Not too surprising but here it is.
https://kotaku.com/dark-horse-comics-is-losing-the-star-wars-license-shou-1493997099
https://kotaku.com/dark-horse-comics-is-losing-the-star-wars-license-shou-1493997099
Dark Horse losing Star Wars comics to Marvel
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I wondered when this would happen.
Sad.
Sad.
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It is sad. I wonder if Dark Horse will be able to continue to sell their SW catalog as Trade Paperbacks and collections, both paper and electronic or if when the clock strikes to 2015, that's it...Marvel goes all "Order 66" on all DH stuff.
I hope not. Weather or not folks appreciate the so-called EU presented in the comics and graphic novels DH has put out over the years...there is no denying that they've done more than their fair share of keeping interest in SW alive. And as far as this fan is concerned, some of that content stands right along side the films as being great storytelling in the SW galaxy...
I also wonder if they are being allowed the chance to wrap up all of their ongoing series before the end? I can't imagine Marvel being interested in carrying any of that forward...they'll want to put their own stamp on SW and distance themselves from the DH content...and one thing that makes me shudder is the possibility seems more real that they'll want to do some whack cross-over with their other stuff...Iron Man in a galaxy far, far away? Don't laugh...if they think it'll turn a buck, they'll probably do it. Now THAT's what's sad here.
Honestly, I didn't think it would take the Diz Empire this long to start pulling all of the assets under their complete control. After all...it didn't take them long to kill CW and have animation pulled into their "house" so to speak.
Now, the only thing left is....collectables, both toy and high-end. We still have to see who Disney is going to allow to produce for them and at what cost (high of course).
Could Hasbro and Sideshow be next in the purge?
I hope not. Weather or not folks appreciate the so-called EU presented in the comics and graphic novels DH has put out over the years...there is no denying that they've done more than their fair share of keeping interest in SW alive. And as far as this fan is concerned, some of that content stands right along side the films as being great storytelling in the SW galaxy...
I also wonder if they are being allowed the chance to wrap up all of their ongoing series before the end? I can't imagine Marvel being interested in carrying any of that forward...they'll want to put their own stamp on SW and distance themselves from the DH content...and one thing that makes me shudder is the possibility seems more real that they'll want to do some whack cross-over with their other stuff...Iron Man in a galaxy far, far away? Don't laugh...if they think it'll turn a buck, they'll probably do it. Now THAT's what's sad here.
Honestly, I didn't think it would take the Diz Empire this long to start pulling all of the assets under their complete control. After all...it didn't take them long to kill CW and have animation pulled into their "house" so to speak.
Now, the only thing left is....collectables, both toy and high-end. We still have to see who Disney is going to allow to produce for them and at what cost (high of course).
Could Hasbro and Sideshow be next in the purge?
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I don't know about that. Disney owns Marvel, but doesn't totally dictate how Marvel operates from what I've seen--the latter is fairly independent, being left to do what it does well (or as well as can be expected under the control of Quesada et al.). So, they simply moved a comic franchise from one reasonably competent comic publisher to another where they could reap more of the financial benefits.
With stuff like Hasbro and Sideshow, Disney don't have that same capacity in-house or with any of their subsidiaries. Nothing Disney does on its own can really stand up with the stuff those other companies are doing. And there has been no movement on that front with Marvel toys yet.
Disney may allow them to do TPBs just to get their royalties. Unless it was seen as directly competing with their more current comics, it would seem the logical thing to do.
With stuff like Hasbro and Sideshow, Disney don't have that same capacity in-house or with any of their subsidiaries. Nothing Disney does on its own can really stand up with the stuff those other companies are doing. And there has been no movement on that front with Marvel toys yet.
Disney may allow them to do TPBs just to get their royalties. Unless it was seen as directly competing with their more current comics, it would seem the logical thing to do.
Agreed. That's why I said when not if.
It's sad to see an era come to an end... Star Wars and Dark Horse Comics have been synonymous since 1991.
We knew it was coming, I just hope Dark Horse planned some way to end their current runs before then without them ending in the middle of a story.
Snadinator
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Ah yes... maybe now I can find out who would win between Luke Skywalker and Wolverine. Do those lightsabers cut through adamantium?
I am being facetious.
I am being facetious.
Don't give Disney/Marvel any ideas.
lerath666
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Not true. Last July, hasbro renegotiated the Sw and marvel contracts with Disney, Merging them into a single contract ( Or a collection of contracts under the same liscensor deal) and extended them out an aditional few years to 2020.
https://investor.hasbro.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=779213
Disney is fine leaving hasbro where it is.
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Well...there is news floating around that Dark Horse is doing a four-issue wrap-up of the "Darth Maul" arc from the Clone Wars series towards the end of the year.
Rather fitting, considering that we'd never know what ended up happening otherwise and....Dark Horse has done a decent job with the Sith Lord over the years....one of the best series was the "Darth Maul" one by Ron Marz, Jan Duursema & Rick Magyar with cover art by Drew Struzan. Would LOVE it if it were this team doing the honors for this series...or at least the CW writers responsible for the arc on the show had a hand in it.
At least two entities that contributed some good "Star Wars" are working together one last time before the Disney/Marvel "reset" button is pushed...
Rather fitting, considering that we'd never know what ended up happening otherwise and....Dark Horse has done a decent job with the Sith Lord over the years....one of the best series was the "Darth Maul" one by Ron Marz, Jan Duursema & Rick Magyar with cover art by Drew Struzan. Would LOVE it if it were this team doing the honors for this series...or at least the CW writers responsible for the arc on the show had a hand in it.
At least two entities that contributed some good "Star Wars" are working together one last time before the Disney/Marvel "reset" button is pushed...
I hate to see the Brian Wood series come to an end. 
I really enjoy that comic.
I really enjoy that comic.
blue_rogue
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Star Wars by Jason Aaron and John Cassaday. Star Wars: Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca and covers by Ardi Granov. Star Wars: Princess Leia mini by Mark Waid and Terry Dodson.
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/27/sdcc-2014-marvel-announces-3-star-wars-comics
https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/07/27/sdcc-2014-marvel-announces-3-star-wars-comics
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Marvel will also be doing omnibus releases of the original series.
https://www.starwars.com/news/marvel-star-wars-the-original-marvel-years-omnibus-first-look
https://www.starwars.com/news/marvel-star-wars-the-original-marvel-years-omnibus-first-look
Interesting they're doing a regular Star Wars series pretty much the same as the series from Dark Horse that's getting cut short this year.
