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First Issue of Threat of Peace Released

Check out the first issue of the Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ online comic, Threat of Peace™. Dark Horse has joined forces with LucasArts and BioWare™ to create a new comic series, published online, to introduce fans to The Old Republic. The comic features action-packed, character-driven episodes written by BioWare’s Rob Chestney and published by Dark Horse.

War between the Galactic Republic and the Sith Empire has gripped the galaxy for decades, but the sacking of Coruscant and a subsequent peace treaty are changing everything. As the Republic scrambles to re-establish order, the Sith Empire moves quickly to consolidate power within its new dominion. Behind closed doors, however, individual Sith Lords engage in a quiet but deadly power struggle, and discord breaks out among the Jedi as they wrestle with the moral implications of the new galactic balance. During these chaotic days, the stories of several critical characters interweave as they pursue their passions, stand up for their convictions, and ultimately lead the galaxy back to the brink of a catastrophic conflict.

Issues of the comic will be released twice a month. Stay tuned and follow the storyline to its dramatic conclusion which sets the stage for the players’ entrance into the game. Read the first issue of Threat of Peace now!

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COMMENTS

Thu, 06/11/2009 - 01:54

These are pretty well done. Keep up the good work.

Wed, 06/10/2009 - 03:21

very cool. looking forward to the rest of it.

Thu, 03/26/2009 - 22:50

Liking it so far! Definitely looking forward to seeing more of it. I need my instant gratification. *shudders* Also, I'm glad this is available online... and free!

Sat, 03/14/2009 - 00:07

Is there no update today? im not seeing any new comic pages or any other update?

Mon, 03/09/2009 - 23:01

Cool! it is vety cool!

Sat, 03/07/2009 - 22:49

short but awesome :D

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 19:28

So I mean, are they EVER going to release more information?

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 19:23

Not a bad little comic. At least this game has some background going for it.

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 06:58

Short but getting somewhere ^_^

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 05:19

that was stupid.

Fri, 03/06/2009 - 04:49

Well,

Thank you so much for giving us this. It was a fun, albeit short, read. For a free "Star Wars" comic that is set in one of the most rich time periods in the "Star Wars" Universe, I have no complaints. I look forward to more.

Thanks again BioWare and Dark Horse. May the Force be with you,

treeofmana

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 23:00

alrite guys all sith if ur looking for a clan/guild then join me and the rest of the sith to destroy the jedi add sillut to ur freinds list and/or contact me and/or him i am part of his dark council rite now and i am looking for a worthy apprentice

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 07:27

Rather short. Hoping upcoming issues are more involved.

Thu, 03/05/2009 - 04:06

sorry when I read the comic all I could think was the cake was a lie, now the peace is to. Is there anything that isn't a lie, is there, is air a lie? Should I stop breathing?

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 22:51

alrite guys all sith if ur looking for a clan/guild then join me and the rest of the sith to destroy the jedi add sillut to ur freinds list and/or contact me and/or him i am part of his dark council rite now and i am looking for a worthy apprentice

 
Fri, 03/06/2009 - 00:13

wtf? my bad, didnt mean to do that.

 
Fri, 03/06/2009 - 00:12

yeah, i would if i were you.

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 22:51

Ha! Very cool Very cool.

I wish this was already 300 pages thick so I could sit down and get lost in the adventure :)

Wed, 03/04/2009 - 02:28

how does this work??????????? i dont get it

 
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 02:43

What do you mean? Click the picture, comic loads.

Tue, 03/03/2009 - 21:12

Yes there is light and there is dark, but perhaps some people will choose the grey path. Can grey jedi use their emotions and have normal lives with families and relationships, without messing it all up and starting wars. I do lean towards the light myself, but as a dancer-jedi I simply cant be seen dead in those dreadful brown robes. I shall have to open a jedi fashion boutique. Sith are too ugly, with their dreadful skin problems and the whole being eaten alive by the darkside thing, they wont bother with fashion, but I shall have lots of jedi customers. Probably the best advice for Sith is wear a stylish bag over your head so that your decomposing flesh doesnt annoy diners.

Tem

 
Mon, 06/22/2009 - 05:20

burrrrn

 
Thu, 03/05/2009 - 00:13

That was the best rant I've read all day.

 
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 01:57

hahahaha you do have a point there lol

 
Wed, 03/04/2009 - 01:56

HAHAHAHAHA!!! That was awesome.

Tue, 03/03/2009 - 20:29

Attention all SW fans! This aint a recruitment lame-***** note for light or dark side im just wondering if there are any people (light side still thinking about it tho) that wanted to make a small friendly cirle of chose players to play and have fun with when this hits the stores,nothing too hardcore but at the same time nothing like totally noobish(ofc we will all be noobs at the star :) ) anyways pm me if you think this is good,peace

 
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 20:30

i meant *start sorry typo

Tue, 03/03/2009 - 15:05

nice comic..nice to get to see whats happening in this timeline,and sure that game will be awesome. Do when they releasing new ingame photage and gameplay??....or what races that will be availible...and what about space stuff?? i mean..How hard can it be? not to be an #%%,but helloooo!

Tue, 03/03/2009 - 02:31

hi i am death magic i seek and kill any jedis so we get to play at some days why not everyday and i forgot to say that i am new

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 21:45

Nice, looking forward to the rest.

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 17:55

I don't get why people are upset at this comic, this is a grade higher than any online webcomic I've ever seen.

It's short yes, but compared to most online web comics, it's much longer (though I doubt it will be updated as often).

Basically, what I'm saying is that there's nothing wrong with this.. were you expecting a full entire comic book weekly or something? I'm pretty happy with this so far, but we'll see how the story (and the comic itself) develops before I say too much =) It's too early to judge it too much yet.

The only thing you really CAN judge it by so far is the art style and quality, and so far I'm not disappointed.

 
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 02:47

you took the words right out of my mouth dude i wasnt saying that people shouldnt critizise the comic just that they should be a little more forgiving

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 17:08

To be honest I hope this isn't an excuse to update us. And the comic is very sub-par compared to other web-comics out there. That's just my opinion though, take it is you like.

 
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 21:34

Issues come out twice a month, it says.

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 16:35

The comic is a bit short but over time it will build up which will make a good read when read through. I agree with the fact it does kinda go over a similar story/dialogue as Phantom Menace to start with but lets see how the following pages turn out. Then again the first Knights of the Old Republic game I felt used the original trilogy storyline/character formula as a base for their story, tweaking, deleting and adding things here and there. Some similarities below:

Revan - Luke
Bastilla - Leia
Carth/Mission - Han Solo
Jolee - Obi Wan
HK-47 - C-3PO
T3-M4 - RD-D2
Zalbar - Chewie
Canderous - Lando
Malek - Darth Vadar

Ebon Hawk - Millenium Falcon

Star Forge - Death Star

Loved the game and the sequel though, I wonder if they use the Star Wars movies as a forula to base the Old Republic MMORPG on? I think it'll be excellent game and comic judging from the updates. Fingers crossed.

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 09:07

people needa relax, very nice biowareeeeee

 
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 21:44

BounceX, The story line for KOTOR 1 was in my opinion the best story in the Star Wars universe and was completely set apart from the Star Wars movies.
Also I have to comment on your comparing Revan to Luke...Revan was an awesome character and in no way should be on the same playing field as Luke.
Hans Solo was actually a bad@ss character, whereass Carth, I felt was a whiny pu$$y. I can keep going on an on about how different the characters were. We all are attached to the characters and vehicles from the old movies so it only makes sense that certain comparable versions would be available for us to interact with in the videogame. I think you're looking too much into the game with that theory of yours.

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 06:04

Gutzberserker, how can they make better comics if they don't get feedback or criticism? It is you who should shut up.

 
Tue, 03/03/2009 - 02:50

whatever man all i was saying is that they shouldnt be so quick to hate on it they shouldnt be expecting a full blown graphic novel or even a normal sized issue comic

Mon, 03/02/2009 - 02:01

great work guys dont let these haters get ya down look foward to the next issues

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 23:27

too long! omg.. am I supposed to read all of this? O_o

 
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 01:57

the same as what i said 2 ravenclaw goes 4 u as well man

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 22:27

Boring! Yawn. Not to mention it is way too short for a start. Normally, readers need a good 20 to 50 pages of a novel to get hitched. When it coems to comicbook, at least eight to ten woulc have captured my attention.

How many times have I seen this first scene played out? Too many times. I'm not impressed.

 
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 15:48

Its kind of funny you questioned my abilities. I have a BFA.

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 22:22

Well, the five second opening theme to "The Phatom Menace" is up. Obi'Wan and Qui'gon take two, but with a female cast. Hahaha!!!

 
Mon, 03/02/2009 - 15:46

Its kind of funny you questioned my abilities. I have a BFA.

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 20:23

gr8t !! more gameplay videos pls bio!!

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 04:14

Mmm Good I definitely like it but I really hope there is more soon...

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 03:26

This was way to short, I like it though.

Sun, 03/01/2009 - 00:51

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