Dark Horse Comics is pleased to announce the publication of Star Wars Spanish-language graphic novels. These books will initially be available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Dark Horse has published over one hundred Star Wars titles that are available in bookstores, comics shops, and libraries everywhere.
Coupling the enduring popularity and universal appeal of Star Wars with the ever-growing Hispanic population (over forty million strong in the United States alone), Dark Horse is offering three titles, Clone Wars: Defense of Kamino (ISBN: 1-59307-581-2, price: $14.95); Clone Wars: Adventures (ISBN: 1-59307-580-4, price: $6.95); and Empire: Betrayal (ISBN: 1-59307-582-0, price: $12.95) translated and set for release in June.
"This is really a new and exciting venture for Dark Horse. We have seen solid growth in the Spanish-language market here in the US over the past few years and simply hope to provide the same level of entertainment to our Spanish-speaking fans that the English speakers have enjoyed for decades," commented Director of International Licensing Lance Krieter. "Hopefully this is just the beginning as to what might be available for a very important and growing demographic here in the States . . . and what better place to start than with one of the most recognizable titles in the world, Star Wars!"
Ever since the Clone Wars were mentioned in the very first Star Wars film, fans have been dying to know more and The Defense of Kamino brings the galaxy-wide conflict into full view. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker are part of a Jedi fighter squadron sent to protect the installation, but they learn that there are heroes fighting for the Separatist cause as well as for the Republic, and that Jango Fett, though dead, still has something to say!
In Clone Wars: Adventures, on the night-world of Nivek, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker must first overcome the limitations of fighting in the dark before they can take on the dreaded Shadowmen. Incredible action, hot art, and lightning-fast pacing are coming your way in this new take on the Star Wars galaxy!
Empire: Betrayal takes place in the weeks before the events in Star Wars: A New Hope, as the Death Star is readied for its fateful first mission, a power-hungry cabal of Grand Moffs and Imperial officers embark on a dangerous plan to kill Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader and seize control of the Empire! But even the galaxy isn't enough of a prize to sate the ambitions of some of the conspirators, and before long the would-be assassins are turning on one another.
Check out the Spanish Edition Star Wars books right here.