradley
Artist: Douglas Wheatley
Colorist: Dan Jackson
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré
Release Date: April 23, 2014
Details: FC, 120 pages, $19.99, TP, 7″ x 10″
Together with their old friend Dass Jennir and a new Jedi acquaintance, the crew of the Uhumele is plotting to take down the Galactic Emperor’s second in command, Darth Vader! For this foolproof plan, they’ll be offering something the Dark Lord won’t be able to resist: Jedi. Collects Star Wars: Dark Times—A Spark Remains #1–#5.
• Artist Doug Wheatley returns to Star Wars: Dark Times!
• A trap is set for Darth Vader!

Dawn of the Jedi: Force War #4 (of 5)

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Wes Dzioba
Cover Artist: David Michael Beck
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Details: FC, 32 pages, $3.50, Miniseries
Xesh and his Rakatan master are leading their ravening army to the temple of Anil Kesh and the chasm below—hoping to find a gateway to the galaxy at the bottom! But Je’daii Shae Koda dogs Xesh’s steps, hoping to bring her lover back to the light side of the Force!
• The dark side invasion comes to a Je’daii temple!
• War comes to the Je’daii’s doorstep!

Knights of the Old Republic Omnibus Volume 3

Writer: John Jackson Miller
Pencillers: Ron Chan, Brian Ching, Bong Dazo, Andrea Mutti and Dean Zachary
Inker: Pierluigi Baldassini
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Dan Scott
Release Date: April 30, 2014
Details: FC, 416 pages, $24.99, TP, 6″ x 9″
Free from the false charges against him, former Padawan Zayne Carrick discovers that one of his allies, Jarael, has been running from her past. Soon Zayne is caught in a web of sport dueling, slavery, an evil twin, an ancient society, and finally, the frontline of the Mandalorian Wars. Collects Knights of the Old Republic #38–#50 and Knights of the Old Republic—War #1–#5 (part of volume 7 and volumes 8–10).
• Expands the story of the smash-hit video games!
• From the New York Times best-selling novelist John Jackson Miller!

Legacy (Vol 2) #12

Writers: Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman
Artist: Gabriel Hardman
Colorist: Jordan Boyd
Cover Artist: Agustin Alessio
Release Date: February 26, 2013
Details: FC, 32 pages, $2.99, Ongoing
A meeting with an old friend lands Ania Solo in handcuffs! Now that she’s a wanted criminal, even her pals Sauk and Imperial Knight Jao are wary of her. Held captive by one bounty hunter and pursued by another, Ania is one blaster shot away from a life sentence—or death!
• Ania’s past is revealed . . . or is it?

The Star Wars #5 (of 8)

Writer: Jonathan Rinzler
Artist: Mike Mayhew
Colorist: Rain Beredo
Cover Artist: Nick Runge
Release Date: February 5, 2014
Details: FC, 32 pages, $3.99
Remember the scene in Star Wars where the Sith Knight traps General Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Annikin Starkiller, and the alien Han Solo—and they have to fight their way free and steal an Imperial starship? No? That’s because this is The Star Wars—based on George Lucas’s original rough-draft screenplay! Experience a Star Wars that never was!
• Official eight-issue adaptation of George Lucas’s original rough-draft screenplay for Star Wars!

Star Wars #14

Writer: Brian Wood
Penciller: Facundo Percio
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Sean Cooke
Release Date: February 12, 2014
Details: FC, 32 pages, $2.99, Ongoing
Ben Kenobi haunts Darth Vader’s dreams, even as the name Skywalker occupies his waking thoughts. The Rebel victory over his former flagship has exposed spies and incompetence within the Empire, and Vader has decided an off-the-record mission of vengeance is needed to clear his head—and restore his reputation!
• Artist Facundo Percio from Warren Ellis’s Anna Mercury!

Star Wars Volume 2: From the Ruins of Alderaan TPB

Writer: Brian Wood
Artist: Carlos D’Anda
Penciller: Ryan Kelly
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Gabe Eltaeb
Cover Artist: Hugh Fleming
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Details: FC, 144 pages, $19.99, TP, 7″ x 10″
The Rebels’ covert ops go on the offensive as Princess Leia sends two of her top pilots—Wedge Antilles and Luke Skywalker—to be “captured” by the Empire! Meanwhile, Leia takes off on her own to locate a safe haven. But Darth Vader is on the alert! Collects issues #7–#12 of the ongoing series.
• Brian Wood, Ryan Kelly, Carlos D’Anda!

Vader and the Cry of Shadows #3 (of 5)

Writer: Tim Siedell
Artist: Gabriel Guzman
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Felipe Massafera
Release Date: February 19, 2014
Details: FC, 32 pages, $3.50, Miniseries
Stormtrooper Hock is exactly where he wants to be—under the command of the greatest warrior in the galaxy, Darth Vader! When a mission to assimilate some remnant Separatists becomes a military disaster, Hock has an opportunity to be something more than a soldier in the ranks to Darth Vader . . . if he’s willing to take a life-risking chance!
• Tim Siedell (@badbanana) has one of Time’s 140 Best Twitter Feeds!