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Let the dark times begin! In the tumultuous aftermath of Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, the Clone Wars have ended, the Republic has fallen...and Palpatine exerts his ruthless grip on his new Galactic Empire. Now, the few Jedi who remain must decide whether to hold true to their faith or abandon it completely in the face of a brutal purge - one carried out by the new Dark Lord of the Sith: Darth Vader! Collecting STAR WARS: REPUBLIC #78-80, STAR WARS: PURGE, STAR WARS: PURGE - SECONDS TO DIE, STAR WARS: PURGE - THE HIDDEN BLADE, STAR WARS: PURGE - THE TYRANT'S FIST #1-2, STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE LOST COMMAND #1-5 and STAR WARS: DARK TIMES #1-5.

The origin and early days of the Jedi order! Thousands of years before A New Hope, before lightsabers and hyperspace, a group of beings on a distant planet strive to balance the mysterious Force - until a stranger arrives, and the doors to the galaxy are thrown open! Millennia later, in the wake of the Sith Empire's reign, two Jedi legends emerge: Nomi Sunrider and Ulic Qel-Droma! But when Exar Kun covets the secrets of the Sith, will dark knowledge corrupt both him and Ulic? Only Nomi may have the answer to their fates! As war turns Jedi against Jedi, who will survive - and who will be lost to history? Collecting STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI - FORCE STORM #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI - PRISONER OF BOGAN #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI - FORCE WAR #1-5, STAR WARS: DAWN OF THE JEDI #0, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE SITH #0-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE FALL OF THE SITH EMPIRE #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI #1-5, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE FREEDON NADD UPRISING #1-2, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - DARK LORDS OF THE SITH #1-6, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - THE SITH WAR #1-6, STAR WARS: TALES OF THE JEDI - REDEMPTION #1-5, and material from STAR WARS TALES #23 and DARK HORSE COMICS #7-9.

The Stark Hyperspace War! The Jedi Council have revealed their part in a sensitive conflict from the past - but what role did Obi-Wan's recently deceased mentor, Qui-Gon Jinn, play? Meanwhile, Obi-Wan must confront his feelings about Qui-Gon's death if he is to train his own new apprentice, Anakin Skywalker! Elsewhere, the double-dealing Villie Grahrk boasts of a recent encounter with the Jedi Council - but will anyone believe him? Either way, Villie's path is about to cross with the Jedi again as Aayla Secura reunites with her former teacher Quinlan Vos in their deadliest adventure yet! And legendary bounty hunters Zam Wesell and Jango Fett clash as they each try for the biggest score of their lives. Who will walk away? Collecting STAR WARS (1998) #36-45, STAR WARS: JEDI QUEST #1-4, STAR WARS: JANGO FETT and STAR WARS: ZAM WESELL.

Ruthless, vindictive, calculating, and inventive-the Penguin is one of Batman's oldest and most brilliant foes!

Prepare yourself for a flurry of martial arts action in the mighty Marvel manner with Shang-Chi. Raised by a villainous father and trained to be his ultimate weapon, Shang-Chi rebelled against his criminal destiny and chose to use his skills as a hero instead! Now you can discover some of his most exciting, action-packed tales in this latest Marvel Select bookazine. From cut-throat pirates and international terrorists, to the vicious claws of Lady Deathstrike, a host of unlucky villains are about to feel the wrath of his deadly hands! Reprinting: Heroes For Hire #18-19, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands Of Kung Fu #1-3, Avengers (2012) #11 & Legend Of Shang-Chi #1

The classic story that inspired THE SUICIDE SQUAD feature film written and directed by James Gunn now available with a new cover!

Discover the legacy and origins of the Suicide Squad s eclectic characters in this collection of key stories in anticipation of James Gunn s The Suicide Squad film!

John Gaunt has been dead for two centuries… but Jim Twilley is laying claim to being the reincarnation of GrimJack. Is he crazy and looking to die… or has Cynosure brought its champion back from the grave? Find out in the fourth volume of the complete GrimJack saga, by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter, Spectre) and Flint Henry (Punisher, Man-Bat, Guy Gardner). Reprinting issues #55 through #65 as originally published by First Comics. Never before reprinted.

The third volume of the complete GrimJack, by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter, Spectre) and Tom Mandrake (Batman, Martian Manhunter, Spectre, Firestorm). Reprinting issues 31 through 56 as originally published by the real First Comics, this monster tome features the entire ongoing cast of Munden’s Barflies – John Gaunt, Jericho Noleski, BlacJacMac, Goddess, Lord Phaeton, Dancer, Gordon Munden, Chris Heyman, Bob the Watchlizard, and special guest Judah the Hammer! Reprinting stories from GrimJack #31-56.

Heroic fantasy at its rip-roaring best, as created by the fabled team of John Ostrander and Timothy Truman! Return with us to the magical land of Xoo, where animals walk upright, humans are chattel and actor Josef Quist finds himself trapped in a world beyond comprehension - and at the mercy of the nefarious Cardinal Fengk and his Demon Musketeers!

The second volume of the complete GrimJack, the greatest creation by the legendary team of John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars, Deadshot, Martian Manhunter) and Timothy Truman (Conan, Star Wars, Scout, Jonah Hex). Reprinting issues 14 through 30 as originally published by the real First Comics, this hefty tome includes the work of Ostrander, Truman, Tom Sutton, Shawn McManus, and Doug Rice and features the entire ongoing cast of Munden''s Barflies - John Gaunt, Jericho Noleski, BlacJacMac, Goddess, Lord Phaeton, Dancer, Molech, Feetus, Gordon Munden, Bob the Watchlizard and guest-stars Dynamo Joe and the Time Beavers!

Collects Starjammers (1995) #1-4, Starjammers (2004) #1-6 and material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) #32. Everyone's favorite space pirates warp into stellar solo adventures! Corsair, Raza, Ch'od and Hepzibah are the Starjammers - roguish renegade freebooters fighting a guerrilla war against the tyranny of the Shi'ar Empire! But they'll soon learn that the enemy of their enemy is not always their friend - and when the fanatical alien race called the Uncreated declares total war on the Shi'ar, how much will the Starjammers sacrifice to save their longtime foes? Then, thrown across the galaxy with a new captain, the Starjammers embark on a violent mission! But are they the bad guys this time, as captured cadet Tolo Hawk believes? Or is their target, the Union of Intelligent Races, not quite what it seems?

This new edition collects the stories of the original grim and gritty hard-boiled barbarian from Starslayer issues #10-17 and GrimJack issues #1-13, as originally published by First Comics between 1983 and 1985 by John Ostrander (Suicide Squad, Star Wars) and Timothy Truman (Conan, King Thor). These are the tales that introduced John Gaunt, GrimJack, to the graphic story pantheon. A mercenary in Cynosure, Gaunt rents out his sword-for-hire to clients - some good, some bad, some only out for themselves.Blacjacmac, The Goddess, Major Lash, the Lawkillers, Spook, Mayfair, Jericho, Bob the Watchlizard and the inevitable Gordon Munden, the guy who runs the fabled Munden''s Bar in the multidimensional world of Cynosure. They''re all here, in the first Omnibus presenting all of their adventures just as Ostrander and Truman created them, thereby launching their meteoric careers and cementing the series as one of the first "independent comics" to achieve legendary status. Get in on the action from the very beginning as ComicMix presents the man who invented the term "grim and gritty" - John Gaunt, a.k.a. GrimJack!(Guest-starring Mike Grell''s classic cosmic swashbuckler, Starslayer!)