And the final Knights of the Old Republic issue of Vector, #28, arrives in stores this week, kicking off the next chapter in Dark Times #11 later this month and setting up a year of galaxy-shaking stories in the Knights era, to boot! Production notes back here, soon -- be there or be quadrilateral!

And I don't have photos from the trio of appearances earlier this month to post, but I had a great time at all three. Next — an awful lot of work, punctuated by a very quick dash to Wizard World Chicago at the end of June.

I was going to put this and a number of overdue notes into a single post, but this deserves an entry — after an extended break to work on Force Unleashed, artist Brian Ching returns to  Knights of the Old Republic with  #32, the first part of "Vindication!"

It's his first issue since #16 — he drew the cover, as well. It's just the start of the fun to come in the next batch of stories, as "Vector" proves to upset plans all around the galaxy — Jedi and Mandalorian alike!

OK, pretty busy weekend coming up here.

First off, I'll be attending the NEWFOD convention, EgoCon, Saturday morning. That's in the Elizabeth Inn in Plover, Wisconsin. Then in the afternoon, it's up to Galaxy Comics in downtown Stevens Point for my third annual Free Comic Book Day signing there.
Then on Sunday I'll be headed down to Oconomowoc to appear at the first Oconocon with Chuck Fiala, my artist on Sword & Sarcasm. It'll be our first joint appearance since we started the strip.

When, you might ask, will I get a chance to see Iron Man? Good question! Not this busy weekend, for sure. But I have posted the Iron Man sales history over on my Comichron site for those interested. I should also like to thank Alan Kistler for picking "The Best Defense" for his list of 10 Must Read Iron Man Stories over on ComicMix. And in answer to his question posted elsewhere, no, I don't know when or if that'll appear as a trade paperback.  It is kind of tricky in that the ending makes it pretty hard to put out there without the seven issues that follow, so that's an additional commitment. Still, who knows? I'd sure like to see it, of course!