STAR WARS: CLONE WARS ADVENTURES VOLUME 2 TPB
HADEN BLACKMAN (W), WELLES HARTLEY (W), MATT FILLBACH (A), and SHAWN FILLBACH (A)
On sale November 10, SC, 96pg, FC, 5 1/4" x 7 1/2", $6.95
Inspired by the Cartoon Network’s Clone Wars cartoons, this series tells new stories of heroism and villainy in the same stripped-down visual style.
In the rolling asteroid rings above a remote planet, General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker play a deadly game of cat and mouse against Separatist droid fighters—and a squadron of highly skilled human pilots who have pledged their guns to Count Dooku. Find out why Anakin is known as the greatest pilot in the galaxy!
Also in this volume, Jedi Master Luminara Unuli and her Padawan Barriss Offee race against time to evacuate farmers and their families before the droid forces of General Grievous overrun their village. When Barriss and her squad of clone troopers are caught in the path of the enemy army, only fast thinking and steel resolve can save the day!
Incredible action, hot art, and lightning-fast pacing are coming your way in this new take on the Star Wars galaxy!
• The original Star Wars trilogy DVD release, on September 21,will spark interest in this popular property.
• 96 page digest format!
STAR WARS: CLONE WARS VOLUME 5—THE BEST BLADES TPB
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), HADEN BLACKMAN (W), JEREMY BARLOW (W), TOMÁS GIORELLO (A), BRANDON BADEAUX (A), and HOON (A)
On sale November 24, SC, 144pg, FC, 7" x 10", $14.95
“Try us all, these times do. In this war, unsheathed must all of the Jedi’s blades be. Survive constant use, even the best blades cannot.” --Master Yoda
The darkest days of the Clone Wars have arrived, when even victories are cause for abiding sorrow; when the hopes for a brighter future are lost in the turmoil of a divided galaxy; and when friendships are tools of convenience and the reason for betrayals. From political intrigue within the Senate to bloody battlefields on exotic worlds, the war has left its mark on the bystanders as well as the combatants, and the events in this wide-ranging volume reveal the extent of the damage.
Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker battle for survival, Senator Bail Organa struggles to preserve freedom within the Republic, and Master Yoda strives to prevent an old friend from plunging a system into war in four exciting stories from the Clone Wars!
• The first two Star Wars: Clone Wars volumes sold over 20,000 copies.
• The original Star Wars trilogy DVD release, on September 21,will spark interest in this popular property.
• Consumer interest in Star Wars comics will increase as the May 19, 2005 release date of Star Wars: Episode III nears.
STAR WARS: EMPIRE #26
RON MARZ (W), ADRIANA MELO (A), and TOMMY LEE EDWARDS (Cover)
On sale October 27, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Luke Skywalker and the Red Squadron are flying escort for a secret Rebel intelligence operation on a supposedly unpopulated planet, when they run into an unexpected Imperial patrol. With half the squad trapped on the ground, and the secrecy of the mission in peril, things don’t look like they could get any worse for the Rebels. But then Luke makes a discovery that hearkens back to the galaxy’s last major conflict—the Clone Wars—and it’s a surprise that could either save them, or destroy them!
Another groundbreaking story that helps to tie the prequel films to the original Trilogy—in a way that will surprise and excite Star Wars fans of every generation!
STAR WARS MINI-BUST: C-3PO
On sale December 22, 6 1/4" tall, fully painted, package in a full color box with certificate of authenticity, $49.95
For all his prissy manners and compulsive odds-quoting, C-3PO is about as self-aware as a droid can get. Perpetually paired with a brash astromech droid, he and his partner, R2-D2, make up the Alliance’s most famous droid team.
C-3PO is a Cybot Galactica 3PO Human-Cyborg Relations Droid. He was activated 112 year before his adventures with the Rebel Alliance, and his first job was said to be programming binary load fifters.
As always, Gentle Giant Studios, recent winners of Diamond’s Gem Award for best mini-bust of 2003, have created an elaborately detailed and highly collectible new edition to their growing cast of Star Wars character sculptures. It’s so real you can practically smell it. Almost.
Edition size not set at press time.
STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #70
“THE DREADNAUGHTS OF RENDILI” (2 of 3)
JOHN OSTRANDER (W), JAN DUURSEMA (P), and DAN PARSONS (I)
JAN DUURSEMA and BRAD ANDERSON (Cover)
On sale October 27, FC, 32pg, $2.99
Mutineers have taken hostages and are planning to turn over a fleet of Republic warships to the Separatists. Despite the fact that one of the hostages is his friend, and fellow Jedi Council member Plo Koon, Saesee Tiin believes that destroying the fleet may be the only hope of saving the Republic. But Anakin Skywalker has a plan. The plan calls for daredevil flying, split-second timing, and an untested new weapon—so, of course, Anakin is sure of success!
Meanwhile, trapped on a derelict research ship carrying many dangerous species of animals from around the galaxy, Obi-Wan faces his most hated enemy—alone!
Featuring a guest appearance by a character well-known to fans of the original Star Wars films!
