UPCOMING FROM DARK HORSE COMICS

Lone Wolf and Cub creators Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima tell the tale of a master ninja in Path of the Assassin

Path of the Assassin (known as Hanzo no Mon in Japan) is the story of Hattori Hanzo, the fabled master ninja whose duty it was to protect Tokugawa Ieyasu—the shogun who would later unite Japan into one great nation. As the secret caretaker of such an influential future leader, Hanzo must use vast and varied ninja talents. Living in the shadows near Ieyasu, Hanzo himself must learn to become a complete man as he guides his master to the same destination.

Path of the Assassin is a worthy and entertaining addition to the Koike and Kojima samurai manga library and will be presented un-retouched in the original Japanese right- to -left format.

Path of the Assassin features story by Kazuo Koike with art by Goseki Kojima. Volume 1 arrives on sale June 28 with a retail price of $13.95.

All-new Star Wars: Legacy series to launch withspecial 25 cent issue!

Welcome to the beginning of a grand, new chapter in the Star Wars saga! This special 25¢ comic sets the stage for the launch of the new Star Wars: Legacy series, which begins in June.

More than a hundred years have passed since the events in Return of the Jedi and the days of the New Jedi Order. There is a new evil gripping the galaxy, shattering a resurgent Empire and seeking to destroy the last of the Jedi. Even as their power is failing, the Jedi hold to one final hope: the last remaining heir to the Skywalker legacy.

It’s a brave new galaxy for Star Wars fans, at once familiar and surprising—interplanetary intrigue and adventure on an epic scale; iconic heroes and villains cast in new roles and caught in surprising new situations. Everything you’ve loved about Star Wars, but nothing you expect!

Star Wars: Legacy #0 features story by John Ostrander and Jan Duursema, with art by Duursema and Sean Cooke. This special issue arrives May 17 with a retail price of only25¢!

Teen superhero Lindsay Goldman is back with all new adventures in GoGirl!: Robots Gone Wild

The award-winning GoGirl! is back with two exciting new adventures in one volume in this original graphic novel from creators Trina Robbins and Anne Timmons.

Video games can get too realistic, as the flying teenager, GoGirl! discovers in “Prisoners of the Machine,” when she and her friends find themselves trapped inside a computer and menaced by giant anime-robots! And in “Double Trouble,” GoGirl!’s arch-enemies create a robot that looks just like her, except that it has the mind of a master criminal. How can our heroine convince the cops that she didn’t rob that bank, when everyone saw her do it? Plus, GoGirl!’s sidekick, Haseena, tired of always being rescued by the flying teen, takes up sleuthing herself in “Haseena Ross, Girl Detective.”

GoGirl!: Robots Gone Wild features stories by Trina Robbins with art by Anne Timmons. It arrives on sale June 28 with a retail price of $14.95.


Goon creator Eric Powell draws special Conan one-shot!

A special one-shot story in honor of Conan creator Robert E. Howard’s centennial will feature art by the lovely and talented Eric Powell, creator of The Goon. This issue tells the story of one wild and fateful night in the life of a young storyteller in an Aquilonian farming community—the night Conan, Janissa the Widowmaker, and Kalanthes, priest of Ibis, came to town, pursued by all the demons of hell. Always a dreamer, telling tales of great deeds in faraway lands, the storyteller gets a look at all-out action, heroism, and sacrifice on the dusty streets of his home town, and is forever changed by the experience.

Conan #28 features story by Kurt Busiek, art by Eric Powell, colors by Dave Stewart, and cover by Tony Harris. Issue #28 arrives May 17with a retail price of $2.99.

Award-winning creators Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá bring their unique talents to the short story collection De:Tales.

Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá are Brazilian twins who share an award-winning talent for comics and an abiding love of the medium. Following in the wake of brothers Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez and Tomer & Asaf Hanuka, Moon & Bá bring their considerable skills to Dark Horse in De:Tales, their first major American release!

This collection of short stories features the pair working together, in tandem, or separately—trading off on the roles of writing and illustrating, sharing those roles, or flying solo. Brimming with all the details of human life, their charming tales move from the urban reality of their home in São Paulo to the magical realism of their Latin American background, living up to the twins’ critical acclaim and proving that they are a talented pair to watch out for.