STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS - D-SQUAD

Illustrated by Salva Espin, David Messina
Cover Design or Artwork by Aaron Kuder
Paperback
$17.99 US
6.61"W x 10.18"H x 0.22"D   | 8 oz | 38 per carton
On sale Mar 05, 2024 | 112 Pages | 9781302952082
| Rated T
FOC Dec 18, 2023 | Catalog November 2023
The unsung heroes of the Clone Wars return! A terrible scourge is corrupting the galaxy's droids. To fight this menace and rescue his best friend C-3PO, R2-D2 must assemble a team of droid heroes: the D-Squad! It's an adventure filled with guest stars from across the galaxy, including a special appearance by Chopper from Star Wars: Rebels! See Artoo battle the murderous BT-1! Witness the psychotic 0-0-0 in a showdown with the bounty hunter IG-88! Welcome the return of QT-KT! And as D-Squad's mission brings them into the palace of Jabba the Hutt, our heroes take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9! Will Artoo's journey lead only to carnage and destruction? Or will he also find love? Collecting STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS - D-SQUAD #1-4.
A veteran TV writer, Marc Guggenheim has scribed episodes of The Practice, Law & Order and Brothers & Sisters; created the series Eli Stone; and served as a writer/producer for FlashForward and executive producer on the highly successful Arrow. In the world of comics, he came on strong with memorable work on Blade, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man and Young X-Men. Subsequent Marvel credits include X-Men, the Secret Wars limited series Squadron Sinister and X-Tinction Agenda, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for All-New, All-Different Marvel.

Artist Salva Espin worked in animation and video-game design before making his Marvel debut on World War Hulk: Damage Control; he also provided cover and interior artwork for Wolverine: First Class and Incredible Hercules early in his Marvel career. Espin has since been the series artist on Exiles with writer Jeff Parker, Generation Hope with Kieron Gillen and Deadpool with Daniel Way. He returned to the Merc with a Mouth with Deadpool vs. Carnage and Deadpool & the Mercs for Money.

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The unsung heroes of the Clone Wars return! A terrible scourge is corrupting the galaxy's droids. To fight this menace and rescue his best friend C-3PO, R2-D2 must assemble a team of droid heroes: the D-Squad! It's an adventure filled with guest stars from across the galaxy, including a special appearance by Chopper from Star Wars: Rebels! See Artoo battle the murderous BT-1! Witness the psychotic 0-0-0 in a showdown with the bounty hunter IG-88! Welcome the return of QT-KT! And as D-Squad's mission brings them into the palace of Jabba the Hutt, our heroes take on the malevolent torture droid EV-9D9! Will Artoo's journey lead only to carnage and destruction? Or will he also find love? Collecting STAR WARS: DARK DROIDS - D-SQUAD #1-4.

Creators

A veteran TV writer, Marc Guggenheim has scribed episodes of The Practice, Law & Order and Brothers & Sisters; created the series Eli Stone; and served as a writer/producer for FlashForward and executive producer on the highly successful Arrow. In the world of comics, he came on strong with memorable work on Blade, Wolverine, Amazing Spider-Man and Young X-Men. Subsequent Marvel credits include X-Men, the Secret Wars limited series Squadron Sinister and X-Tinction Agenda, and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for All-New, All-Different Marvel.

Artist Salva Espin worked in animation and video-game design before making his Marvel debut on World War Hulk: Damage Control; he also provided cover and interior artwork for Wolverine: First Class and Incredible Hercules early in his Marvel career. Espin has since been the series artist on Exiles with writer Jeff Parker, Generation Hope with Kieron Gillen and Deadpool with Daniel Way. He returned to the Merc with a Mouth with Deadpool vs. Carnage and Deadpool & the Mercs for Money.