Hey folks! Fans visiting my MySpace page may have caught hints about the Star Wars project I've been working on by paying attention to the revolving titles of books I've been recently reading: Last of the Jedi: Underworld, Galaxy Guide 11: Criminal Organizations, Wretched Hives of Scum & Villainy. The current picture impersonating a "Havana Godfather" is also a dead giveaway.

Already hitting subscribers and available on magazine racks at your local bookstore since August 7, Star Wars Insider #89 focuses on the seedier side of the galaxy far, far away. Within this issue's pages, you'll find the splashy feature "Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy," written by my partner in crime Ryan Kaufman and myself, with illustrations by paisan Joe Corroney certain to keep Jabba the Hutt drooling for more!

Godfather, Scarface, Menace II Society, Goodfellas, Blood In Blood Out, Road to Perdition... I'm a BIG fan of gangster pictures, so it was fun to merge that interest with Star Wars in this project. "Underworld: A Galaxy of Scum and Villainy" is a tour de Force of the Star Wars criminal element, and explores such colorful characters and organizations as the shadowy Black Sun, the Bounty Hunters' Guild, scoundrels like Han and Lando, and the Hutts. On top of that, each subject is covered from the "certain point of view" of various characters throughout the Star Wars universe, providing some fun easter eggs and colorful commentary.

LEARN:

- Where all the bounty hunters go to play!

- The homeworld of Old Smoothy himself, Lando Calrissian!

- What is Imperial Decree A-SL-4557.607.232 and why Chewbacca hates it!

- What do smugglers smuggle in their smuggling compartments?

WITNESS:

- The sabacc card game that won Han Solo the Millennium Falcon!

- The fates of a pair of Order 66 survivors, and I don't just mean Jedi!

- The corruption of the Empire!

But that's not all. Later this month the mayhem continues in multiple exclusive additions to Underworld on StarWars.com's supplement to Insider #89! So hook yourself up with a Star Wars fan club subscription if you haven't already.

As Tony Montana would say: The galaxy is yours, chico. ~ Abel "Gangsta" Peņa
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P.S. Folks can now visit the newly christened Official Abel G. Peņa Thread (Halagad Approved) at the StarWars.com forums to discuss this and my other projects!

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