The Year of the Horse

January 10, 2014 at 5:22 pm | Posted in Comic Books, Dark Horse, News, Star Wars, Star Wars News | 1 Comment
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Dark Horse Comics talked to CBR covering their plans for 2014, preparing for the Marvel news, and what fans can expect in the year of the horse.

CBR News: Gentlemen, I wanted to start out talking about Dark Horse’s overall line right now…

Mike Richardson: You’re not even going to start out with “Star Wars” which everyone’s been calling about for the last three days? [Laughter]

CBR New: Well that too! I think the thing about the news of Star Wars leaving Dark Horse next year to go to Marvel that struck me was that you must have known this was coming. How did you plan around the loss of that license through 2014 and beyond?

Richardson: Well, we’ve known for a long time that Star Wars was going. We couldn’t announce it until Lucasfilm was ready, and they picked the day of January 3, allowing us to get through the holidays without having to deal with it. But we’ve known this for a very long time as we’ve built our schedule. The thing that’s a little bit irritating is hearing this talk of “Well, Dark Horse can’t get by without Star Wars.” Star Wars constituted less than 6% of our bottom line. We’re talking a year in which we’ve had a sensational year. So we’re fine without Star Wars.

Click here to check out everything Mike Richardson and Scott Allie had to say about Dark Horse’s plans for 2014 and Star Wars.

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Scott Allie Promoted to Editor-in-Chief at Dark Horse

October 9, 2012 at 6:43 pm | Posted in Dark Horse, News | Leave a comment
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From Dark Horse:

Dark Horse is pleased to announce that Scott Allie has been promoted to editor in chief.

Allie, who celebrated his eighteenth year with the company last month, made his mark at Dark Horse quickly when he began editing Mike Mignola’s Hellboy only a month after joining the Editorial department. Since that time, he has gone on to both write and edit some of the company’s top-selling books, including Buffy the Vampire Slayer and cult favorites like The Goon,and he continues to collaborate with Mignola, including cowriting the upcoming series B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth: The Abyss of Time. Continue Reading Scott Allie Promoted to Editor-in-Chief at Dark Horse…

Comic Release: Jedi – The Dark Side #4

August 24, 2011 at 12:02 am | Posted in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Jedi – The Dark Side #4 (of 5) hits stores today.

The situation on Telos IV is getting darker: sabotage, assassination attempts, secret meetings, undercover agents. But right now, Master Qui-Gon Jinn’s main concern is controlling his headstong Padawan. The homecoming on Telos has proved incredibly difficult for the proud and bitter Xanatos. His difficulties in reconnecting with his father and sister are putting the team of Jedi in peril as they near the shocking facts behind the burgeoning civil war . . .

Writer: Scott Allie
Artist: Mahmud Asrar
Colorist: Paul Mounts
Cover Artist: Stéphane Roux

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Preview of Star Wars: Jedi – The Dark Side #4

August 10, 2011 at 2:29 pm | Posted in Comic Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Comic Book Resources has an exclusive four page preview of the upcoming Jedi – The Dark Side #4 (of 5), which will be out August 24th. You can view the preview here.

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New Release: Jedi – The Dark Side #3

July 20, 2011 at 12:01 am | Posted in Comic Books, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Today Jedi – The Dark Side #3 hits comic stores. Written by Scott Allie, illustrated by Mahmud Asrar, colored by Paul Mounts, and cover art by Stéphane Roux.

On Telos IV, a priestess has been assassinated, and the planet is on the verge of civil war. Only Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his Padawan Xanatos can protect the planet’s leader-who just happens to be Xanatos’s father-and stop the insurgents. But Xanatos is succumbing to his own long-buried resentments and may soon be more of a hindrance than a help.

Twenty years before his fateful meeting with Anakin Skywalker, Qui-Gon Jinn had his first encounter with the dark side . . .

Click here for a three page preview.

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Qui-Gon, Dooku, and Cannibals? Dark Horse Interviews Scott Allie

June 24, 2011 at 11:44 am | Posted in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Interview, Star Wars News | 1 Comment
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Dark Horse posted an interview with Randy Stradley and Scott Allie today as part of their regular Star Wars Friday feature. Randy Stradley conducted the interview, with Scott Allie answering the questions. Scott Allie is the writer for the current Star Wars comic series Jedi – The Dark Side. The interview covers why Scott Allie chose to do a Qui-Gon story, how he does the Yoda dialogue, and his dream project involving Count Dooku and cannibals. While short, some of the answers are pretty enjoyable, so be sure to check it out. You can see the full interview here on Dark Horse’s website.

Posted By: Skuldren for Roqoo Depot. We feed our cannibals to the Ewoks.

Comic Releases: Jedi – The Dark Side #2

June 22, 2011 at 12:01 am | Posted in Comic Books, Dark Horse, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Jedi – The Dark Side #2 hits stores today.

Dispatched to the planet Telos IV, Qui-Gon, his Padawan Xanatos, and the lovely Jedi Master Tahl must uncover the secrets behind a recent political assassination and prevent an outbreak of civil war. For the headstrong Xanatos, this return to the world of his birth has dredged up hidden resentments, while Master Tahl has herself become a target for assassination!

Writer: Scott Allie

Artist: Mahmud Asrar

Colorist: Paul Mounts

Cover Artist: Stéphane Roux

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Interview with Jedi – The Dark Side writer Scott Allie

May 23, 2011 at 9:00 am | Posted in Comic Books, Interview, Star Wars News | Leave a comment
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Scott Allie, writer for Jedi – The Dark Side, was gracious enough to answer our questions about Twitter, continuity, and Qui-Gon Jinn.

Here’s a snippet:

Qui-Gon is this wise and brilliant Jedi, obsessed with having a deep relationship with the Force, and developing his instincts, trusting intuition—and it leads him to absolutely demanding that he be allowed to train the guy who will become Vader, the greatest mass murderer in the galaxy. It makes me question his relationship to the Force. In Xanatos, we have a young Jedi who gets corrupted not by the Sith, but by other factors. There’s something really interesting there.

Read the full interview here.

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Jedi – The Dark Side #1 hits shelves today

May 18, 2011 at 7:09 am | Posted in Comic Books, Star Wars News | 1 Comment
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Today Jedi – The Dark Side #1 will be available in stores. Jedi – The Dark Side follows Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Xanatos as they go to stop a civil war on Telos IV, which also happens to be Xanatos’ homeworld and ruled by his father. Set twenty one years before Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and before Qui-Gon takes Obi-Wan as his apprentice, this series will explore Xanatos’ fall and the events that lead to the Jedi Apprentice series.

Scott Allie, writer for Jedi – The Dark Side has written several other Star Wars comics including Empire #1-4 and #31, Republic #50, and Tall Tales in Star Wars Tales 11. Aside from Star Wars he has written several comic series including Solomon Kane, Exurbia, and The Devil’s Footprints. He is also the editor for Hellboy, Conan, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Serenity.

Cover artist Stéphane Roux will be doing the covers for the Jedi – The Dark Side series as well as the interior art for the upcoming Agent of the Empire series by John Ostrander.

As a bonus for collectors, the first issue will be available with two different covers, one of them featuring a Dark Horse 25th Anniversary cover by artist Stéphane Roux!

Writer: Scott Allie

Artist: Mahmud Asrar

Colorist: Paul Mounts

Cover Artists: Stéphane Roux and Mahmud Asrar

Posted By: Skuldren

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