Even though we still have to wait a bit for new Star Wars movies to come out, that doesn’t mean we won’t get any great Star Wars stories in the meantime. Case in point today is Matt Kindt’s Star Wars: Rebel Heist from Dark Horse comics.

Here’s the deal:

A young Rebel meets one of the Alliance’s best for his first mission. But the young man’s hero worship is crushed by the reality of Han Solo. A botched escape, a ship that doesn’t work—could it be that Solo is just a lucky bumbler whose luck has run out?

Probably not. He seems pretty resourceful. Still, better read the new series just to make sure.

Check out the preview after the break. Look for Star Wars: Rebel Heist in comic shops on April 30.

There’s no doubt Joss Whedon has had a profound impact on the geek landscape. One of his first TV shows, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, proved genre programming could be a hit with audiences and spawned a cult following that endures to this day, even thought the show itself went off the air in 2003.

Fortunately, the adventures of Buffy and company have continued, at least in the pages of comics. Dark Horse took up the challenge and released Buffy Season 8 starting in 2008. Now, they’re about to release Season 10.

Of course, we’ve got previews. Here’s more about the season:

New season. New rules. The age-old battle of Slayer vs. vampire is the focus of Buffy’s life once again—it’s downright nostalgic! But with all the toying with magic she’s done lately, this girl should know it’s time for another game change . . . Shouldn’t she?

Look for Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 10, written by Christos Gage with art by Rebekah Isaacs, to arrive in stores on March 19. Check out the preview after the break.

Continuing the trend of bringing licensed characters and other IP to the pages of comics, Dark Horse is this time going for something from the gaming world and adapting a title for comics.

The title in question is The Witcher, the best-selling game from the gang at CD Projekt. In case you’re not familiar, The Witcher is an action role-playing hack and slash where you travel the world doing what you do best, hacking and slashing.

Of course, we know it’s a bit more complicated than that. But still, based on the preview art for this comic, it pretty much follows along the same lines. And we don’t think that’s a bad thing at all.

Look for The Witcher #1 to hit stores on March 19. Check out the preview pages after the break.

With his previous works such as Whiteout and Queen and Country, writer Greg Rucka has established himself as one of the premiere voices in comics today. And now he’s set to launch a new creator-owned comic being published by Dark Horse.

The comic, called Veil, concerns “a beautiful girl wakes up in an abandoned subway station with no memory of how she got there. When men try to hurt her . . . they wind up dead. Where did she come from? And what is she capable of?

What indeed. We have some preview pages for the comic for you today to get you interested. Well, more interested as we’re sure you’re curiosity is already piqued.

Veil #1 is on sale March 5. Check out the preview pages after the break.

When unusual or interesting items cross our desk, we feel compelled to bring them to you. This time around it’s the upcoming comic from our friends at Dark Horse called Pariah.

Here’s the synopsis:

Trapped in space, the genetically engineered geniuses known as “vitros” must band together and create a plan to get back to Earth before their failing satellite turns into a deathtrap.

Sounds cool, right? We think so to. That’s kinda why we’re here.

The comic was created by Academy Award–winning producer Aron Warner, written by Philip Gelatt and features art by Brett Weldele. We’ve got some preview pages for it after the break.

Look for Pariah to arrive in stores on February 26.

It seems the folks at Dark Horse are fond of taking iconic characters and putting them into comic books. While not exactly a new practice, the company seems to have chosen some pretty great ones of late.

Recently, we brought you previews of new comics featuring The Terminator and Conan, now it’s Lara Croft’s turn as we’ve got a preview for the upcoming Tomb Raider #1.

In this one “writer Gail Simone picks up Lara Croft’s story where the Tomb Raider game left off—in and promises to take Ms. Croft on adventures that will change her life forever.” Sound good. Let’s do this!

Check out the preview after the break. Look for Tomb Raider #1 to arrive in stores on February 26.

Like The Terminator, the character of Conan is also well-known on the big screen. Coincidentally, both characters were played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in movies. But, of course, you knew that.

But this time around we’re not talking about movies. We’re talking about a comic book. The comic in question is the upcoming Dark Horse release King Conan: The Conquerer.

In it “the deposed, fugitive Conan could uncover the key to regaining his throne—or he could get a knife in the back! Conan follows a lead to a lost relic, revisits an old friend, and finds that he’s not alone in his risky hunt for a missing, magical gem.”

Sound good. We’re in. Check out some preview pages for the comic after the break. Look for King Conan: The Conqueror #1 on sale February 26.

In the comics world, writer Steve Niles has enjoyed (and does enjoy) a tremendous amount of success and respect. His major work, 30 Days of Night, was a master class in creating a high-concept yet deeply poignant and horrifically scary comic.

His latest creation, Breath of Bones, looks to be carrying on the fine tradition established by 30 Days of Night. The story is simple: The giant clay monster from Jewish legend goes on a Nazi-killing rampage in order to protect the inhabitants of a small Jewish stronghold and an injured British pilot.

But that’s where the simple ends. But to give away any more would be spoiling it for you. Instead, we’ve got some preview pages for you to enjoy.

Look for Breath of Bones #1 in stores June 12. Check out all the pages after the break.

Do you love Star Wars? Of course you do. How about comics? Yep, us too. So when these two awesome things can be combined, it’s even better, right?

Well, you’re in luck because out friends at Dark Horse are stepping up to do something pretty great in celebration of tomorrow’s ‘May the 4th’ Star Wars celebration (and Free Comic Book Day. Bonus!). What is this pretty great thing you may wonder?

Well, read on for more:

Get blasted into a galaxy far, far away with two amazing May the 4th MegaBundles! One MegaBundle is for devout comics readers, and the other is for the younger Star Wars fan in all of us!

We try not to be cynical, but sometimes it isn’t easy. It’s sad, too, because we really like Jeff Bridges and we can usually tolerate Ryan Reynolds.

Unfortunately, this trailer for Universal’s upcoming R.I.P.D. doesn’t do much to fill us with confidence. Sure, it does feature Bridges and Reynolds in a story about “two cops dispatched by the otherworldly Rest In Peace Department to protect and serve the living from souls who refuse to move peacefully to the other side.”

And yes, Bridges looks pretty cool plus we do like the comic this is adapted from. But sorry, no. It just doesn’t do that much for us. At least not yet.

Judge for yourself after the break. Look for R.I.P.D. to arrive on June 28th.

It’s no surprise that one of the more anticipated games of 2012 for The Flickcast is Prototype 2. Since getting a peek at San Diego Comic-Con and getting hands on at NYCC, we are counting down to Prototype 2’s April 24th release date. Also looking forward to the release are the folks at Dark Horse Comics. Starting February 15th, Dark Horse will be launching an all digital three part web series focusing on filling in the events of what transpired between the first game and Prototype 2.

The first entry, “The Anchor,” illustrated by Paco Díaz, continues the story of Alex Mercer, the protagonist from the first game, while the second story, “The Survivors,” illustrated by Chris Staggs, follows a small group of residents of New York trying to escape the city after it has been transformed into NYZ with the outbreak of the Blacklight virus. The third and final story, illustrated by Victor Drujiniu, is “The Labyrinth” and provides fans a deeper look into the backstory of PROTOTYPE 2’s new protagonist, Sgt. James Heller.

With Comic-Con in San Diego kicking off today the announcements of new and exciting projects are going to start coming fast and furious. Sadly, there won’t be anything about Vin Diesel — at least in this case. See what we did there?

Instead, this particular announcement concerns a different star (well two, actually): Director Guillermo del Toro and Dark Horse Comic. That’s right, del Toro is teaming up with Dark Horse Comics to bring his horror novel The Strain to the pages of a comic series.

Written in conjunction with novelist Chuck Hogan, the novel concerns a mysterious airplane that lands at JFK Airport and then goes dark on the runway. The Center for Disease Control, fearing a terrorist attack, calls in Dr. Ephraim Goodweather and his team of expert biological-threat first responders.

However, he isn’t the one able to really solve the mystery. Instead, an elderly pawnbroker from Spanish Harlem, who suspects a darker purpose behind the event, realizes an ancient threat intent on covering mankind in darkness is responsible.

Adapted by writer David Lapham (Stray Bullets, Kull), with art by Mike Huddleston (MK Ultra), the first issue arrives in stores on December 14.