Star Wars New Releases: August 2011
Among the new Star Wars releases this August are several new comic books, including the return of Dark Times after a long hiatus, and the next entry in the Fate of the Jedi novel series.
The comic series Star Wars: Dark Times follows the Jedi Dass Jennir during the time of the Great Jedi Purge between Episodes III and IV. After a year-old hiatus, Dark Times is returning with a new story arc, Out of the Wilderness. The first issue features Darth Vader's fight with an assassin while the crew of the Uhumele tracks down Jennir. Writer: Mick Harrison; Artist: Douglas Wheatley; Colorist: Dan Jackson; Cover Artist: Mark A. Nelson; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 3, 2011.More »
A Long Time Ago... Volume 4 continues the Star Wars Omnibus collection of early Star Wars comics that have been out-of-print and hard to find. The paperback volume collects issues #68-85 of Marvel Star Wars, which follow the events leading up to and following the Battle of Endor, plus the Marvel Star Wars adaptation of Return of the Jedi. Writers: Jo Duffy, Archie Goodwin, David Michelinie; Pencillers: Gene Day, Ron Frenz, Kerry Gammill, Klaus Janson, M. Hands, Carmine Infantino, Luke McDonnell, Tom Palmer, Al Williamson; Inkers: Tom Palmer, Bob Layton; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 3, 2011.More »
Follow the Force and Battles of the Force are this month's The Clone Wars tie-ins for young Star Wars fans, ages 6 to 8. The full-color storybook Follow the Force by Rob Valois is a look at the Jeditraining process told by Yoda. Battles of the Force, an activity and sticker book, features characters and puzzles from The Clone Wars. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Release Date: August 4, 2011.
Fate of the Jedi: Ascension by Christie Golden is the penultimate novel in the Fate of the Jedi series, which follows the Jedi in the aftermath of the Second Galactic Civil War. After the events of Conviction, the Jedi struggle to take on enemies from all sides: the chaotic political vacuum on Coruscant after the anti-Jedi dictator was deposed; the dictator in exile; the Lost Tribe of the Sith; and the ancient evil that threatens to control them. Publisher: Del Rey; Release Date (hardcover, audio book, ebook): August 9, 2011.More »
The story of the Yuuzhan Vong War continues in the newest issue of Star Wars: Invasion, "Revelations, Part 2." As Kaye and Nina Galfridian attempt to reunite refugees from their home planet and take them away from the front lines, they suffer an unexpected attack. Writer: Tom Taylor; Artist: Colin Wilson; Colorist: Wes Dzioba; Cover Artist: Chris Scalf; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 10, 2011.More »
The new storyline "The Lost Suns" continues with the ninth issue of the MMORPG tie-in comic The Old Republic. With the peace agreement between the Republic and the Sith in danger, Republic spy Theron Shan infiltrates Sith space in order to find answers. Writer: Alexander Freed; Pencillers: David DazaInker, Mark McKenna; Colorist: Michael Atiyeh; Cover Artist: Benjamin Carre; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 10, 2011.More »
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Incredible Vehicles is a close-up look at the vehicles of The Clone Wars for young Star Wars fans, in the style of the previous Star Wars Cross-Sections books. The book features new artwork, computer-generated in the style of the show, revealing the inner workings of Republic and Separatist spaceships and other vehicles, plus artwork and descriptions by technical artist Richard Chasemore. Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Release Date: August 15, 2011.More »
After an initial 5-issue storyline and a tie-in novel, the comic series Knight Errant returns with its sixth issue, "Deluge, Part 1." In response to a distress call, Jedi Kerra Holt returns to her home planet, now controlled by the Sith; but her rescue attempt is thwarted by a Hutt ambush. Writer: John Jackson Miller; Artist: Ivan Rodriguez; Colorist: Michael Atiyeh; Cover Artists: Joe Quinones, Paul Renaud; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 17, 2011.More »
The fourth issue of the comic book miniseries Star Wars: Jedi -- The Dark Side, which tells the story of Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice Xanatos, continues the story of Xanatos' return to his home planet of Telos. As the Jedi investigate the beginnings of a civil war, Xanatos' reunion with his family does not go well. Writer: Scott Allie; Artist: Mahmud Asrar; Colorist: Paul Mounts; Cover Artist: Stéphane Roux; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 24, 2011.More »
Star Wars: Dark Times -- Out of the Wilderness #1
The comic series Star Wars: Dark Times follows the Jedi Dass Jennir during the time of the Great Jedi Purge between Episodes III and IV. After a year-old hiatus, Dark Times is returning with a new story arc, Out of the Wilderness. The first issue features Darth Vader's fight with an assassin while the crew of the Uhumele tracks down Jennir. Writer: Mick Harrison; Artist: Douglas Wheatley; Colorist: Dan Jackson; Cover Artist: Mark A. Nelson; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 3, 2011.More »
Star Wars Omnibus: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4
A Long Time Ago... Volume 4 continues the Star Wars Omnibus collection of early Star Wars comics that have been out-of-print and hard to find. The paperback volume collects issues #68-85 of Marvel Star Wars, which follow the events leading up to and following the Battle of Endor, plus the Marvel Star Wars adaptation of Return of the Jedi. Writers: Jo Duffy, Archie Goodwin, David Michelinie; Pencillers: Gene Day, Ron Frenz, Kerry Gammill, Klaus Janson, M. Hands, Carmine Infantino, Luke McDonnell, Tom Palmer, Al Williamson; Inkers: Tom Palmer, Bob Layton; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 3, 2011.More »
'The Clone Wars' Tie-Ins
Follow the Force and Battles of the Force are this month's The Clone Wars tie-ins for young Star Wars fans, ages 6 to 8. The full-color storybook Follow the Force by Rob Valois is a look at the Jeditraining process told by Yoda. Battles of the Force, an activity and sticker book, features characters and puzzles from The Clone Wars. Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap; Release Date: August 4, 2011.
Fate of the Jedi: Ascension by Christie Golden
Fate of the Jedi: Ascension by Christie Golden is the penultimate novel in the Fate of the Jedi series, which follows the Jedi in the aftermath of the Second Galactic Civil War. After the events of Conviction, the Jedi struggle to take on enemies from all sides: the chaotic political vacuum on Coruscant after the anti-Jedi dictator was deposed; the dictator in exile; the Lost Tribe of the Sith; and the ancient evil that threatens to control them. Publisher: Del Rey; Release Date (hardcover, audio book, ebook): August 9, 2011.More »
Star Wars: Invasion #13
The story of the Yuuzhan Vong War continues in the newest issue of Star Wars: Invasion, "Revelations, Part 2." As Kaye and Nina Galfridian attempt to reunite refugees from their home planet and take them away from the front lines, they suffer an unexpected attack. Writer: Tom Taylor; Artist: Colin Wilson; Colorist: Wes Dzioba; Cover Artist: Chris Scalf; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 10, 2011.More »
Star Wars: The Old Republic #9
The new storyline "The Lost Suns" continues with the ninth issue of the MMORPG tie-in comic The Old Republic. With the peace agreement between the Republic and the Sith in danger, Republic spy Theron Shan infiltrates Sith space in order to find answers. Writer: Alexander Freed; Pencillers: David DazaInker, Mark McKenna; Colorist: Michael Atiyeh; Cover Artist: Benjamin Carre; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 10, 2011.More »
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Incredible Vehicles
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Incredible Vehicles is a close-up look at the vehicles of The Clone Wars for young Star Wars fans, in the style of the previous Star Wars Cross-Sections books. The book features new artwork, computer-generated in the style of the show, revealing the inner workings of Republic and Separatist spaceships and other vehicles, plus artwork and descriptions by technical artist Richard Chasemore. Publisher: Dorling Kindersley; Release Date: August 15, 2011.More »
Star Wars: Knight Errant #6
After an initial 5-issue storyline and a tie-in novel, the comic series Knight Errant returns with its sixth issue, "Deluge, Part 1." In response to a distress call, Jedi Kerra Holt returns to her home planet, now controlled by the Sith; but her rescue attempt is thwarted by a Hutt ambush. Writer: John Jackson Miller; Artist: Ivan Rodriguez; Colorist: Michael Atiyeh; Cover Artists: Joe Quinones, Paul Renaud; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 17, 2011.More »
Star Wars: Jedi -- The Dark Side #4
The fourth issue of the comic book miniseries Star Wars: Jedi -- The Dark Side, which tells the story of Qui-Gon Jinn's apprentice Xanatos, continues the story of Xanatos' return to his home planet of Telos. As the Jedi investigate the beginnings of a civil war, Xanatos' reunion with his family does not go well. Writer: Scott Allie; Artist: Mahmud Asrar; Colorist: Paul Mounts; Cover Artist: Stéphane Roux; Publisher: Dark Horse; Release Date: August 24, 2011.More »
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