Dark Horse has just announced that they are lose the Star Wars comics permit , as Disney has pick out to give it to their more - or - less in - planetary house publisher Marvel . Damn .
This announcement is n’t particularly surprising , but it ’s still the end of an earned run average — Dark Horse has been put out Star Wars comics for over two ten , and 2013 run across two of their best : Brian Wood ’s Star Wars , set in - between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back , and The Star Wars , based on George Lucas ’ first draft screenplay of the flick . The comic rightfulness are blend to wonder in 2015 , so Dark Horse will have a year to roll up both series , so that ’s something , I guess . But it ’s still decease to be a major financial nose candy for the companionship , if nothing else .
Here ’s the alphabetic character that grim horse publisher Mike Richardson just netmail out :
All thing come to pass by . Sotoo , do all certify mickle . I am sorry to report that Disney , the new owner ofLucasfilm , has apprize us here at Dark Horse of their intention to move the Star Wars publishing license to anotherof their recent acquisitions , Marvel Comics , beginning in 2015 . This will terminate apartnership that has lasted more than two decennium .
For those who are Modern to theindustry , Dark Horse revolutionize the treatment of comics based on films . After a history of flick properties being poorly address with small regard forexecution and continuity , Dark Horse took a young advance , carefully choosinglicenses and approaching them with excitement and creative energy . Our destination wasto make sequels and prequels to the films we lie with , paying heedful attentionto quality and detail , essentially treating those films as though they were ourown . Star Wars has been the crownjewel of this overture . We began chase after the title as far back as 1989 , andwith the launching of Tom Veitch and Cam Kennedy ’s Dark Empire , a raw era in comics was born . I ’m not ashamed to admitthat we were Star Wars geeks , and we havebeen compulsive to spare neither effort nor disbursal in the pursuit ofexcellence .
It is ironic that thisannouncement comes at a time when Dark Horse is experience its mostsuccessful class ever . For obvious reasons , we have prepared for thiseventuality by line up fresh and exciting projects to site on our docket for2015 and beyond . Will they take the place of Star Wars ? That ’s a tall order , but we will do our good to makethat happen . In the meantime , 2014 may be our last twelvemonth at the helm of the Star Wars cartoon strip dealership , but we planto make it a memorable one . We know that fan of the dealership will expect noless . The Force is with us still .
Mike Richardson
Marvel has out out their own pressure release , which says nothing except “ Boy , we sure are well-chosen to have Star war again ! ” ( I ’m rephrase ) , seeing as they publish the earliest Star Wars comic strip , including the original trilogy movie linkup - in . you may understand it here .
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