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In addition to the big Blood Oath reveal, last night brought us Dark Horse’s April solicitations. Included are the return of Dark Times; Knights of the Old Republic #40; Legacy #35 and The Clone Wars #5 (Slave girl outfits for everyone!) And lastly, the second Vector collection, including its run in Rebellion and Legacy. Don’t plan to skip this one if you’re following Legacy in trades!

Matthew Stover and That Upcoming Luke Novel. There are only 21 days to Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor, and Bookspot Central has a lengthy interview with Stover.

There’s plenty about his infuences, the Caine books, and of course, Star Wars, starting about halfway. (via)

• Comics: There’s another interview over at CBR, this one with Dark Times writer Mick Harrison; The Clone Wars: Crash Course preview.

• Titles: SWbooks noticed that Rebel Force #3 is Renegade on Amazon. (via)
• Hot topic: People sure have strong feelings about canon… I don’t know why this surprises me.

Comics: There’s a new update from Editor Randy Stradley on Dark Horse’s Star Wars Zone, and it’s of particular interest to you Dark Times fans. A new story will appear (online, for free) in the January and February issues of Dark Horse Presents on MySpace, with the comic coming back into regular rotation with #13 in April. (Thanks, Zee Zee!)

• The Old Republic: New screenshots, new aliens, and what may be visual proof of that whole lightsaber size thing.

• Reference: From what I’m seeing in the fanboy underground, the StarWars.com unveiling of Castaways of Endor is a big deal. Alas, requires Hyperspace.

TFN has a report from the Dark Horse panel at Baltimore Comic-Con. Dark Times will be returning in 2009, I’m guessing in the spring, when The Clone Wars miniseries runs its course. (No word on Rebellion.) TCW digest will go on, and they also gave out a bit on the new digest, Star Wars Adventures:

It will feature the same animated art style of the current digest sized books, and will focus on the Classic Trilogy characters, including Han and Chewie. Look for a story from Jeremy Barlow in the first issue.

And yes, Crimson Empire III is still a no-go.

First, a couple of things in stores now: The Star Wars Ultimate Blueprints Collections (DK says it came out yesterday, but I saw it at Borders on Saturday) and Obsessed with Star Wars, a trivia book by our pal Ben Harper. Several CJers have already picked it up and been stumped, so be ready for a challenge.

Also be on the lookout for the second Dark Times trade collection and Star Wars Insider #103.

On Tuesday, look for the first book of Michael Reaves’ Coruscant Night trilogy, Jedi Twlight at bookstores. On Wednesday, comic fans can pick up Dark Times #12/Vector part 6.

The latest Star Wars Insider should be in stores now as well.

• Reference: Rebelscum has a new cover for DK’s Star Wars Blueprints: The Ultimate Collection. The DK listing still shows another version.

• Upcoming: On the Dark Horse boards, Randy Stradley has revealed the complete contents of the The Ultimate Star Wars Graphic Novel Collection.
• Preview: Dark Times #12/Vector part 6.

No books, but Diamond says that Wednesday will bring comic fans an embarrassment of riches: Legacy #22, Dark Times #10 and
Knights of the Old Republic #27, aka Vector part 3.

Rebelscum has Dark Horse’s June solicitations, including Dark Times 12/Vector part 6, Legacy #25, Knights of the Old Republic #30, the second Dark Times trade collection, the official solicitation for the 800-page Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy collection, and Indiana Jones and the Tomb of the Gods #1, start of an all-new Indy miniseries.

On the Diamond list for Wednesday are Dark Times #9 and the Legacy 30th Anniversary hardcover. (Don’t get too excited – I think it’s just the Broken storyline, which is already out as a standard TPB.)

No books this Tuesday, but the eighth Legacy of the Force book, Revelation, will be out next week.