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==Production==
==Production==
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{{Quote|This book, in my opinion is going to be so much fun, it might kill me!|Doug Wheatley|url=http://boards.theforce.net/Boards/Message.aspx?topic=24318968&brd=10003&start=24320350
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{{Quote|This book, in my opinion is going to be so much fun, it might kill me!|Doug Wheatley|url=http://boards.theforce.net/posts/24320350/
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===The Path to Nowhere===
===The Path to Nowhere===
{{Quote|Probably the darkest, bleakest story we've ever done.|[[Randy Stradley]]|Star_Wars_Insider_90}}
{{Quote|Probably the darkest, bleakest story we've ever done.|[[Randy Stradley]]|Star_Wars_Insider_90}}
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The first story arc, ''[[Star Wars: Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere|The Path To Nowhere]]'', was set to debut in October of 2006, but a delay caused the first issue to be released on the 8th of November.
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/24683484/p3|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #1: The Path to Nowhere, part 1 (of 5)|user=Vengance1003|PTtime=October 4, 2006, 7:27am}}
The first issue, however, was actually released prior to the final issue of the first ''Rebellion'' Arc, due to a four-month delay that saw [[Star Wars Rebellion 5: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 5|Issue 5]] of ''My Brother, My Enemy'' (originally scheduled for an August release
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/23831184/|board=Literature|thread=Rebellion #5: My Brother, My Enemy, part 5 (of 5)|user=Vengance1003|PTtime=May 7, 2006, 8:00am}}
) come out in December.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-363 Star Wars: Rebellion My Brother, My Enemy #5] Dark Horse Comics Profile
This was only the first of many delays to completely throw the ''Dark Times/Rebellion'' publishing schedule off-kilter, however. [[Star Wars: Dark Times 2: The Path to Nowhere, Part 2|Issue 2]] of ''The Path to Nowhere'' was released in January of [[2007]], with the next three issues being released in May, July, and October, respectively.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-729 Star Wars: Dark Times #2--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-730 Star Wars: Dark Times #3--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-731 Star Wars: Dark Times #4--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-732 Star Wars: Dark Times #5--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
The fifth issue of the arc was released a full eleven months after the first.
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The first story arc, ''[[Star Wars: Dark Times: The Path to Nowhere|The Path To Nowhere]]'', was set to debut in October of 2006, but a delay caused the first issue to be released on the 8th of November.
{{JCFcite|postnum=25222588|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #1: The Path to Nowhere, part 1 (of 5)|user=Vengance1003|PTtime=October 4, 2006, 7:27am|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
The first issue, however, was actually released prior to the final issue of the first ''Rebellion'' Arc, due to a four-month delay that saw [[Star Wars Rebellion 5: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 5|Issue 5]] of ''My Brother, My Enemy'' (originally scheduled for an August release
{{JCFcite|postnum=23831184|board=Literature|thread=Rebellion #5: My Brother, My Enemy, part 5 (of 5)|user=Vengance1003|PTtime=May 7, 2006, 9:00am|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
) come out in December.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-363 Star Wars: Rebellion My Brother, My Enemy #5] Dark Horse Comics Profile
This was only the first of many delays to completely throw the ''Dark Times/Rebellion'' publishing schedule off-kilter, however. [[Star Wars: Dark Times 2: The Path to Nowhere, Part 2|Issue 2]] of ''The Path to Nowhere'' was released in January of [[2007]], with the next three issues being released in May, July, and October, respectively.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-729 Star Wars: Dark Times #2--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-730 Star Wars: Dark Times #3--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-731 Star Wars: Dark Times #4--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=13-732 Star Wars: Dark Times #5--The Path to Nowhere] Dark Horse Comics Profile
The fifth issue of the arc was released a full eleven months after the first.
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[[File:SWDT05PG08.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An example of Wheatley's pencils.
[http://www.myspace.com/doug_wheatley Doug Wheatley's myspace]
]]Many fans speculated that the heavy delays were a result of the time it took for penciller Doug Wheatley to prepare his photorealistic and much-admired
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/24682835/p3|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #2: The Path to Nowhere, part 2 (of 5)|user=Jeff_Ferguson|PTtime=January 25, 2007 9:19pm}}
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/24957698/p3|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #3: The Path to Nowhere, part 3 (of 5)|user=Havac|PTtime=April 23, 2007, 10:39am}}
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/25495031/p5|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #5 The Path to Nowhere, part 5 (of 5)|user=Jeff_Ferguson|PTtime=October 11, 2007, 10:21pm}}
artwork. Following the release of [[Star Wars: Dark Times 3: The Path to Nowhere, Part 3|Issue 3]], Wheatley appeared at the [[Jedi Council Forums]], asserting that he begrudged no one for their comments, and accepted full responsibility for the delay. He claimed to have made significant progress on the problem and that the book was back on track, and thanked everyone who was still hanging in there. He also said that the severity of the delays "scared the hell out of him", and stated that it would not happen in future story arcs.
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/24957698/p6|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #3: The Path to Nowhere, part 3 (of 5)|user=DougWheatley|PTtime=May 9, 2007, 9:19am}}
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[[File:SWDT05PG08.jpg|right|thumb|300px|An example of Wheatley's pencils.
[http://www.myspace.com/doug_wheatley Doug Wheatley's myspace]
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Many fans speculated that the heavy delays were a result of the time it took for penciller Doug Wheatley to prepare his photorealistic and much-admired
{{JCFcite|postnum=26048721|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #2: The Path to Nowhere, part 2 (of 5)|user=Jeff_Ferguson|PTtime=January 25, 2007 9:19pm|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
{{JCFcite|postnum=26604759|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #3: The Path to Nowhere, part 3 (of 5)|user=Havac|PTtime=April 23, 2007, 11:39am|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
{{JCFcite|postnum=27594605|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #5 The Path to Nowhere, part 5 (of 5)|user=Jeff_Ferguson|PTtime=October 11, 2007, 11:21pm|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
artwork. Following the release of [[Star Wars: Dark Times 3: The Path to Nowhere, Part 3|Issue 3]], Wheatley appeared at the [[Jedi Council Forums]], asserting that he begrudged no one for their comments, and accepted full responsibility for the delay. He claimed to have made significant progress on the problem and that the book was back on track, and thanked everyone who was still hanging in there. He also said that the severity of the delays "scared the hell out of him", and stated that it would not happen in future story arcs.
{{JCFcite|postnum=26697509|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #3: The Path to Nowhere, part 3 (of 5)|user=DougWheatley|PTtime=May 9, 2007, 10:19am|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
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The second story arc of ''Rebellion'', ''[[Star Wars Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit|The Ahakista Gambit]]'', premiered in May 2007
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-004 Star Wars: Rebellion #6--The Ahakista Gambit] Dark Horse Comics Profile
and completed its entire five-issue arc before ''The Path To Nowhere'' was said and done.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-009 Star Wars: Rebellion #10] Dark Horse Comics Profile
The second arc of ''Dark Times'', ''[[Star Wars: Dark Times: Parallels|Parallels]]'', was originally set to premiere in August,
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/26691930/p1/|board=Literature|thread=THE RETURN OF THE HAT: Dark Times #6: Parallels, part 1 (of 5)... WITH A HAT!|user=Rogue_Follower|PTtime=May 8, 2007, 12:14pm}}
but due to the delays suffered by ''The Path To Nowhere'', saw [[Star Wars: Dark Times 6: Parallels, Part 1|its first issue]] released in October, only two weeks after the release of [[Star Wars: Dark Times 5: The Path to Nowhere, Part 5|Issue 5]].
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-780 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels pt. 1] Dark Horse Comics Profile
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The second story arc of ''Rebellion'', ''[[Star Wars Rebellion: The Ahakista Gambit|The Ahakista Gambit]]'', premiered in May 2007
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-004 Star Wars: Rebellion #6--The Ahakista Gambit] Dark Horse Comics Profile
and completed its entire five-issue arc before ''The Path To Nowhere'' was said and done.
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-009 Star Wars: Rebellion #10] Dark Horse Comics Profile
The second arc of ''Dark Times'', ''[[Star Wars: Dark Times: Parallels|Parallels]]'', was originally set to premiere in August,
{{JCFcite|postnum=26691930|board=Literature|thread=THE RETURN OF THE HAT: Dark Times #6: Parallels, part 1 (of 5)... WITH A HAT!|user=Rogue_Follower|PTtime=May 8, 2007, 1:14pm|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
but due to the delays suffered by ''The Path To Nowhere'', saw [[Star Wars: Dark Times 6: Parallels, Part 1|its first issue]] released in October, only two weeks after the release of [[Star Wars: Dark Times 5: The Path to Nowhere, Part 5|Issue 5]].
[http://www.darkhorse.com/profile/profile.php?sku=14-780 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels pt. 1] Dark Horse Comics Profile
Following the release of Issue 5, Randy Stradley stated the following at the Dark Horse Message Boards:
Following the release of Issue 5, Randy Stradley stated the following at the Dark Horse Message Boards:
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===Parallels===
===Parallels===
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{{Quote|In fact I'm excited for those of you who are sticking around, Harrison is freaking me out with where he is taking this title.|Doug Wheatley|url=http://boards.theforce.net/literature/b10003/24957698/p6
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{{Quote|In fact I'm excited for those of you who are sticking around, Harrison is freaking me out with where he is taking this title.|Doug Wheatley|url=http://boards.theforce.net/posts/26697745/
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''Parallels'' was released with comparatively few delays, having a five-issue run from October 2007 to April [[2008]].
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-780/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-6--Parallels-pt-1 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels pt. 1] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-781/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-7--Parallels-part-2 Star Wars: Dark Times #7--Parallels part 2] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-782/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-8--Parallels-part-3 Star Wars: Dark Times #8--Parallels part 3] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-783/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-9--Parallels-part-4 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels part 4] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-784/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-10-Parallels-part-5-of-5 Star Wars: Dark Times #10-Parallels part 5 (of 5)] Dark Horse Comics Profile
Mick Harrison remained the writer, with [[Zach Howard]] creating the covers, and [[Dave Ross]] taking over the penciling duty from Doug Wheatley. [[Star Wars: Dark Times 8: Parallels, Part 3|Issue #8]] saw the penciling duties split between Ross and [[Lui Antonio]], resulting in a noticeably inconsistent art style. Fans were disappointed in the inconsistency,
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/27086947/p1|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #8: Parallels, part 3 (of 5)}}
though it is possible that Antonio was brought on board to help the issue be released on time. The issue was split between two locations, and it was apparent that Ross was penciling [[K'Kruhk]]'s adventures on an unknown planet, while Antonio was penciling the story of the ''[[Uhumele|Uhumele's]]'' crew on [[Mimban|Circarpous V]].
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''Parallels'' was released with comparatively few delays, having a five-issue run from October 2007 to April [[2008]].
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-780/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-6--Parallels-pt-1 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels pt. 1] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-781/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-7--Parallels-part-2 Star Wars: Dark Times #7--Parallels part 2] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-782/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-8--Parallels-part-3 Star Wars: Dark Times #8--Parallels part 3] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-783/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-9--Parallels-part-4 Star Wars: Dark Times #6--Parallels part 4] Dark Horse Comics Profile
[http://www.darkhorse.com/Comics/14-784/Star-Wars-Dark-Times-10-Parallels-part-5-of-5 Star Wars: Dark Times #10-Parallels part 5 (of 5)] Dark Horse Comics Profile
Mick Harrison remained the writer, with [[Zach Howard]] creating the covers, and [[Dave Ross]] taking over the penciling duty from Doug Wheatley. [[Star Wars: Dark Times 8: Parallels, Part 3|Issue #8]] saw the penciling duties split between Ross and [[Lui Antonio]], resulting in a noticeably inconsistent art style. Fans were disappointed in the inconsistency,
{{JCFcite|postnum=28032739|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #8: Parallels, part 3 (of 5)|user=Xenomaniac|PTtime=Jan 30, 2008 at 3:17 PM|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
though it is possible that Antonio was brought on board to help the issue be released on time. The issue was split between two locations, and it was apparent that Ross was penciling [[K'Kruhk]]'s adventures on an unknown planet, while Antonio was penciling the story of the ''[[Uhumele|Uhumele's]]'' crew on [[Mimban|Circarpous V]].
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===The Path to Nowhere===
===The Path to Nowhere===
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Randy Stradley has stated that "The story begins in the days following the events in ''Purge'', and intertwines itself with some of the events in Jim Luceno's novel ''Dark Lord''."
[http://www.darkhorse.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=9578&sid=789b57145d416fb3df15e49a7643c43f NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: Dark Times!] Dark Horse forums
He has also stated that "only about four weeks have passed between ''Republic'' #80 and ''Dark Times'' #1."
{{JCFcite|url=literature/b10003/24683484/p5|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #1: The Path to Nowhere, part 1 (of 5)|user=Randy_Stradley|PTtime=November 11, 2006, 5:59am}}
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Randy Stradley has stated that "The story begins in the days following the events in ''Purge'', and intertwines itself with some of the events in Jim Luceno's novel ''Dark Lord''."
[http://www.darkhorse.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=9578&sid=789b57145d416fb3df15e49a7643c43f NEW SERIES ANNOUNCEMENT: Dark Times!] Dark Horse forums
He has also stated that "only about four weeks have passed between ''Republic'' #80 and ''Dark Times'' #1."
{{JCFcite|postnum=25556731|board=Literature|thread=Dark Times #1: The Path to Nowhere, part 1 (of 5)|user=Randy_Stradley|PTtime=November 11, 2006, 5:59am|accessdate=April 13, 2013}}
===Parallels===
===Parallels===