Star Wars [comics] reboot ?

[oldmanwinters]

I only found out about this last week, but apparently the news has been out a while, so I apologize if I've missed the appropriate discussion thread.

Dark Horse comics will be releasing "Star Wars" #1 in January, which (at this point) assumes only "A New Hope" as its continuity.

This is Star Wars as you remember it . . . and as you have never seen it before! We’re taking you back to those heady, adventure-filled days following the destruction of the Death Star—when the Empire ruled, the Rebels were on the run, and the galaxy was a dangerous place where anything might happen!

* Writer Brian Wood (The Massive, Conan the Barbarian).

* Artist Carlos D’Anda (Batman: Arkham City).

* Cover artist Alex Ross!

* Classic era, classic characters, all-new Star Wars!
http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/19-812/Star-Wars-1

Might be a fun ride in the vein of the old Marvel series, where artists' and writers' minds ran wild.

Speaking of Marvel...

I'll probably give this series a chance, but (given the recent buyout) I do have series doubts that Disney will allow Dark Horse to keep the Star Wars license in the long term.