Star Wars with occasional sarcasm
We got so much last week I hope you weren’t expecting much… But the first two Adventures in Hyperspace books (looking a little too young to be Young Adult) may be in stores now, if they weren’t already. Comic-goers can keep an eye out for a new omnibus of the old Marvel series coming from Dark Horse. Due to the holiday, it should be in stores Thursday.
(Speaking of last week, don’t forget the poll on Fate of the Jedi: Allies.)
Head out to the bookstore today to pick up the fifth volume of Fate of the Jedi, Christie Golden’s Allies. Also on the shelves is Golden’s Star Wars debut and the second Fate of the Jedi novel, Omen in paperback.
It’s a good week for post-ROTJ comics as well, with Invasion – Rescues #1 and Legacy #48 headed for comic shops on Wednesday.
Per usual, it’s feast or famine for our new releases, and this week there are plenty of choices – even if only two of them are new. First up on Tuesday is the paperback release of Aaron Allston’s Fate of the Jedi: Outcast, the first book of the latest series. (I hear we might get the new Lost Tribe of the Sith – aka an Allies excerpt – today as well.)
Comic fans aren’t left hungry, either, with Legacy #47 and Invasion: Refugees, the first trade collection of the New Jedi Order comic series.
And last but… Okay, just last, there’s the latest Star Wars Insider.
It’s a lonely week, with just one Star Wars comic coming to stores on Wednesday: Dark Times #16.
Officially, there’s only one release this week – Purge: The Hidden Blade on Wednesday – but there have been reports that Pablo Hidalgo’s Head to Head has been shipping from Amazon and may be in stores. Scholastic has always played fast and lose with release dates, so it’s worth keeping an eye out.
We are in the gaping valley of book releases, with naught to come this week save a single comic: Legacy #46.
Tomorrow’s the day! Aaron Allston’s Fate of the Jedi: Backlash – the fourth in the series – will be in stores Tuesday.
EU Cantina has an excerpt, and don’t forget you have until Monday to enter Aaron’s contest to win an autographed copy.
I swear I checked Previews Monday afternoon (well after 2pm!) for the standard new releases post, but either it wasn’t updated yet or I just hallucinated, because Legacy #45 is clearly there now. It should be waiting in your local comic store right now.
Tuesday will bring Karen Miller’s Clone Wars Gambit: Stealth to bookstores, the first of a duology that will wrap up The Clone Wars novel tie-ins. If the prequel era isn’t your bag, there’s always Matthew Stover’s Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor arriving in paperback.
The final issue of Knights of the Old Republic is heading to comic shops tomorrow. Don’t forget to check out writer John Jackson Miller’s blog, where he’s been answering reader questions all week.