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The Official Site has listed the comics for November from Dark Horse, which can be seen below.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #35, “Vindication” Part 4 (of 4) Written by John Jackson Miller; Pencils by Brian Ching; Colors by Michael Atiyeh. On sale November 19. 40 pages.

At long last, Knights of the Old Republic will conclude Zayne’s long journey as a fugitive Jedi Padawan — but not before an astounding climax that will set a brand-new path for him to follow! Zayne and his former Master, Lucien Draay, will be tempted by the dark side while the Jedi Knights war among themselves and the city-planet Coruscant burns around them.

Star Wars: Legacy #30, “Vector” Part 11 (of 12) Written by John Ostrander; Penciled by Jan Duursema; Inked by Dan Parsons; Colors by Brad Anderson. On sale November 26. 40 pages.

Celeste Morne, a Jedi of the Old Republic, and Cade Skywalker, descendant of the legendary Skywalkers, have joined with a group of Imperial Knights and Cade’s bounty hunter crew for an assassination attempt on the Sith Emperor, Darth Krayt. But Celeste has been struggling with the spirit of Sith Lord Karness Muur for over 4,000 years — there is no way to determine how much control he maintains over her actions. Can Cade’s plot succeed, or will he find himself at the mercy of another Sith?

Source: Star Wars.com

Dark Horse recently released a seven page preview for the upcoming Force Unleashed tradepaperback, which can be found here.  Beware of spoilers! The Force Unleashed TPB will be on sale August 18 for $15.95. Enjoy!

Source: Club Jade.net

The Official Site just announced the weekly Clone Wars online comic by artists Jeff Carlisle, Katie Cook, Grant Gould, and Tom Hodges and possibly written by Pablo Hildago to supplement the weekly episode of the TV show. It will be available on Star Wars.com this fall in between broadcasts of the Clone Wars. You can also check out the new drawing tutorials based on the comic and done by comic artist Grant Gould “How to Draw Captain Rex” and “How to Draw Ahsoka Tano.”

Source: Star Wars.com

Dark Horse.com recently posted previews for three upcoming comic titles. These include “Knights of the Old Republic # 32–vindication part 1,” “Legacy # 27,” as well as “Rebellion # 16– Vector part 8.” All three titles are due out later this month for $2.99.

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This announcement coming from artist Grant Gould’s SW.com blog:

Lucasfilm announced some exciting news at Comic-Con regarding a weekly Clone Wars online comic that will accompany the TV series. There will be four artists switching off each week — Grant Gould (me), Tom Hodges, Katie Cook, and Jeff Carlisle — and I’m really excited about it. I think it’s gonna set a new standard in webcomics and blow everyone away.”

We also have co-artist Tom Hodges giving us a little more of an explanation on the setup and style of the comics on TF.N forums. He stated:
“This has been a few months in the making and I’m relieved to be giving out details.
Pablo Hildago at Lucas Online approached me earlier this year and asked me to give
him a few names of people I would be comfortable working with. Right off the top of
my head I suggested Katie and Grant. the 3rd was difficult as I have many a lot of
friends who I would have liked to have on this, it just seemed like some were too
busy. Pablo suggested Jeff and I agreed.

The quick version is each week, we’ll be given a story leading into that weeks
episode. Now it could be a direct tie-in or peripherally connected from a distance
because some episodes have story arcs not connected to each and every episode. Keep
in mind, the series will not always be about Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme. It will
flesh out characters we’ve only seen bits and pieces of.

This will also NOT be “web-strip” format. It will be full color, comic format and
each story will be 5 pages in length.

I’ve been really excited about this (and one other project I have with them that i
should be able to talk about soon). I’m really excited for Katie, Jeff and Grant as
well.”

Very special thanks to our good friend Eddie for letting us know about this exciting announcement. We’ll keep you updated on these new comics!

The Official SW site gave us a first look at an upcoming omnibus entitled “Rise of the Sith” by Dark Horse. The comics within the graphic novel will include comics set around the time of “The Phantom Menace.” These include Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: The Aurorient Express, Qui-Gon & Obi-Wan: Last Stand on Ord Mantel, Darth Maul, and more. The omnibus is due out in January and more information can be found here on SW.com’s first look.

Source: Starwars.com

Today sees the release of one lone comic: “Rebellion # 15– Vector part 7.” According to DH, The biggest Star Wars event of 2008 has reached the Rebellion era. Now, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and Chewie will have to deal with “Vector” as it crosses their paths and changes the galaxy! You can see how they deal with it when you buy Rebellion 15, on sale for $2.99.

Today sees the release of “Knights Of The Old Republic # 31– Turnabout” as well as “Legacy # 26.” Kotor 31 sees the Jedi Covenant brought to the brink of exposure and Legacy 26 shows the journey of Cade Skywalker to fix his wrongs. You can pick them up both today for $2.99!

Source: Dark Horse

Tomorrow marks “Star Wars” Day at the Comic-Con in San Diego. Events include:

Designing the Clone Wars Universe: 10:00 am - 10:50 am; Room 7AB
Meet the Lucasfilm Animation team that designed the unique look of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series. They will discuss how they worked with Supervising Director, Dave Filoni to come up with the graphic, painterly style of imagery that gives The Clone Wars a look unlike anything else. Drawing upon the last three years of production, they will share how the characters and environments have evolved using much of the rich classic Star Wars imagery as reference upon which to design the show’s overall look. Moderated by Lucasfilm’s Steve Sansweet.

The Clone Wars 3-D modeling: 10:50am - 11:35 am; Room 7AB
What gives Star Wars: The Clone Wars series a cinematic sensibility that matches that of a live-action movie? The process is called “3D Story,” and it’s been pioneered by Lucasfilm Animation. Learn how this innovative team of panelists worked together to redefine traditional storyboarding so that the majority of storytelling is now done with computers, allowing unprecedented artistic flexibility. This panel will give you first hand insights into the challenges the crew faced as they embarked upon defining this new process both technically and creatively while training traditional and CG artists to combine skill sets and create an extraordinary new process for television animation. Moderated by Catherine Winder, Producer, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Industrial Light & Magic and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull: 11:35 am - 12:25 pm; Room 7AB
Academy award-winning visual effects house Industrial Light & Magic takes you behind the scenes of their work for the latest installment in the Indiana Jones series. You’ll get a first-hand look at how the effects were created and see first hand what was involved in bringing our hero to the big screen.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars - New Books based on the Movie and TV Series: 12:25 pm - 1:15 pm; Room 7AB
The Star Wars Saga continues with a wide variety of tie-in books for the groundbreaking new series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, including novels, non-fiction, comics, and children’s books. Please join Carol Roeder, Frank Parisi and Leland Chee from Lucas Books, along with Karen Traviss (author of The Clone Wars novel from Del Rey); Henry Gilroy (author of The Clone Wars comic from Dark Horse); Jason Fry (author of The Clone Wars Visual Guide from DK Publishing); and Erin Dempsey (Marketing Director, Penguin Young Readers) for questions and answers — and a sneak peek at these must-have books! Moderated by StarWars.com’s Pablo Hidalgo

Hasbro: Star Wars and Indiana Jones: 1:15 pm - 2:00 pm; Room 7AB
Featuring Derryl DePriest (Hasbro Marketing), Brian Parrish (Hasbro Design), Mark Boudreaux (Hasbro Design), Dwight Stall (Hasbro Design), Justin Kreter (Hasbro Marketing) and Brian Wilk (Hasbro Design). Come to the Hasbro Lucas Panel to hear what the Hasbro Design and Marketing teams have in store for the remainder of 2008 in the Star Wars and Indiana Jones lines. Hasbro will also offer a special sneak peek into some 2009 secrets! Includes Q&A time.

Lucasfilm Portfolio Review: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm; PR C
Lucasfilm is here on Friday and Sunday to review a wide range of portfolios. Mindy Goldberg, Art Director, will provide critiques, and offer tips and suggestions. From comic art, photo-collage and illustration… Looking for work that is dynamic, unique and impactful. Cartoon drawings, logo designs (icons/symbols/emblems), traditional or digital illustration, or art that shows strong design skills. The use of typography is always extremely helpful as well as illustrations, paintings and collages that incorporate photography.

The Saga Continues: Star Wars 2008: 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm; Hall H
For Star Wars fans it’s a stellar year, with the all-new Star Wars: The Clone Wars movie only in theaters August 15, and great new Star Wars games from LucasArts to follow shortly. Lucasfilm’s Steve Sansweet will welcome Dave Filoni (Director); Catherine Winder (Producer); Henry Gilroy (Co-Writer); and Jason Tucker (Editor) to talk about George Lucas’ exciting new CG-animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the first production from Lucasfilm Animation. There’s news for video game fans, too, on The Force Unleashed and The Clone Wars. Prepare for exciting, exclusive previews of the movie and the games, too! Come experience the beginning of a new era of Star Wars entertainment!

Star Wars and Indiana Jones Trivia: 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm; Room 7AB
Members of the San Diego Star Wars Society, veteran hosts of exciting and engaging trivia game panels at Star Wars Celebration III and Comic-Con International for the past six years, will once again be at Comic-Con to challenge all fans who think they know their stuff about the galaxy far, far away. This year, for added fun, there will be two Indiana Jones trivia games in addition to the Star Wars trivia game. Prizes will be awarded to those who search their feelings and choose wisely!”

Our good friend Zee Zee was awesome enough to inform us that if you head over to the official Dark Horse site, you will find the preview for the first two comic book issues and collective volumes for the upcoming Clone Wars comic series. The volumes, Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Volume 1: Shipyards of Doom and Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Volume 2: Crash Course, will be coming out for $7.95 each. The issues, Clone Wars # 1 and Clone Wars # 2, will be out for the regular comic price of $2.99 each. No release dates are mentioned, but more information on the series itself will be coming out of Dark Horse at Comic-Con today, so we’ll keep you informed.

Also, while you’re at Dark Horse, check out the new design! Yellow, fun and flexible, it seems to be.