While a little later than was reported earlier, Mike Richardson (Dark Horse Comics President and publisher) and Randy Stradley (Vice President of Publishing and Star Wars editor) have announced that the long delayed Crimson Empire III will finally be released as a six issue series starting October 25, 2011. The trilogy, which began in 1997 with the first Crimson Empire six-part mini-series, followed by Crimson Empire II: Council of Blood in 1998, will now tie up loose ends with Crimson Empire III (which was first announced for 2001), written by Mike Richardson with collaborator/editor Randy Stradley, art by Paul Gulacy, colors by Michael Bartolo, letters by Heisler, and cover art by Dave Dorman. Check out StarWars.com for the reasons for the delays, and what to expect when the books hit shelves later this year.