Dark Horse: December 2009 Releases

A shake-up in the Sith leadership has made the galaxy a worse place, not a better one. On the planet of Dac, the Mon Calamari are still feeling the wrath of Darth Krayt—their punishment for betraying the Sith Empire. Meanwhile, a victory has turned sour—and possibly deadly—for Cade Skywalker and his companions. And the Galactic Alliance comes closer to forming an alliance with deposed Emperor Roan Fel’s forces against their mutual enemy. Now, if they can just agree on who that enemy is...

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Omar Fancia, Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Brad Anderson
Cover Artist: Omar Fancia

Blamed for the death of a member of the royal family of Valahari, Anakin Skywalker is exiled to a remote outpost on Ryloth. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi infiltrates the royal family's castle searching for the truth -- which leads him from an unexpected encounter to a deadly one!

But even finding the truth may come too late to save a noble hero of the Confederacy who has become Republic Enemy Number One!

* This series is a complement to Lucasfilm's The Clone Wars TV show!

Writer: Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching
Penciller: Brian Koschak
Colorist: Michael E. Wiggam
Cover Artist: Russell Chong

Five years after the fall of the Empire, Luke Skywalker is the first in a new line of Jedi Knights. Han Solo and Princess Leia have married, together assuming many burdens of the New Republic's government. But across the galaxy lies a dying part of the Empire—all the more dangerous near death -- and it has just discovered something that could bring it back to life! The last of the Emperor's warlords, Admiral Thrawn, is ready to destroy the New Republic...and the odds are stacked heavily against Luke, Leia, and Han!

* Star Wars: The Thrawn Trilogy collects the adaptations of Timothy Zahn's Heir to the Empire, Dark Force Rising, and The Last Command. This Star Wars hardcover edition is a must have

Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Brian Ching
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré

Former Jedi Dass Jennir has woven a tangled web of lies in his quest to topple two opposing gangs. Now, all the threads are about to break, and the gangs will tear the town apart in a war that may doom those Jennir sought to save -- but not before they take their vengeance out on him!

Please note: Shipping date is subject to change.

Writer: Mick Harrison
Penciller: Douglas Wheatley
Colorist: Dave McCaig
Cover Artist: Douglas Wheatly and Dustin Weaver

Once again a fugitive from justice, former Jedi student Zayne Carrick and his partner Gryph finally find out the truth behind their enemy, the macabre Mandalorian scientist Demagol. Yet they've learned it too late to save a friend from deadly peril!

The origin of Demagol revealed!

Writer: John Jackson Miller
Penciller: Brian Ching
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh
Cover Artist: Benjamin Carré

After their narrow escape from their last piratical endeavor, Cade and the crew of the Mynock aren't looking for another job. But when the pirate Rav surprises them with an amazing offer, it may be too good to refuse!

Meanwhile, as the Jedi tentatively join the growing alliance against the Sith Empire, Master Wolf Sazen decides it's time he look again for his wayward former Padawan–Cade Skywalker . . .

Writer: John Ostrander
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Brad Anderson
Cover Artist: Jan Duursema

Jedi Master Mace Windu leads a battle against Separatist forces for control of the planet Simocadia!

While the Confederacy of Independent Systems battles for the planet's rare fuel source, and the Republic tries to repel the invaders, the rulers of Simocadia choose a different option to save the planet: awakening the Ardana Shadex, an indestructible mechanized giant that has been sleeping for centuries under the planet's surface! But awakening the colossus could cost many lives and cause more destruction than the current war. Mace Windu races against time and across a dangerous landscape to prevent his onetime friend, Prince Yojan, from causing disaster.

*Star Wars is enjoying a whole new wave of popularity brought on by the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television show, and Dark Horse has a Star Wars graphic novel for fans from every age group!

Writer: Jeremy Barlow
Artist: Matt and Shawn Fillbach