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The fifth and final issue of The Lost Suns, a comic book mini-series based upon Star Wars: The Old Republic, was released this week. The story picks up where it left off in the last installment, with Theron Shan and Jedi Master Ngani Zho attempting to destroy the Imperial Sun Razer superweapon factory.

Editor's Note: The following dissection includes several plot spoilers.

A six-page preview of the fifth and final issue of The Lost Suns comic recently appeared on the official Dark Horse Comics site. This issue will bring the series to a conclusion and continues to explore events that are occurring at the same time as those found in Star Wars: The Old Republic. In the preview, Jedi Master Ngani Zho and Theron Shan move into action as they attempt to overcome Imperial forces and put an end to the Sun Razer.

Republic spy Theron Shan puts all he has into surviving--and stopping--the Sith's star-killing Sun Razer. This megaweapon must be destroyed and the Republic must be warned of the threat!

To see the six-page preview, visit Dark Horse Comics. The Lost Suns part five hits comic book stores everywhere on October 12, 2011.

It is also worth noting that The Lost Suns part four is now available for purchase in digital format.

The fourth issue of The Lost Suns, a five issue comic book mini-series based upon Star Wars: The Old Republic, was released this week. The story picks up where it left off in the last installment, with Theron Shan and Jedi Master Ngani Zho captured by Imperial forces while investigating suspicious activity in the Vesla system.

Editor's Note: The following dissection includes several plot spoilers.

A six-page preview of part four of The Lost Suns comic recently appeared on the official Dark Horse Comics site. In the preview, Jedi Master Ngani Zho reflects on his past after his capture by Imperial forces.

Captured by the evil Sith Empire, Republic spy Theron Shan is about to find out what secret sacrifice brought about the end of the great war. But once the Imperial's covert activities are revealed, will he be able to act on his devastating discoveries?

To see the six-page preview, visit Dark Horse Comics. The Lost Suns part four hits comic book stores everywhere on September 14, 2011.

It is also worth noting that The Lost Suns comic series is now available for purchase in digital format!

The third issue of The Lost Suns, a five issue comic book mini-series based upon Star Wars: The Old Republic, was released this week. The story picks up where it left off in the last installment, with Theron Shan and Jedi Master Ngani Zho heading towards the Vesla system to investigate Imperial activity.

Editor's Note: The following dissection includes several plot spoilers.

The second issue of The Lost Suns, a five issue comic book mini-series based upon Star Wars: The Old Republic, was released last week. The story picks up where it left off in the first installment, with Theron Shan seeking out Jedi Master Ngani Zho, who has recently resurfaced after it was thought that he had been lost in the war.

Editor's Note: The following dissection includes several plot spoilers.

An exclusive six-page preview of part two of The Lost Suns comic appeared on Newsarama this morning. In the preview, the hunt for Ngani Zho continues.

Elite Republic spy Theron Shan has been assigned to find the old Jedi Master behind these rumors. Previously thought lost forever in Sith territory, Ngani Zho is back and more peculiar than before he left. Theron has his hands full with Zho, a troublesome thief, and the threatening Sith Knights who are also on Zho's trail!

To see the six-page preview, visit Newsarama. The Lost Suns part 2 hits comic book stores everywhere on July 20, 2011.

On June 8, Dark Horse Comics released the first issue of The Lost Suns, a five issue mini-series based upon Star Wars: The Old Republic. Like Threat of Peace and Blood of the Empire, this series promises to include hints regarding what players can look forward to in SWTOR. In the following article, we take a closer look at the first issue to discover what possible clues are buried within.

This week's Star Wars: The Old Republic Friday Update is E3 Details, new Advanced Classes Page, and on The Lost Suns with an interview Alexander Freed. As BioWare Austin's Community Manager Stephen Reid hinted at this morning, there are three updates today about SWTOR. This is all in preparation for the Electronic Entertainment Expo that starts June 6 and expectations are massive on the news coming out of the event. Stated in the E3 details post is a tidbit about what fans can expect from E3:

• More to share regarding the stories from the CG trailers


• Belsavis raid content


• Alderaan political intrigue


• Tatooine -- sandpeople and something unknown

As part of this week's Friday Update, MMORPG.com interviewed Principal Lead Combat Designer Georg Zoeller about the Advanced Classes we will see in Star Wars: The Old Republic. He covers abilities from almost every class including the Jedi Knight's Force Leap, the different stances of the Sith Warrior, the Bounty Hunter's helpful Kolto Missile, and the Smuggler's explosive Shrapnel Bomb.

The Old Republic: The Lost Suns previewed earlier this week on StarWars.com, and today an interview with Senior Writer and Managing Editor Alexander Freed. He covers a brief overview of the comic that follows Theron Shan, a Republic spy set out to discover what the Sith Empire's plans are for the planets newly acquired in the Treaty of Coruscant. The comic canonically at the start of the game, about 10 years after Threat of Peace and 40 years after Blood of the Empire.

Included a bit after the rest of the updates went up was a new Advanced Classes page. The page is a newly redesigned page to fit the place of the older updates. It contains new information about the trees and abilities of the Advanced Classes.

Official Dev Tracker posts follow the jump. Images from today's Friday Update are contained in the Media Gallery below. If higher resolution versions of the images become available, we will update them. Aurebesh Working translation follows the jump as well as in the Media Gallery.

In preparation for The Old Republic: The Lost Suns comic release on June 8th, StarWars.com put up an exclusive preview. The preview shows off five pages and gives some more detail about the comic in general. For more information on the comic and the preview make sure to visit the official Star Wars website.

The Lost Suns stands alone as an accessible Star Wars adventure, introducing a new hero with a new mission! It also intertwines with the narrative of the game, revealing secrets players will find nowhere else! Theron Shan -- descendant of the legendary bloodline that includes Jedi Bastila Shan and Satele Shan -- is no Jedi. He's a Republic spy! His mission: to discover the blackest secret at the heart of the evil Sith Empire!

The Lost Suns is by writer Alexander Freed, with pencils by George Freeman and Dave Ross, inks by Mark McKenna, colors by Michael Atiyeh, and cover art by Benjamin Carr.

Thanks to Vincent for the tip. Synopsis of each of the issues follows the jump. The covers for each of the issues are in the Media Gallery below.

The upcoming issue of Star Wars Insider Magazine features a preview panel of a new Star Wars: The Old Republic comic titled The Old Republic: The Lost Suns to release in June:

The Old Republic: The Lost Suns. A five-issue series set during the timeframe of the highly-anticipated MMO The Old Republic, The Lost Suns is set approximately 3,600 years before the movies. It stars Republic spy Theron Shan, son of Jedi Master Satele Shan, and packs explosive revelations relating to the events of the game. For this tale the games senior writer Alexander Freed reunites with the Blood of the Empire creative team of Dave Ross (pencils), Mark McKenna (inks), Michael Atiyeh (colors), and Benjamin Carre (covers).

The magazine's cover also advertises original SWTOR fiction with an image of Darth Malgus, which may be the short story Deceived author Paul S. Kemp alluded to back in December. Star Wars Insider hits the newsstands on March 16.

(Credit to SWTOR forum goer Rouge for the find)

Update: Dark Horse posted a press release on their blog detailing the comic along a few quotes from The Lost Suns writer Alexander Freed. Catch the full Press Release after the jump.

Pro Tips by Steve Hamaker will be a weekly web comic hosted right here on Darth Hater. We're not actually launching the comic at this point, but decided that now might be a good time to give our readers a little preview. Steve is a professional comic book colorist and artist who recently colored the entirety of the Bone series by Jeff Smith. He also released his very own series entitled Fish N Chips.

We're incredibly happy to have Steve on board, and please let us know what you think of the preview issue. We promise we'll have more issues soon.

This week's Friday Update for Star Wars: The Old Republic brings us the continuing adventures of Teneb Kel, Maggot, and Exal Kressh in Blood of the Empire #10. With a strong focus on companion characters, this issue continues to expand on the dynamics between the Sith and his slave.

For those of you looking for more information on the game, be sure to check out our forums for active discussions on all things TOR; including great debate on space combat, referenced planets, class abilities, and nearly any other relevant topic.

Convention season allows us the opportunity to learn a great deal about a game through presentations and hands on time, but it also gives us the ability to talk directly with the men and women working on every aspect of Star Wars: The Old Republic. While our interviews normally focus on members of the LucasArts and BioWare teams, sometimes we are lucky enough to talk with other professionals who are working to bring you everything else TOR related. Today we spent some time with Dave Marshall, Associate Editor at Dark Horse Comics, to learn a little more about the webcomics Blood of the Empire and Threat of Peace.

The second surprise for our anniversary week is an exclusive preview from an upcoming issue of the Star Wars: The Old Republic Blood of The Empire comic.

If you want to avoid a spoiler, don't click the link below. Instead, convince a friend to partake in the Star Wars: The Old Republic Comic-Con social network challenge or finalize your answers for Darth Hater's Threat of Peace contest.

However, if you want to help us figure out why the Hater community received this particular Blood of The Empire panel for our anniversary week (or what it might hint at for the game), then feel free to do what we all do best: speculate in comments.

As a thank you to our community, our first Darth Hater Anniversary Week surprise is a chance to win one (1) of five (5) copies of Star Wars: The Old Republic: Threat of Peace - Part 1 from Dark Horse Comics, and each copy is autographed by author Rob Chestney!

TheForce.Net is reporting that Rob Chestney will be signing in the Austin area on Thursday, July 8th from 5-7pm:

Austin Books & Comics is thrilled to be joined by writer Rob Chestney for the debut of Star Wars: The Old Republic #1! This new series sets the stage for the hotly-anticipated massive multiplayer online game, and publisher Dark Horse went to the game's developer BioWare to find someone who really knows the story.

Stop in this New Comics Thursday to get a copy of Star Wars: The Old Republic #1 signed, and ask Mr. Chestney about his work in comics and the video game industry!

Austin Books & Comics | 5002 N. Lamar Blvd. | Intersection of N. Lamar and 51st St. | Austin | TX | 78751

http://www.austinbooks.com

For those interested, you can find directions and store info at Austin Books & Comics.

Today's long awaited Star Wars: The Old Republic update is Blood of the Empire Act 2 Issue 2:

In the sixth issue of Blood of the Empire, Teneb Kel fights for his life as Lenico Colony Blue collapses around him. The Emperor's apprentice has proven vastly more powerful than anyone realized--it will take all Teneb's skills and resources to survive, let alone complete his mission. But can he rely on his closest ally in his moment of need, or will he face betrayal?

Check out the latest issue of Blood of the Empire now!

Mentions of Ambria, Glitterflies, and more information about the Emperor abound in this issue.

Update: Chino alerted us to a website that appears to have Act 2 Issue 3 online already. To us it looks legit. SWTOR-Station has the comic translated into English for those interested in reading it. Hat tip to DarthAgony for the heads up on the translation.

Star Wars: The Old Republic official update this week is the Blood of The Empire's fourth issue:

In the fourth issue of Blood of the Empire, Teneb Kel begins his quest to find the Emperor's apprentice and learn the reason she betrayed her master. But a war-torn galaxy isn't always friendly toward Sith, and without a squad of Imperial soldiers to back him up, Teneb must rely on his wits and his lightsaber for protection. Also: what role does the Republic play in Exal Kressh's machinations?

Check out the latest issue of Blood of the Empire now!

In reference to hints contained in webcomics, BioWare's Sean Dahlberg said the following:

While we can understand some people may be frustrated, I want to say the vast majority of people will forgive us after E3 2010.

Also, there is information about the game in the comics (both in TOP and BotE) - in response to a comment above. While there isn't a plethora of meta-gaming details in there, there are some story elements you will run across when you play the game and some other morsels of info that some day you'll go "oooooooh" when you see it in-game.

Sean Dahlberg sends word about this week's friday update, Blood of the Empire issue #4:

Hey everyone, we're quickly approaching E3 Expo 2010! In fact, we have just about a week and a half until we're there! We have some great things we'll be sharing with you throughout the week and the team is working to make sure that everyone has a great experience (those who are attending E3 and those who will be following us here from the web that couldn't be there).

This week's update, though, will Blood of the Empire #4 which we will be publishing at our normal time tomorrow morning.

Just wanted to give all of you a head's up.