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[NEWS] Dark Horse license ending [message #215890] Sat, 04 January 2014 01:00
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As expected, Dark Horse Comics are losing the Star Wars license this
year and Marvel Comics will take over from 2015. This is from
ComingSoon.net ...


Star Wars Heads to Marvel Comics in 2015
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In a move that many fans have been anticipating since
The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm in 2012,
Marvel announced today that Star Wars comic books will
return to the Disney-owned publisher beginning in 2015,
the same year that will see the release of J.J. Abrams'
Star Wars: Episode VII.

Marvel Comics first began publishing an ongoing Star
Wars series when the original George Lucas film hit
theaters in 1977. For the next nine years, Marvel
followed the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess
Leia and Han Solo in an ongoing series that filled the
gaps between each big screen adventure, even continuing
for a while after the events of Return of the Jedi.

Although the move offers new possibilities for the
license, some fans may find saying goodbye to Dark
Horse Comics a more somber affair. Dark Horse has
published Star Wars comics since 1991, launching with
the saga sequel Dark Empire, which picked up post-Jedi.

"Dark Horse Comics published exceptional Star Wars
comics for over 20 years," said Carol Roeder, director
of Lucasfilm franchise publishing, Disney Publishing
Worldwide said in a press statement, "and we will
always be grateful for their enormous contributions to
the mythos, and the terrific partnership that we had.
In 2015, the cosmic adventures of Luke, Han, Leia and
Chewbacca will make the lightspeed jump back to Marvel,
to begin a new age of adventures within the Star Wars
universe."

"We here at Marvel could not be more excited to
continue the publication of Star Wars comic books and
graphic novels," said Marvel Worldwide Publisher and
President, Dan Buckley. "The perennial brand of Star
Wars is one of the most iconic in entertainment
history and we are honored to have the opportunity to
bring our creative talent pool to continue, and
expand Star Wars into galaxies far, far away."

"We're incredibly excited by this next chapter in the
Star Wars saga," said Andrew B. Sugerman, executive
vice president of Disney Publishing Worldwide.
"Bringing together the iconic Lucasfilm and Marvel
brands to tell new stories will allow us to continue
to thrill lovers of the original Star Wars comic books
and entertain generations to come."

Plans for new Star Wars comics are almost certainly
tied to the December 18, 2015 release of Star Wars:
Episode VII. Check back for further details on both as
soon as they become available.
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