RETURN TO THE SAGA OF THRAWN WITH THE COMIC-BOOK ADAPTATION OF THRAWN: ALLIANCES! TIMOTHY ZAHN teams with STAR WARS veteran JODY HOUSER to bring THRAWN: ALLIANCES to the pages of comic books! Watch as ANDREA DI VITO & PAT OLLIFFE bring the action to life showcasing the tactical prowess of the galaxy's most dangerous mind!

In the wake of Return of the Jedi, the Emperor has been defeated! But the nascent New Republic still has enemies — and that’s where X-Wing Rogue Squadron comes in! Led by Wedge Antilles, the galaxy’s greatest pilots will take on all threats. Dogfights, assassination attempts, political intrigue — it’s all in a day’s work! Meanwhile, Palpatine’s top assassin Mara Jade must complete her final mission…or die trying! And the human-replica droid Guri ponders her destiny — and the secrets buried in her programming — in a gripping sequel to Shadows of the Empire! Don’t miss these classic Star Wars tales, penned by some of the franchise’s biggest bestselling authors!

Collects Marvel Preview #4, 11, 14-15, 18 (Star-Lord stories); Marvel Super Special #10 (Star-Lord story); Marvel Spotlight (1979) #6-7; Marvel Premiere #61; Star-Lord (1996) #1-3.Star-Lord's sensational seventies sci-fi sagas are collected in one volume! After aliens killed Peter Quill's mother, he became an astronaut, hoping to find the killers and take revenge...until a fateful encounter with the Master of the Sun unlocked Quill's true destiny! Now, as the intergalactic policeman Star-Lord, Quill faces alien slavers, space pirates, world-destroying ships, ancient space arks, vengeful beast-men, winged cloud-riders, symbiotic planetoids and more!

Dark Horse is proud to introduce an all-new anthology devoted to Star Wars! Star Wars Tales features the world's greatest comics creators and their spins on the Star Wars saga, both within and beyond the continuity! Mara Jade meets Rebel General Madine in "A Night on the Town" by Timothy Zahn and Igor Kordey! A retired Jedi ignites her lightsaber one last time for a battle with Darth Vader in an all-new story by Ron Marz and 1998 Eisner nominee Claudio Castellini! And super-scribe Peter David and penciller Martin Egeland come together to spin the saga of "Skippy the Jedi Droid"! This is Star Wars as you've never seen it before!