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Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Colin Wilson, Wes Dzioba. Cover by Dave Dorman. A Yuuzhan Vong armada has entered that galaxy far, far away, and the target is the defenseless planet Artorias. The planet's only hope lies with the crew of a tiny ship in the armada's path . . . In print for the first time, this comic collects the introductory chapters for Invasion, which appeared exclusively at starwars.com. But this is not simply a collection of the online material! The creative team from the series has woven into the story an additional six pages of all-new action! o In print for the first time, with new material! Dave Dorman returns to Star Wars! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by Colin Wilson. Covers by Wes Dzioba and Jo Chen. The Yuuzhan Vong invasion spreads death and destruction across the galaxy, leaving behind ravaged worlds with little hope of survival . . . Artorias, the homeworld of the Galfridian family lay in the path of the Yuuzhan Vong armada-and now, though separated, Finn, Kaye, Nina, and Caled work to fight the invaders with the hope that one day they will again be together on their peaceful planet. Finn studies at the Jedi temple with Luke Skywalker and the grown Jedi children of Han Solo and Princess Leia! Kaye and Nina use a Yuuzhan Vong slave ship to attack their former captors! Caled raises forces on Artorias-not knowing the danger from one of his trusted allies! A new era in Star Wars comics! Luke Skywalker's galaxy under siege! Cover price $2.99.

Tom Taylor (W), Colin Wilson (A), Wes Dzioba (C), and Chris Scalf (Cover) Queen Nina and Princess Kaye's attack on the Yuuzhan Vong collaborators on Shramar has brought Warmaster Tsavong Lah and his armada to the scene. But the New Republic has some special forces in reserve: namely, every free ship in the sector! It's a space battle of epic proportions as pirate ships, freighters, and Imperial vessels join the New Republic's fleet against the invaders from another galaxy! Cover price $3.50.

by Randy Stradley and Davide Fabbri; cover by Davide Fabbri. Even in the days before the shadow of the Phantom Menace fell upon it, the rule of the Senate was no guarantee of peace. Trouble could come in many forms to any of the thousands of worlds that made up the Republic. When conflict arose, it was the duty of the Jedi Knights, under the guidance of the Jedi Council, to protect the innocent and set things right. FC, 32pg (1 of 4) Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars articles, games, and comics designed for kids. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; full color; 52 pages. Cover price $3.95.

Cover by Joe Quinones. John Jackson Miller (W), Federico Dallocchio (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Mark Kenna (I) More than one thousand years before Luke Skywalker, a dark age grips the galaxy as an ineffectual Republic abandons entire systems to Sith control. A newly knighted Jedi on her first mission, eighteen-year-old Kerra Holt has joined a band of Jedi volunteers traveling deep behind enemy lines, with no support from the Republic and little chance of survival. She thinks she is prepared for anything. She's wrong. o A new series in a new era, introducing a new female hero to Star Wars! o John Jackson Miller is also writing a Knight Errant novel for Del Rey starring Kerra Holt in an original adventure! See her here first! On sale Oct 13 FC, 40 pages $2.99 Miniseries Cover price $2.99.

John Jackson Miller (W), Ivan Rodriguez (P), Belardino Brabo (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Joe Quinones (Cover) Who can be saved? What must be sacrificed? Kerra Holt will decide once and for all what it means to be a Jedi in the concluding issue of Aflame! Sith Lord Odion and his army arrive at Chelloa prepared to take over the mining planet, but upon arriving, Odion finds a terrible surprise from his brother, Lord Daiman. World-devastating war is inescapable, but Kerra knows that when all hope is lost, that is when the Jedi are needed the most! o John Jackson Miller's Knight Errant novel for Del Rey starring Kerra Holt hits shelves January 25! o Read about Kerra Holt here first in Dark Horse comics! © 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ?. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Knight Errant are © 2010 Lucasfilm Ltd. Cover price $2.99.

Cover A by Joe Quinones. John Jackson Miller (W), Ivan Rodriguez (A), Michael Atiyeh (C), Joe Quinones (Cover) In answer to a distress call, Kerra returns to her Sith-controlled homeworld for a daring rescue . . . but her arrival on the planet coincides with an ambush from a Hutt mastermind! The clash with his invasion and a number of other unexpected surprises place Kerra's small-scale rescue into a hot spot. She has to troubleshoot fast-and, as always, alone! Cover price $3.50.

John Jackson Miller (W), Iban Coello (P), Sergio Abad (I), Michael Atiyeh (C), and Joe Quinones (Cover), Answering a distress call, Jedi Knight Kerra Holt has returned to her Sith-held home planet to liberate as many slaves as possible with a single shuttle. She didn't expect to meet a squadron of starfighters from the Republic! With the help of the Devil Squadron, Kerra can go on the offensive, and the entire planet will have a chance at liberation! But there is more to the Devils than it first appears. A scheming Hutt with an evil agenda is infiltrating the planet, and the Sith Lord Daiman is just getting wind of what is happening on his planet! Cover price $3.50.

Caught between a Sith and a Hutt, Jedi Knight Kerra Holt must battle both to save the billions on the planet Darkknell from being drowned by a fleet of ships with the power to flood the planet! Her plan is full-steam-ahead brute force-but her enemies are more cunning than she expected. Is this the end of Kerra Holt, the lone Jedi? Cover price $3.50.

Negotiations between the Republic and the Mandalorians come to a head in this unthinkable conclusion to the compelling 'Daze of Hate' story arc! Aboard his massive flagship the Arkanian Legacy, Lord Adasca believes his plan to become nothing less than the most powerful being in the galaxy is about achieve fruition. If he is to be stopped, fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick must risk it all with a quickly conceived and untested scheme that requires help from none other than his arch-nemesis and former teacher-Jedi Master Lucien! Yet as these two former enemies spring into action amidst Adasca's carefully controlled meeting of the Republic and the Mandalorians, another plot is set into motion-one that will seal the fate of several major players forever! Cover price $2.99.

Fugitive Padawan Zayne Carrick left Taris vowing to catch his murderous Masters before they caught him. Now, he's returned-only to find the planet under siege by Mandalorian invaders. And there's someone else waiting for him-who's about to turn the tables on all his plans! Nearly alone in a war zone, Zayne is surrounded by enemies. Some want him brought to justice. Others want the bounty on his head. And the Mandalorians just want the whole planet! And when even friends become enemies, he finds himself at the mercy of someone who has no mercy-one of his former Masters! Building toward the culmination of the yearlong 'Days/Knights' sequence, the long-awaited return to Taris also includes several familiar faces from the Knights of the Old Republic video games! Cover price $2.99.

For a thousand generations, the Jedi kept peace and order in the galaxy-but things don't seem peaceful or orderly for Padawan Zayne Carrick, falsely accused of murder and thrust into the Mandalorian Wars! And here, readers can get the back-story on the scene, 3963 years before the Battle of Yavin! Check out illustrated profiles on Zayne and his outlaw friends; Lucien and the Covenant; Squint and the Jedi Crusaders; the Mandalorian invaders; and more! Written by series writer John Jackson Miller, the Handbook is perfect for catching up with the series so far-while offering new information for regular readers, including an incredible cross-section of everyone's favorite junk hauler, The Last Resort, by series artist Dustin Weaver! Cover price $2.99.

Allies - Written by John Ostrander. Art by Adam DeKraker. Cover by Colin Wilson. The first issue of Legacy revealed the facts of the attack on the Jedi Academy on Ossus and of the betrayal of Emperor Roan Fel by Darth Krayt and the Sith. Now it is time to learn of the machinations and of the secret alliances behind those actions. Grand Moff Nyna Calixte supervises intelligence gathering for the Empire. Darth Maladi does the same for the Sith. Together they could form an unbeatable team, able to sway the course of a galaxy. That is, if they don't destroy one another first! From the ambush of the Galactic Alliance's fleet to Roan Fel's narrow escape from assassination, the true story of the Sith overthrow of the Empire can at last be told! ? This is the future of Star Wars, the continuation of the story that started in the original trilogy, and none of it has been seen before. ? Supergirl artist Adam DeKraker makes his Star Wars debut! 2006 Lucasfilm Ltd. & ?. All rights reserved. Used under authorization. Text and illustrations for Legacy are 2006 Lucasfilm Ltd. Cover price $2.99.

Indomitable: Part 1 of 2 - Written by John Ostrander. Art by Omar Francia. Cover by Douglas Wheatley. On sale Jan 16 A new two-part story begins as one of the Sith's most wily opponents risks everything to gain ground against the Empire! For seven years, outlaw Admiral Gar Stazi has led the remains of the Galactic Alliance in hit-and-run operations against the Sith-led Empire. When word reaches him of a nearly completed, top-secret Imperial construction, he gambles his entire fleet to seize the project and turn the tide of war against the Sith! Last Stand of the Galactic Alliance! Cover price $2.99.

John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P), Dan Parsons (I), and Sean Cooke (C) Danger comes to the most secret location in the galaxy in this first part of a new story! There is a place, hidden to all but a select few, where some of the most powerful figures in the galaxy reside. As Cade Skywalker travels there with a mission of upmost importance, an undetected pursuer may put Cade's clandestine destination at terrible risk! Discover the Hidden Temple. A place of peace and sanctuary-enter at your own risk! FC, 40 pages Cover price $2.99.

Fight Another Day: Part 1 of 2 - John Ostrander (W), Omar Francia (A/Cover), and Brad Anderson (C) Darth Krayt's program to exterminate the Mon Calamari is still in progress, with only the Mon Cal Rangers standing between the refugee populace and certain doom. Now a Sith scientist has a new weapon against which the Rangers are powerless. Faced with a choice between allowing refugees to perish and sacrificing themselves in a fruitless delaying action, the Rangers turn to an unexpected-and reluctant-source for help. FC, 40 pages NOTE: 'Star Wars: Legacy took a gamble by jumping the Star Wars saga one hundred years past what we knew about it and it has paid off. It's a great series.' -BlogCritics.com Cover price $2.99.

Written by John Ostrander. Art by Omar Francia, and Brad Anderson. Cover by Sean Cooke. Gar Stazi's Galactic Alliance fleet joins forces with deposed Emperor Roan Fel's Imperials in a strike against the Sith Empire. Stazi has his work cut out for him-not only must he hold together the shaky coalition, but he has to make sure that the allies do not lower themselves to their enemies' tactics! Fleet-versus-fleet action in the Star Wars tradition! 40 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by John Ostrander. Art by Kajo Baldisimo & Dan Parsons. Cover by Sean Cooke. The Galactic Alliance's Rogue Squadron is on a mission to rescue a group of Mon Calamari refugees, but the Rogues may be forced to retreat when both the Sith and a Mandalorian bounty hunter create complications. One of the Rogues, Hondo Karr, takes center stage on this risky job-from which at least one member of the squad will not return . . . The Legacy-era Rogue Squadron in action! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

Written by John Ostrander. Art by Jan Duursema, Dan Parsons, and Brad Anderson. Cover by Sean Cooke. The Sith poison the waters of the ocean planet of Dac in an effort to wipe out every living thing-but Admiral Gar Stazi isn't ready to abandon the native Mon Calamari without an attempt at evacuation. Time is against him, and securing the assistance of his new Imperial allies will decide whether this rescue is a success . . . or a suicide! The Rogue Squadron returns! 40 pages, fullc olor. Cover price $2.99.

FINAL ISSUE - John Ostrander (W), Jan Duursema (P/Cover), Dan Parsons (I), Brad Anderson (C), and Sean Cooke (Cover) The galaxy is teetering on the edge of a new future, with everyone fighting for a foothold-not to mention their lives! The galaxy that emerges from this chaotic battle could even end up without a Skywalker to carry the legacy that so many have come to depend on . . . The final issue! Sith versus Sith! Jedi versus Sith! Imperials versus Sith! Cade Skywalker versus Sith! It's all-out war! o Extremes part 3 (of 3) The final issue of Star Wars: Legacy! On sale July 28 FC, 40 pages Cover price $2.99.

Phantom Variant Cover by Gabriel Hardman. (W) Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman (A) Gabriel Hardman. Despite her famous heritage, Ania Solo is just a girl trying to make her way in a galaxy gone bad. But it all gets worse when she comes into possession of a lightsaber and an Imperial communications droid - and discovers she has been targeted for death!

(W) Corinna Bechko, Gabriel Hardman (A) Gabriel Hardman (CA) Rachelle Rosenberg, Dave Wilkins The bad news: Ania Solo and her friends are on a planetoid that's on a collision course with a huge space station. The worse news: a mad Sith warrior stands between them and escape! Imminent fiery destruction, or white-hot dismemberment by lightsaber? Some days there are just no good choices! Cover price $2.99.

Battleground Coruscant. The allies have carried the battle to the Sith. The war for control of the galaxy is not over yet . . . . . . but it will be by the end of this issue. Traitors will be revealed, heroes and villains will fall, and empires will be toppled. It all ends here! Cover price $3.50.

February/March 1997. This issue: X-Wing - Inside the Rebels' elite fighter squadron; Desert Storm - Star Wars location secrets; Special Edition - Exclusive news update.

April/May 1997. This issue: Inside the Star Wars Special Editions. Plus: Free Star Wars Art Prints inside. Cover features Darth Vader and Emperor Palpatine.

June/July 1997. This issue: Effects secrets revealed! Exclusive interviews! Star Wars prequel news! Plus: Free Special Edition Art Prints inside. Cover features Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, Yoda & more.

May/June 2002. This issue: Anakin and Amidala ready for action in Attack of the Clones - exclusive interviews; Star Wars special effects secrets revealed; exclusive Episode II photos; first news on Episode III; win Star Wars Lego; free poster.

HADEN BLACKMAN (W), BRIAN CHING (P), BRIAN CHING and BRAD ANDERSON (Cover) On sale January 19, FC, 32pg, $2.99 Lured into a trap aboard a drifting space wreck, Obi-Wan and Anakin become separated, and Anakin is forced to face the seemingly unkillable bounty hunter Durge. But Durge has not reckoned with Skywalker's inate power, or the young man's growing ties to the dark side. Without Obi-Wan's moderating influence, Anakin goes off on Durge! A battle not to be missed! ? Five must read issues before you see Episode III! Cover price $2.99.

Written by John Ostrander. Art by Jim Hall & Alex Lei. Cover by Travis Charest. After Order 66, the Jedi purge led by the dark and fearsome Sith Lord Darth Vader, most of the remaining Jedi are hiding to survive-but not all. Sha Koon, niece of the esteemed Plo Koon, has narrowly escaped the attack on the Jedi Temple, and has been left full of questions about the dark side. Sha Koon will not hide; she will find another way to continue being a Jedi-one that will place her directly in the path of Darth Vader and the Emperor! o The Jedi purge continues! o This issue follows events in Revenge of the Sith! FC, 40 pages. Cover price $3.50.

Limited 1 for 40 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Adam Hughes. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Marco Castiello and Dan Parsons. A young Rebel meets one of the Alliance's best for his first mission. But the young man's hero worship is crushed by the reality of Han Solo. A botched escape, a ship that doesn't work-could it be that Solo is just a lucky bumbler whose luck has run out? 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Cover by Adam Hughes. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Marco Castiello and Dan Parsons. On a planet outside the Empire's jurisdiction, Princess Leia goes undercover to obtain a vital code from an Imperial source. She'll have to use disguises, gadgets, and her feminine wiles to succeed-and her only ally is another spy who is convinced the Princess is a liability in the field! Cover price $3.50.

Limited 1 for 40 Retailer Incentive Variant Sketch Cover. Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Marco Castiello and Dan Parsons. Cover by Adam Hughes. On a planet outside the Empire's jurisdiction, Princess Leia goes undercover to obtain a vital code from an Imperial source. She'll have to use disguises, gadgets, and her feminine wiles to succeed-and her only ally is another spy who is convinced the Princess is a liability in the field! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

Written by Matt Kindt. Art by Marco Castiello and Dan Parsons. Cover by Adam Huges. Han Solo is in an Imperial jail, and a crime boss has the information that will free him. Enter Chewbacca, who pounds and pummels his way through the mission, accompanied by an untrusting ex-Imperial who can't understand a word Chewie says. Not that words matter much to a Wookiee on a rampage! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.50.

ROB WILLIAMS (W), MICHEL LACOMBE (A), WIL GLASS (C), and RYAN SOOK (Cover) On sale July 11 FC, 40 pages $2.99 A secret of tremendous importance to the Empire lies hidden on the planet Ahakista, and when a local civil war threatens it, Darth Vader will take its protection into his own hands! A ragtag team of Rebel agents have discovered the Empire's secret on Ahakista thanks to an Imperial officer with an agenda of her own. Yet if they are to do anything about it, they'll need the help of the locals, who, embroiled in a civil war, are none too eager to take the Empire head on. Meanwhile, Darth Vader grows tired of this backwater planet distracting him from more pressing matters. For his adversaries this means one thing-death at the hands of the Sith Lord! Cover price $2.99.

SMALL VICTORIES: PART 4 of 4 - Jeremy Barlow (W), Colin Wilson (A/Cover), and Wil Glass (C) Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia lead a team of Rebels to their destinies in the full-tilt conclusion to 'Small Victories'! Facing a situation of unparalleled danger deep behind enemy lines, a few surviving Rebels test their resolve as decisions made on the fly will have serious consequences for both the Alliance and the Empire. Meanwhile, Admiral Ackbar calls a squad of experimental starfighters into action, but this is no simulation-if these new ships aren't up to the challenge, the Rebellion's hopes may be dashed by the Imperial fist! Introducing Dagger Squadron! FC, 40 pages Cover price $2.99.

Special Movie Edition. NOTE: Originally a bonus item polybagged with 2000AD #333. The album stores stickers were sold separately. This album has 180 spots for stickers featuring Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, R2D2, C3PO, and Darth Vader, plus of all the other major characters from the film. Measures 9-1/2" x 10-11/16". 24 pgs.

Written by Louise Simonson. Art by June Brigman and Roy Richardson. Cover by June Brigman and Roy Richardson. Several months after the destruction of the Death Star, Emperor Palpatine sends an Imperial pilot to spy on the governor of a distant planet, M'Haeli. Although Palpatine knows of certain Rebel activity on M'Haeli, he does not know of the presence of one particular Rebel: Princess Leia Organa! Can Leia undermine the enemy from within, or is she doomed to drown in a river of chaos? This ground-breaking four-issue series takes readers behind enemy lines, to see the Rebellion through the eyes of an officer of the Empire! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

(W) Zack Whedon (A) Fábio Moon, Christian Dalla Vecchia (C/A) Adam Hughes, Daniel Dos Santos Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling-out after a deal with a shady customer goes bad. When the client gets designs on the Millennium Falcon, Han and Chewie present a united front that can't be beat! "Mal" Reynolds, captain of the outlaw vessel Serenity, is no stranger to jobs gone wrong. But when the chips are down, he's able to rely on an amazing, odd, and diversely talented crew for help! Two great space epics in one issue!

Written by John Wagner. Art by Kilian Plunkett and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Hugh Fleming. While a grim Luke Skywalker reels from Darth Vader's revelation on the cloud city of Bespin, the tattered remnants of the Rebel fleet desperately seek sanctuary and time to muster new allies. Their forces are weak, and that has not escaped the notice of Emperor Palpatine -- ultimate victory lies within his grasp. All it will take is another blow to crush this Rebel Alliance, one more straw to break their backs. A blow, Palpatine reasons, that could be struck by the vast, criminal underworld that lurks within the Shadows of the Empire . . . 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Written by John Wagner. Art by Kilian Plunkett and P. Craig Russell. Cover by Hugh Fleming. Leia has been captured by Prince Xizor, underlord of the galaxy's most ruthless criminal organization, and Han Solo has been encased in carbonite by Darth Vader, a package Boba Fett intends to deliver to Jabba the Hutt. As the Rebels approach their most deperate hour, it appears as though their long battle may be at an end. But looks can be deceiving in the Shadows of the Empire! 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.95.

Star Wars Shadows of the Empire AMT Special (1996) is a mini comic published by Dark Horse Comics for distribution with AMT Star Wars plastic model kits. 16 pages, full color mini-comic.

BOBA FETT COVER variant. Special Edition that originally came packaged with Kenner Toys "Shadows of the Empire" Action Figure series. John Wagner script. Kilian Plunkett art. P. Craig Russell inks. 8 pages color. newsstand stock paper cover.

DARTH VADER COVER variant. Special Edition that originally came packaged with Kenner Toys "Shadows of the Empire" Action Figure series. John Wagner script. Kilian Plunkett art. P. Craig Russell inks. 8 pages color. newsstand stock paper cover.

First printing (textured cover stock). Features: color and B&W photos from the film, cast/character mini description/biographies, cast and crew credits. Color and black & white; 16 pgs. Measures 11-11/16" x 9". Horizontal. Cover price $1.50.

Reprint. (smooth cover stock). Features: color and B&W photos from the film, cast/character mini description/biographies, cast and crew credits. Horizontal, 11 1/2-in x 8 1/2-in, 16 Pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $1.50.

Written by Terry Austin. Art by Chris Sprouse and Terry Austin. Cover by Hugh Fleming. Deep in the swamplands of the planet Mimban lies a powerful crystal, capable of giving its possessor an invincible mastery of the Force. In the right hands, it could save the galaxy. But in the wrong hands, it could destroy it. While the explosion of the first Death Star still reverberates through the cosmos, Luke Skywalker finds that the war he thought he won was only a battle, and that the dark side of the Force still stalks the galaxy. 32 pages, FC. Cover price $2.50.

by HADEN BLACKMAN, RAMON F. BACHS, and RAUL FERNANDEZ; cover by J.H. WILLIAMS Following on the heels of LucasArts' Starfighter video game comes Crossbones, a limited series featuring the intimidating pirate captain Nym in his own solo adventure. The story begins eight years after the Battle of Naboo and Nym is down and out on Rodia. In the hopes of earning some quick credits, Nym agrees to hunt down Sol Sixxa, a pirate terrorizing the watery world of Maramere. But first, Nym must lead a rag-tag Rodian tribe to victory in a violent clan war... On sale January 9 FC, 32pg (1 of 3) . . . $2.99 Cover price $2.99.

by HADEN BLACKMAN, RAMON F. BACHS; and RAUL FERNANDEZ; cover by J. H. WILLIAMS In the conclusion of the three-part series, mercenary alien Nym confronts the murderous villain Sol Sixxa in an epic ship-to- ship battle on the oceans of Maramere. High-seas action, Star Wars-style, culminates in a fight to the death. But when the Trade Federation arrives, will either pirate survive? On sale March 13 FC, 32pg (3 of 3) Cover price $2.99.

by DEAN MOTTER, IAN EDGINTON, CARLOS MEGLIA, TERRY MOORE, CLIFF RICHARD, TONY MILLIONAIRE, and others; cover by ANDREW ROBINSON When ex-Imperial TIE fighter pilots turn profiteers and start causing trouble all across the galaxy, who do you call? Lando's Commandos! Be sure to check out this issue of Star Wars Tales where you'll be treated to tales of adventure and daring featuring Lando Calrissian, Queen Amidala of Naboo, Yaddle of the Jedi Council, and more. This is one Star Wars Tales you won't want to miss! On sale September 27 FC, 56pg Cover price $5.95.