The Official Site and Dark Horse Comics have announced the upcoming releases for April. Click on both links to read more information and check out the cover art.

Note that the Official Website now says the first issue of Revenge of the Sith will be released April 2nd instead of March 16th as previously announced.

Star Wars: Empire #32 "In the Shadows of Their Fathers" Part 4 (of 5)
Writer: Thomas Andrews
Artist: Adriana Melo
Cover Artist: Tom?s Giorello
Colorist: Michael Atiyeh

On the planet Jabiim, Luke Skywalker's situation has gone from bad to worse. Having managed an escape from the rebel group who wants revenge for his father's actions during the Clone Wars, and having fought his way clear of the Imperial stormtroopers who are after any Rebel on which they can lay their hands, Luke ends up the captive of third party players. A group of wealthy Jabiimi have made a deal with the Empire: in exchange for their own freedom, they're going to give the rest of the planet's population to the Empire as slaves!

Luke's only hope lies with Leia and the droids-but they have problems of their own!

It's all part of an action-packed story that looks at some of the events from the Clone Wars in a new light!

Pub. Date: April 06, 2005
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99

Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith #2 (of 4)
Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith #3 (of 4)
Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith #4 (of 4)
Writer: Miles Lane
Artist: Doug Wheatley
Cover Artist: Tsuneo Sanda
Colorist: Chris Chuckry

Based on the screenplay by George Lucas-the official comics adaptation of the most anticipated of the Star Wars films! The action of the Clone Wars comes to a dramatic conclusion, and events are put in place for A New Hope.

Battles rage in space, armies clash on alien worlds, heroes become martyrs, and friends become enemies-and the galaxy is forever changed!

Shipping weekly, this four-issue series features art by Doug Wheatley (Star Wars: Empire volume 2-Darklighter)-who brings a level of life and detail to the adaptation that rivals that of the films themselves-with covers by Dave Dorman!

Pub. Date: #2 April 13, 2005; #3 April 20, 2005; #4 April 27, 2005
Format: 32 pages, Full color
Age range: 12+
Price: $2.99

Star Wars: General Grievous #2 (of 5)
Writer: Chuck Dixon
Cover Artist: Lucas Marangon
Penciller: Rick Leonardi
Inker: Mark Pennington

General Grievous and his forces invade the planet Gentes and take it's population and their production facilities as trophies of war. Meanwhile, Flynn Kybo and the Jedi, who seek to kill Grievous, team up with a grizzled band of space miners who hope to see Grievous dead as well. But they're unaware that the General holds hostage a group of Padawan children captured during a raid on a Republic fleet. And what Grievous has planned for the Padawans is a fate far worse than death...
Pub. Date: April 20, 2005
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99

Star Wars: Republic #76 "Siege of Saleucami" Part 3 (of 4)
Writer: John Ostrander
Cover Artist: Brad Anderson
Penciller: Jan Duursema
Inker: Dan Parsons
Colorist: Brad Anderson

Two Jedi heroes have fallen and the Republic forces on Saleucami are on the verge of being overrun by the Separatist's Morgukai clones.

As the Sith move toward their final revenge, it seems only one Jedi can help piece together a plan that might yet give the Republic a chance for victory. Unfortunately, that Jedi is Quinlan Vos-and his plan may be the final betrayal of all the Republic forces on Saleucami!

Pub. Date: April 27, 2005
Format: Full color, 32 pages
Price: $2.99

Star Wars: Crimson Empire book and exclusive Bust-Up set
By: Mike Richardson, Randy Stradley
Artist: Paul Gulacy
Cover Artist: Dave Dorman

Dark Horse has teamed up with Gentle Giant Studios to bring you an exclusive Star Wars graphic novel and micro-bust package. Enclosed in the box is Dark Horse's classic Star Wars tale, Crimson Empire, and 2 Gentle Giant bust-ups, including an exclusive blue holographic Darth Sidious figure. This figure will never to be replicated and is only available in this highly limited package! The other bust-up is a gorgeous ruby red Royal Guard. Both bust-ups are between 2"-3" tall.

Crimson Empire is one of Dark Horse's most popular Star Wars titles. In all the Empire, there are no more fearsome warriors than the Emperor's Imperial Guard, and none is more loyal than Kir Kanos. But when Carnor Jax-the most formidable of this elite brotherhood-betrays the Emperor and orders the murder of the Guard, Kir must escape to carry out his duty to avenge his master.

This exclusive Crimson Empire package is only available to the Direct Market.

Pub. Date: April 27, 2005
Format: Package includes Star Wars: Crimson Empire trade paperback and two Bust-ups
Age range: 12+
Price: $24.99
ISBN: 1-59617-036-0