OK, Knights of the Old Republic fans, today is the day. Issue #6 of "Commencement" hits the stands -- putting you in the room in the moments leading up to the notorious Padawan Massacre of Taris!

It's been a bad couple of days for Zayne Carrick -- and they find him right back where his trouble all started, on the temple floor of the Jedi Tower where his friends met their ends.

It's the end of "Commencement" -- but only the end of the beginning, with this issue setting up the Mandalorian-laden "Flashpoint" and many storylines to come. Brian Ching returns as penciller, and he really did a knockout job, here -- #6 is by far my personal favorite of the series so far -- just how I imagined it!

I'll have some other observations on the issue here and on my site in a few days -- and also check out the Dark Horse boards for some Q&A in the official thread there. In the meantime, go grab that issue. Zayne is counting on you!