Dark Horse Comics produces stuff that is rarely comic, and more often than not more like the pulp fiction of a different era. Mike Mignola's Hellboy and B.P.R.D., Usagi Yojimbo, and both Star Wars: Empire, and Star Wars: Republic have all been a staple of my monthly and collected graphic novel entertainment.
My hope is that after spending the years invested establishing a new group of characters in the modern mythos of the Star Wars universe, they will see fit to draw to a satisfactory conclusion, their 'lives' as they have been developed in the continued story arc. Particularly Quinlin Vos: a Jedi Knight. In typical fashion of both the graphic novels, and film franchise, Jedi often face the duality of man in themselves. It isn't the enemy in front of them, it's the one inside all of us.
To some extent, they have already explored the conflict of the light side versus the dark side of the force in Vos's life. He seems to have already conquered his demons on several fronts. Ultimately, I think they should let us have our 'happy' ending. Whether Vos is fated to die in the conclusion of the Clone Wars, or later in the 'great jedi purge' that follows, we the reader should be satisfied that Quinlin overcame his fear, defeated his enemies both internal and external, and was at peace with himself when he died. Otherwise it would seem just another regurgitation of the original trilogy.
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