Dark Horse has provided CBR News with covers and solicit information for products shipping February, 2010.
HELLSING VOLUME 10
Kohta Hirano (W/A)
On sale Apr 28
b&w, 192 pages
$13.99
TPB, 5″ x 7″One of the best things about Kohta Hirano’s sexy apocalypse of warring vampires, Nazis, Catholics, werewolves, and Australian mercenaries is that all the way up to, and possibly through, this final volume, we don’t know who’s going to win. The streets of London are awash in blood, a zeppelin descends á la Hindenburg, and six of our favorite characters are locked in face-off fights. It’s possible that no one will come away from this crescendo “alive.” Of course, we’re not sure who’s alive or undead at this point. But what’s most certain is that London needs babies, because there isn’t a civilian soul left alive in this battle to the undeath. Alas, Hellsing, we knew you well.
• There are well over half a million copies of the Dark Horse Hellsing series in print!
• This is the final volume, the end of a very popular series. And yet, the protagonist lives…
• All volumes of the Dark Horse version of Hellsing are published in the original Japanese format!
OH MY GODDESS! VOLUME 35
Kosuke Fujishima (W/A)
On sale Apr 28
b&w, 160 pages
$10.99
TPB, 5 1/8″ x 7 1/4″Ever since a cosmic phone call led five literal young goddesses—Belldandy, Urd, Skuld, and, like occasional vowels, Peorth and Lind—to live in college student Keiichi’s residence, his personal life has been turned upside down, sideways, and sometimes even into strange dimensions!
Keiichi knew something was strange when his brutish seniors gave him a “gift” of a vintage camera to repair, but only learns how strange when he and Belldandy search out the identity of the beautiful girl whose picture they still find inside . . . a picture taken more than forty years ago! Plus your fan art and letters!
• Winner of the 2009 Kodansha Award for Best General Manga.
• Oh My Goddess! is the longest-running manga series in America!
“Oh My Goddess! is an eternally charming manga series with magical humor and a big heart.” —Active Anime
I’m a horrible otaku who is behind on my reading, but I continue to order these titles in order to stay “up to date.”
STAR WARS: DARK TIMES VOLUME 4—BLUE HARVEST
Mick Harrison (W), Douglas Wheatley (P/Cover), and Dave McCaig (C)
On sale Apr 7
FC, 136 pages
$17.99
TPB, 7″ x 10″Three months after the events in Revenge of the Sith . . .
In a time when all Jedi are fugitives, surviving Jedi Dass Jennir is trying to live as an outlaw without actually becoming one. Accepting a job from a mysterious beauty, Jennir sets out to rid her town of a gang of slave runners. But when he finds that his employer hasn’t been completely honest with him, he begins to doubt the course she’s set him on. Outlaw or not, there’s one thing he knows for certain: he has vowed to save this town—and a Jedi never gives up!
Meanwhile, Darth Vader makes a discovery that has him questioning his own future and the plans of Emperor Palpatine. There are many questions and few answers in these dark times!
• Collects Star Wars: Dark Times #13–#17.
• The first two volumes of Star Wars: Dark Times have combined to sell over 27,000 copies!
• Explore the uncharted Star Wars era between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope in Star Wars: Dark Times!
As a comic book fanboy, I’m also a horrible Star Wars fan. I really feel like I should be reading more of these comics.
STAR WARS: THE OLD REPUBLIC VOLUME 1—THREAT OF PEACE
Rob Chestney (W), Alex Sanchez (A), and Michael Atiyeh (C)
On sale Apr 28
FC, 96 pages
$15.99
TPB, 7″ x 10″An exclusive first look at the era of Star Wars: The Old Republic, written by one of the writers behind LucasArts and BioWare’s wildly anticipated massive multiplayer online game, Threat of Peace unveils a galaxy on the brink of destruction three hundred years after the events of Knights of the Old Republic!
For decades, the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire have been at war—the Sith have gained control of the Outer Rim, but their efforts to penetrate the Core Worlds have so far been thwarted. Now, representatives from both sides attempt to negotiate a peace treaty—but deception by the Sith puts the Jedi in an unfortunate position.
• Collects Star Wars: The Old Republic issues #1–#27, which appeared previously only online at swtor.com.
• Star Wars: The Old Republic Volume 1—Threat of Peace includes critical events prior to LucasArts and BioWare’s soon-to-be-released massive multiplayer online game and is written by one of the writers behind the game!
Discover a new Star Wars era!
If you’re a cheapskate, I’m sure all of this material is still available on the game’s site (for free), but there’s got to be someone out there who absolutely needs to have a physical copy. And I might just pick this up because I am really looking forward to trying this game.
STAR WARS OMNIBUS: BOBA FETT
Thomas Andrews (W), Mike Kennedy (W), Ron Marz (W), John Ostrander (W), Ian Gibson (A), Cam Kennedy (A), Francisco Ruiz Velasco (A), and others
On sale Apr 14
FC, 496 pages
$24.99
TPB, 6″ x 9″Boba Fett, the most feared, most respected, and most loved bounty hunter in the galaxy, now has all of his comics stories collected into one massive volume!
In these stories, Boba Fett gets caught between the Rebellion and the Empire; seeks a mysterious relic from a wrecked Star Destroyer; settles a diplomatic dispute—with extreme prejudice; takes part in a bounty-hunter free-for-all; fights Darth Vader; and even goes up against a Boba Fett impostor! There’s no job too deadly for the man in Mandalorian armor!
• A complete collection of Boba Fett tales!
• Boba Fett encounters Darth Vader, Han Solo, and . . . another Boba Fett?
• The Dark Horse Star Wars Omnibus series gives you over 400 big pages for only $24.99!
I really like Dark Horse’s omnibus collections, and I’ve always been a Fett fan, so this one is a natural for me even though I probably own some of the material collected within.
And that’s it for my Dark Horse picks for February!
