A few posts ago, I noted the work of Dayton Allen, a Florida commercial artist and hobbyist who has working on a model of Rohlan, the renegade warrior from our Knights of the Old Republic comics. He's done, so take a gander of the final painted result!

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic #9 hits shelves today! This is the special interlude issue that shows what's going on with Lucien and his gang back on Coruscant while the Mandalorian Onslaught rages elsewhere in the galaxy. Lots of answers — and new questions here!

It also marks the turning of the calendar from "approximately 3964 years before the Battle of Yavin" to "approximately 3963"; the Onslaught, taking several days, actually straddles the 3963-and-a-half year mark, so the whole battle is "on the cusp."

The production notes page is now up. Be sure to let me know what you think of the issue here...

Preparatory to getting the info online for the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Vol. 1: Commencement trade paperback (due in just about a month's time) I've added comics trade paperbacks to the books section of the site.

First one up is the Iron Man portion of Avengers Disassembled (which seems like so long ago now); more to come.

I'll also probably have the comics sales figures online this weekend or Monday on CBGXtra. KOTOR made the list twice, #8 in the Top 100, and then a repeat listing for the reprint of #1. Fonzie says "Aaaay..."

You knew it was happening: now, this report confirms the endangerment of a species taken for granted: the TV show theme song. Imagine, trying to put yourself in a Beverly Hillbillies fame of mind without "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" to see you through! Obviously something for you American readers to think about when you go into that voting booth next month. Protect the TV show theme song -- Alan Thicke and Mike Post will thank you!

A scheduling note: Dark Horse has reversed the publication order of two previously announced stories, "Homecoming" and the conclusion of "Flashpoint." "Homecoming" will appear as #9, and the last chapter of "Flashpoint" will appear as #10. Both stories take place simultaneously, half a galaxy apart, so the move makes sense -- and having artists alternating as we are, it happened that one story was ready before the other.

Both chapters have heaping gobs of interesting material for causal readers and continuity fans alike, so it's all good either way.