Luke Ross

If you thought all the action on Mars began with John Carter's arrival - are you in for a shock! John Carter: World of Mars is the official prequel to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster film releasing March 2012, and reveals the shocking events that transpire before the hotly anticipated motion picture! Plus it features some of the greatest characters ever conceived by Edgar Rice Burroughs! Dejah Thoris has her hands full with the malicious Sab Than, would-be ruler of Zodanga, who sees kidnapping the princess of Mars as a short-cut to winning the thousand year war between his people and her city of Helium. Meanwhile Tars Tarkas is caught between the desires of the female he loves and his best friend, who needs Tars' help to become Jeddak of the Tharks ... assuming that his ambitions don't kill them all. Take an unforgettable journey to Barsoom. it's a trip you can't afford to miss!COLLECTING: JOHN CARTER OF MARS: THE WORLD OF MARS 1-4.

Raised on hate, fear and anger...steeped in the ways of darkness...and trained to kill! Darth Maul's time as apprentice to Darth Sidious has long been cloaked in shadows - now at last his tale of revenge is revealed! It's a story of rage unleashed as Darth Maul prepares for his first encounter with the hated Jedi. But when a Jedi Padawan is captured by sinister forces, why is Maul so determined to fi nd her? And what role will a band of bounty hunters, including Cad Bane and Aurra Sing, play? Get to know the galaxy's deadliest Zabrak like never before! COLLECTING Star Wars: Darth Maul 1-5

Ismerd meg a Star Wars történetének egyik legravaszabb és legkönyörtelenebb harcosát! Ez a képregénygyűjtemény a MARVEL Thrawn című hatrészes, önálló sorozatát tartalmazza. A kötetben található történeteket Timothy Zahn azonos című, bestseller regénye alapján Jody Houser írta és Luke Ross rajzolta. Vajon hogyan vált Thrawn főadmirális a messzi-messzi galaxis egyik legfélelmetesebb stratégájává? A fiatal Thrawn hadnagy a legkiemelkedőbb eredménnyel végzett a Birodalmi Akadémián. Oldalán a személyi asszisztensével, Eli Vanto zászlóssal, az ifjú tiszt csillaga gyorsan emelkedik felfelé, ám a Birodalmi Hadseregben nem mindenki örül a sikereinek. Ráadásul nem ő az egyetlen feltörekvő reménység, vetélytársa akad ugyanis Arihnda Pryce személyében. A két rivális útjai keresztezik egymást, a köztük levő feszültség pedig tovább fokozódik, amikor rábukkannak a Birodalom egyik sötét titkára...

The Old Republic has fallen -- and the Empire is rising! In the aftermath of Episode III, Sith lord Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on the galaxy as his enforcer Darth Vader leads a brutal purge to wipe out the Jedi Order! Marked for death, Jedi master K'Kruhk must protect the younglings under his care, as master Dass Jennir finds refuge with a crew of smugglers. But to survive, will they abandon their heroic ideals? Meanwhile, the relentless Vader must rescue an officer's son and defend the Emperor from an uprising -- by any means necessary! Witness the beginnings of the Galactic Empire! COLLECTING: Star Wars: Republic (2002) 78-80, Star Wars: Purge (2005) 1, Star Wars: Purge - Seconds to Die (2009) 1, Star Wars: Purge - The Hidden Blade (2010) 1, Star Wars: Purge - The Tyrant's Fist (2012) 1-2, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command (2011) 1-5, Star Wars: Dark Times (2006) 1-17, Star Wars: Dark Times - Blue Harvest (2009) 0, Star Wars: Dark Times - Out of the Wilderness (2011) 1-5, Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison (2012) 1-5

Greg Pak's groundbreaking run on Darth Vader continues! The shadow in the fire! For decades, Sabe, Handmaiden of Padme Amidala, schemed to assassinate Darth Vader, whom she believed murdered her queen. But Sabe has learned Vader's greatest secret, and now she fights at his side, believing that someday, she may prove there is still good in him. What happens when the Handmaiden finally comes face-to-face with the Emperor, who knows all of her secrets? As the Queen's Shadow enters the crucible, will Vader let her burn?