STAR WARS SOLICITATIONS March-May 2018

[Conn Seanery]

MARVEL SOLICITATIONS for March 2018

DARTH VADER #13

• CHARLES SOULE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)
• GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• As the Empire’s grip tightens, the stirrings of Rebellion begin in the Mon Cala system. Order must be maintained…a job which falls to Vader, his inquisitors…and Wilhuff Tarkin.
• 32 PGS. /Rated T …$3.99

DOCTOR APHRA #18

• KIERON GILLEN & Simon Spurrier (W) • Emilio Laiso (A)
• Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
• GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• “REMASTERED” CONTINUES!
• Doctor Aphra is being blackmailed by Triple-Zero to run missions for his underground crime syndicate — but that doesn’t mean she can’t cause trouble and have fun along the way! Sometimes that fun means infiltrating Rebellion training grounds…and sometimes that trouble means crossing paths with famed rebel Hera Syndulla herself!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

POE DAMERON #25

• CHARLES SOULE (W) • Angel Unzueta (A)
• Cover by PHIL NOTO
• It’s the end of an era for Poe Dameron. With the Resistance and the First Order on a collision course and his mission to find Lor San Tekka nearly at an end, the force of Poe’s destiny draws him on toward an awakening…
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS #44 & 45

• KIERON GILLEN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
• Covers by DAVID MARQUEZ
• ISSUE #44 - GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• ISSUE #44 - ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• ISSUE #45 - ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• THE REBELLION NEEDS YOU!
• The Empire takes from all of us — our freedom, our dignity, our hopes and for some, even our lives. The Rebel Alliance fights to take back our galaxy from the forces of oppression…but we need your help! Be a part of the solution — JOIN THE REBELLION TODAY!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

THRAWN #2 (OF 6)

• JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
• Cover by Paul Renaud
• Variant Cover by Declan Shalvey
• THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL CONTINUES!
• Mitt’hraw’nuruodo, better known as Lieutenant Thrawn of the Galactic Empire, has graduated the Imperial Academy with the highest marks possible, as well as been assigned his own personal assistant, Ensign Eli Vanto, but that doesn’t mean that everyone in the Imperial army wants him to succeed. Tensions run high in the ranks of the Empire as Thrawn continues to defeat new enemies.
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

COLOR YOUR OWN STAR WARS: HAN SOLO

• Penciled by VARIOUS
• Cover by LEE BERMEJO
• You love Han Solo…and he knows it! But don’t let that stop you from showing your affection by spreading color across his world! The galaxy’s greatest smuggler, his beloved piece-of-junk ship that’s got it where it counts and his Wookiee best pal (Laugh it up, fuzzball!) are all here in glorious black-and-white artwork by Marvel’s finest, waiting for you to bring their pages to life. Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match with a good crayon, pen or pencil at your side, kid! So grab your favorite color and punch it! But don’t get cocky. Han isn’t known for staying within the lines, and you might have some trouble, too. What are the chances you’ll get through Han’s whole book without making a mistake? Never tell him the odds!
• 120 PGS./All Ages …$9.99 • ISBN: 978-1-302-91209-3

DARTH VADER — DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 2: LEGACY’S END TPB

• Written by CHARLES SOULE
• Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
• Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
• Jocasta Nu, the Jedi Temple librarian, is making a desperate effort to gather and preserve whatever she can of the Jedi legacy after the purge. Vader and the Grand Inquisitor cannot let her succeed. They are sent after Jocasta by Palpatine, who views her as a particular threat — for her knowledge makes her almost a one-woman Jedi Order, and that must be stopped. So why has the Emperor commanded Vader to keep Jocasta alive? And what secret information will she risk everything to protect? Meanwhile, Vader discovers that an expensive bounty has been placed on his head! Who would dare try to challenge the Dark Lord’s place in the Empire? Darth Vader’s story continues!
• Collecting DARTH VADER (2017) #7-12.
• 144 PGS./Rated T …$17.99 • ISBN: 978-1-302-90745-7

STAR WARS VOL. 3 HC

• Written by JASON AARON, KELLY THOMPSON & JASON LATOUR
• Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA, ANDREA SORRENTINO, EMILIO LAISO & MICHAEL WALSH
• Cover by MIKE MAYHEW
• With one member of the rebel crew captured and imprisoned, we return to the journals of Ben Kenobi and a legendary adventure of Jedi Master Yoda! He’s trapped on a world full of vicious, mysteriously powered children. Not easy, will this be. And the ripples of Yoda’s struggle in the past will be felt by Luke Skywalker in the present! Then, Luke finally gets the alone time he’s been after with Princess Leia — unfortunately, it’s while they’re stranded on a desert island! Meanwhile, Sana and Lando join forces on Coruscant, while Han and Chewie return to smuggling — for a Hutt?! Plus: Leia takes on a deadly top-secret mission, and Han has a dangerous idea for a new rebel base. And what are the droids up to? The epic saga continues!
• Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #26-30, #33-37 and ANNUAL #2-3.
• 312 PGS./Rated T …$34.99 • ISBN: 978-1-302-90903-1 • Trim size: oversized

[Conn Seanery]

IDW SOLICITATIONS for March 2018

STAR WARS ADVENTURES #8

• Sholly Fisch (w) • Sean Galloway (a & c) • Jon Sommariva (c)
• The crew of The Ghost are trapped on an Imperial ship with no way out! The space pirate Hondo may be their only chance of escape… but can they trust him not to sell them out?
• The exciting finale of a two-part Star Wars: Rebels storyline!
• Plus an exciting new Tales from Wild Space!
• Variant cover by Otis Frampton!

STAR WARS: FORCES OF DESTINY

• Elsa Charretier & Pierrick Colinet, Jody Houser, Delilah S. Dawson, Beth Revis, Devin Grayson (w) • Elsa Charretier, Arianna Florean, Eva Widermann, Valentina Pinto, Nicoletta Baldari (a) • Elsa Charretier (c)
• Celebrate the inspiring stories of Princess Leia, Rey, Padme, Ahsoka, and more in this exciting graphic novel that covers every corner of the Star Wars universe! Plus, an all-new story featuring soon-to-be favorites from The Last Jedi, Rose and Paige! These stories are presented by a wide array of talent from across Star Wars novels, comics, and animation, including Delilah S. Dawson, Elsa Charretier, Beth Revis, and Jody Houser.
• TPB • FC • $12.99 • 128 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-228-8
• Powerful and diverse characters from throughout Star Wars offer something for fans of all ages.
• Spinning out of the Forces of Destiny web series and television specials airing on Disney Channel.
• Advance solicited for April release!

[Conn Seanery]

Past Solicits: March 2018

MARVEL SOLICITATIONS for April 2018

STAR WARS: THRAWN #3 (OF 6)

• JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
• Cover by Paul Renaud
• Variant Cover by Rahzzah
• “THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL” CONTINUES!
• Lieutenant Thrawn has been moving fast through the ranks of the Empire, but he isn’t the only one…
• Meet Arihnda Pryce, as she too rises through the corrupt Coruscant political climate.
• But paths cross in mysterious ways as the two discover a dark secret within the Empire…
• PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS #46

• KIERON GILLEN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
• Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ
• Galactic Icon Variant COVER by Rod Reis
• Action Figure Variant by COVER John Tyler Christopher
• The Rebellion continues their mission to liberate Mon Cala! Princess Leia has a nearly impossible plan to unite the planet with the Rebel Alliance, one that counts on the unique skills and cultural know-how belonging to the one-and-only… See-Threepio?!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

DARTH VADER #14 & 15

• CHARLES SOULE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
• COVERS BY Giuseppe Camuncoli & Elia Bonetti
• ISSUE #14 - GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• Darth Vader continues his mission to bring Mon Cala to heel! As the Emperor grip tightens on the galaxy, no tolerance for rebellion can be afforded… especially not when being fomented by a surviving Jedi. Vader goes in for some wet work in this brutal story!
• 32 PGS. (EACH) /Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)

STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #26

• CHARLES SOULE (W) • Angel Unzueta (A)
• Cover by PHIL NOTO
• THE AWAKENING BEGINS!
• Lor San Tekka has been found and Poe Dameron is off to recover the missing link to Luke Skywalker’s whereabouts.
• But his plan goes astray when the First Order intervenes on Jakku…
• Follow Poe Dameron’s adventures during the unseen events of STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #19

• Kieron Gillen & Si Spurrier (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A)
• Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
• GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• “REMASTERED” CONTINUES!
• Evil droid mastermind Triple-Zero has been blackmailing Doctor Aphra into stealing his old memories…
• …which also has included sneaking onto Rebel training grounds run by General Hera Syndulla.
• Now hunted by both Hera of the Rebellion and Tolvan of the Empire, Aphra’s got a lot on her mind…
• But if there’s anything to know about the Doctor, it’s that she’s always got tricks up her electro-sleeve!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE EMPIRE VOL. 4 TPB

• Written by TIM SIEDELL, JIM WOODRING, JOHN WAGNER, KIA ASAMIYA, BEAU SMITH & MORE
• Penciled by GABRIEL GUZMAN, ART WETHERELL, IAN GIBSON, KIA ASAMIYA, MIKE DEODATO JR. & MORE
• Cover by KEN KELLY
• Bring on the bad guys! A former trooper, left for dead during the Clone Wars, hears word of a new, great warrior worthy of following: Darth Vader! But can he prove himself to the Dark Lord as a stormtrooper? Jabba the Hutt steals the spotlight in four stories of bartering, backstabbing and betrayal! And when Vader hires Boba Fett for an important job, will the bounty hunter end up an enemy of the Empire? Plus: Young Luke Skywalker goes on a walkabout, Han Solo and Chewbacca have a falling out, and more!
• Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE CRY OF SHADOWS #1-5; STAR WARS: JABBA THE HUTT — THE GAAR SUPPOON HIT, THE HUNGER OF PRINCESS NAMPI, THE DYNASTY TRAP and BETRAYAL; and STAR WARS: BOBA FETT — ENEMY OF THE EMPIRE #1-4 — plus material from STAR WARS TALES #7, #11-12, #15 and #18-20; STAR WARS VISIONARIES OGN; DARK HORSE PRESENTS ANNUAL ’99; and FREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2012: STAR WARS.
• 496 PGS./Rated T …$39.99

STAR WARS: POE DAMERON VOL. 4: LEGEND FOUND TPB

• Written by CHARLES SOULE & ROBBIE THOMPSON
• Penciled by ANGEL UNZUETA & NIK VIRELLA
• The galaxy’s greatest pilot flies on! General Leia Organa gave Poe Dameron an important task: locate the mysterious Lor San Tekka. And our hero may be closer than he thinks — but can he get the job done in time? Black Squadron faces their next assignment, but is it mission impossible? Not for Poe’s crew — which means it’s prison-break time! Plus: Poe has never been one to follow the rules. So when he disobeys a direct order from General Organa and gets stranded in First Order space — with no ship and little oxygen — how will he survive? Meanwhile, Terex sets plans in motion to finally free himself from the grasp of the First Order! And the end of an era approaches as the force of Poe’s destiny draws him toward an awakening.
• Collecting STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #20-25 and ANNUAL #1.
• 168 PGS./Rated T …$19.99

[Conn Seanery]

IDW SOLICITATIONS for April 2018

Star Wars Adventures #9

• John Barber, Nickolas Brokenshire (w) • Chad Thomas, Nickolas Brokenshire (a) • Chad Thomas (c) • Nickolas Brokenshire (c)
• Droids take center stage in both stories of this comical and exciting adventure! C-3PO might be in over his head as he takes on a new job, and IG-88 is determined to capture his crafty bounty!
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99
• Fun for Star Wars fans of all ages!
• Plus an exciting new Tales from Wild Space!
• Variant cover by Tony Fleecs!

Star Wars Adventures Annual 2018

• John Jackson Miller (w) • Jon Sommariva (a & c)
• With Leia injured, it’s up to Luke to undertake a sensitive diplomatic mission with the easily irritated Sarkans! What should be a routine meeting soon turns into an action-packed adventure with the fate of the galaxy on the line!
• FC • 48 pages • $7.99
• Features extra stories and adventures with some of your favorite Star Wars characters!

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Graphic Novel Adaptation

• Alessandro Ferrari (w) • Various (a) • Eric Jones (c)
• Faithfully bringing events from the film to the comics page, The Last Jedi follows Rey and Finn as they stare down new challenges while their roles in the Resistance reach new heights. As new dangers approach and old threats emerge, the next generation of Star Wars heroes arrives!
  Capturing the galaxy-spanning action of The Last Jedi, experience Episode VIII as a beautiful graphic novel combining the epic wonder of Star Wars with the streamlined designs of Disney animation. This all-ages graphic novel is a must-read for longtime fans and a great introduction for young newcomers!
• TPB • FC • $9.99 • 72 pages
• Advance solicited for May release!
• The Last Jedi is the newest Star Wars graphic novel adaptation!

[Conn Seanery]

Past Solicits: March & April 2018

IDW SOLICITATIONS for May 2018

Star Wars Adventures #10

• Cavan Scott, Elsa Charretier & Pierrick Colinet (w) • Derek Charm, Elsa Charretier (a) • Derek Charm (c) • Elsa Charretier (c)
• “Powered Down,” Part 1 (of 2). Han and Chewie are on the run from bounty hunters and take refuge on a planet that mysteriously shuts down all electronics. With no way off the planet, will our favorite scruffy duo be able to evade their pursuers?
• FC • 32 pages • $3.99
• Also features a Lando Calrissian story by Elsa Charretier and Pierrick Colinet!
• Continues the story set up in the Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day issue!
• In stores in time for Solo: A Star Wars Story!
• Variant cover by Mike Oeming!

Star Wars Adventures, Vol. 3: Endangered

• Delilah S. Dawson & Various (w) • Derek Charm & Various (a & c)
• Rose Tico—breakout character from The Last Jedi, and normally a behind-the-scenes operator—takes center stage in the fight against the First Order! Young Anakin Skywalker competes in a podrace that's unlike any he's seen before! And Ezra Bridger, Hera Syndulla, and the rest of the Ghost crew must retrieve a sacred bird from the Empire's clutches, but space pirate Hondo Ohnaka might get it first!
• A rotating crew of characters and creators reveal these and more untold tales from the Star Wars galaxy, in stories appropriate for all ages, from Padawans to Jedi Masters.
• Collects Star Wars Adventures issues #6–8.
• TPB • FC • $9.99 • 80 pages • 6” x 9” • ISBN: 978-1-68405-249-3
• Advance solicited for June release!
• From the days when Imperial power was at its peak to the time of the First Order and the last Jedi, the all-ages adventures continue!

[Conn Seanery]

MARVEL SOLICITATIONS for May 2018

STAR WARS: TAG & BINK WERE HERE #1

• KEVIN RUBIO (W) • LUCAS MARANGON & RICK ZOMBO (A)
• Cover by LUCAS MARANGON
• They’re the most important Star Wars characters you never knew existed — until now! Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna were on Leia’s ship carrying the Death Star plans — when Darth Vader changed their lives forever! But as their true roles in this epic saga are revealed, whose side are Tag and Bink on, anyway? The hapless duo’s fateful adventures will take them all the way from Tatooine to Cloud City to Endor — and bring them face-to-face with Lando Calrissian, Boba Fett and more! But every great tale has a prequel — so what were Tag and Bink up to when the Clone Wars began? Prepare to discover their uncanny origin! We have a bad feeling about this!
• Collecting STAR WARS: TAG & BINK ARE DEAD #1-2, STAR WARS: TAG & BINK II #1-2 and material from STAR WARS TALES #12.
• 104 PGS./Rated T …$7.99

STAR WARS: LANDO – DOUBLE OR NOTHING #1 (of 5)

• RODNEY BARNES (W) • Paolo Villanelli (A)
• Cover by W. SCOTT FORBES
• Variant Cover by Joe Quinones
• ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• MOVIE VARIANT COVERS A & B ALSO AVAILABLE
• Straight from the frames of the highly-anticipated film SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY swaggers a younger and somehow even cockier Lando Calrissian! Before his days in the Rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, even before he lost the Millenium Falcon, comes this tale of Lando’s adventures and misadventures in search of love and money leading right up to his appearance in SOLO!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI ADAPTATION #1 & 2 (of 6)

• GARY WHITTA (W) • MICHAEL WALSH (A)
• Issue #1 - Cover BY Mike Del Mundo
• Issue #1 - Variant Cover by JOE QUESADA
• ISSUE #1 – MOVIE VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
• Issue #2 - Cover BY Kamome Shirahama
• Issue #2 - Variant Cover by MICHAEL WALSH
• The Resistance has found Luke Skywalker! But the First Order is hot on their tail…and they are out for blood. Join writer Gary Whitta (ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY) and artist Michael Walsh (STAR WARS ANNUAL, HAWKEYE and THE VISION) as they take on the adventures of Force prodigy Rey, ace pilot Poe Dameron, and ex-First Order recruit Finn from the hit blockbuster STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI – featuring never-before-seen scenes of your favorite characters!
• ISSUE #1 - 40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99
• ISSUE #2 - 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS #47 & #48

• KIERON GILLEN (W) • SALVADOR LARROCA (A)
• CoverS by DAVID MARQUEZ
• ISSUE #47 - Galactic Icon Variant Cover by ROD REIS
• ISSUE #47 - ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• ISSUE #48 - ACTION FIGURE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
• The Rebellion’s fight to liberate Mon Cala continues! While Han, Luke and Leia undertake a perilous and nigh-impossible rescue, Threepio must keep up his vital mission…of hobnobbing at the opera?!
• 32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T …$3.99 (EACH)

STAR WARS ANNUAL #4

• CULLEN BUNN (W) • Marc Laming, Roland Boschi, Ario Anindito (A)
• Cover by TRADD MOORE
• Variant Cover by Kevin Wada
• Strap in, racing fans — we’re going podracing! Bring your betting money, because this is going to be a high-stakes race, with rebel Luke Skywalker, smuggler Sana Starros and even a certain Dark Lord in attendance! PLACE YOUR BETS!
• 40 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

DARTH VADER #16

• CHARLES SOULE (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A)
• Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & ELIA BONETTI
• Galactic Icon Variant Cover by ROD REIS
• Vader and his Inquisitors lead an elite squad of clone troopers to flush out the Jedi traitor beneath the waters of Mon Cala…and the oceans will burn with their fury.
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: POE DAMERON #27

• CHARLES SOULE (W) Angel Unzueta (A)
• Cover by PHIL NOTO
• CONTINUING THE UNSEEN EVENTS OF THE FORCE AWAKENS!
• Poe Dameron managed to escape the First Order – but only just! Meanwhile, the rest of Black Squadron is on their most daring mission yet. Follow everyone’s favorite Resistance crew as Poe Dameron tells Rey and Finn his adventures during the events of The Force Awakens!
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #20

• SIMON SPURRIER (W) • KEV WALKER (A)
• Cover by ASHLEY WITTER
• GALACTIC ICON VARIANT COVER BY ROD REIS
• BROKEN, INSIDE BEGINS NOW!
• Aphra is behind bars. Again. But this time, she finds herself in Imperial custody, strapped to an explosive transmitter synced to a single hub-droid. Take one step too far? KABLOOEY! Normally, this wouldn’t be an issue to sit still for Aphra – but what happens when her Imperial captors send her hub-droid to the middle of a war zone? And, uh, what’s this rumor about the prison being haunted?
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: THRAWN #4 (OF 6)

• JODY HOUSER (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
• Cover by Paul Renaud
• Variant Cover by CASPAR WIJNGAARD
• “THE RISE OF THE GRAND ADMIRAL” CONTINUES!
• Thrawn’s rise in the Imperial Empire continues at a trajectory one can only dream of. Meanwhile, Eli Vanto is still stuck in the same position as when he graduated – Thrawn’s aide. But will Thrawn’s obsession and pursuit of the mysterious crimelord “Nightswan” lead both Imperials to success in the Emperor’s eyes? Help comes from mysterious places in the Empire…
• 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 1 HC

• Written by KIERON GILLEN & JASON AARON
• Penciled by KEV WALKER, MARCO CHECCHETTO, SALVADOR LARROCA & ANDREA BROCCARDO
• Cover by KAMOME SHIRAHAMA
• Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra barely escaped Darth Vader’s wrath. If the Dark Lord of the Sith ever learns that she still lives, he’ll hunt her to the ends of the galaxy. But for now, it’s time for a return to what Aphra does best! With killer droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One in tow, she’s off in search of the rarest of artifacts — as long as she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, bounty hunters…and just about everyone else! But soon, archaeologist and rebel pilot stand side-by-side when Aphra persuades Luke Skywalker to join her in a journey to the heart of the Screaming Citadel! What secret are they after? And when word gets out, can Han and Leia be far behind them?
• Collecting STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #1-8, STAR WARS: THE SCREAMING CITADEL #1 and STAR WARS (2015) #31-32.
• 272 PGS./Rated T…$34.99
• ISBN: 978-1-302-91321-2 • Trim size: oversized