Star Wars: Darth Vader by Gillen Larroca Omnibus
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Summary
One of the greatest antagonists in all of fiction rises again！ Fresh from a stinging defeat at the hands of the Rebel Alliance， Darth Vader must reassert the Empire’s iron grip on the galaxy。 But will his personal desire for vengeance against the young Jedi who destroyed the Death Star distract from Vader’s duty to the Emperor？ As a fateful quest begins， the Dark Lord of the Sith will face fresh threats to his power。 And， as other villains old and new play their part — from Boba Fett and Jabba the Hutt to diabolical debutant Doctor Aphra and the killer droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One — will Vader’s imperial march continue， or will his schemes prove his undoing？
COLLECTING: Darth Vader （2015） 1-25， Darth Vader Annual （2015） 1， Star Wars: Vader Down （2015） 1， Star Wars （2015） 13-14
COLLECTING: Darth Vader （2015） 1-25， Darth Vader Annual （2015） 1， Star Wars: Vader Down （2015） 1， Star Wars （2015） 13-14
Reviews
KJo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This was pretty good， there’s a lot of Vader just absolutely demolishing his opponent which was fun。It’s about Vader getting back in the good graces of the emperor， while also realizing the emperor has lied to him all this time。 It basically puts Vader in the position and state of mind he’s in at the beginning of the Empire Strikes Back。Doctor Aphra is also introduced here， and I actually liked her way more than I thought I would。 Her dynamic with Vader was entertaining， and I loved triple zero This was pretty good， there’s a lot of Vader just absolutely demolishing his opponent which was fun。It’s about Vader getting back in the good graces of the emperor， while also realizing the emperor has lied to him all this time。 It basically puts Vader in the position and state of mind he’s in at the beginning of the Empire Strikes Back。Doctor Aphra is also introduced here， and I actually liked her way more than I thought I would。 Her dynamic with Vader was entertaining， and I loved triple zero and Beetee！The only thing I really didn’t care for were all of Cylo’s creations。 I just personally wasn’t a big fan of their character designs and none of them were that interesting。 I did however realize that their position in the story was just as enemies for Vader to overcome。 And like I stated， watching him defeat them was pretty cool。 。。。more
Marc Sherratt
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I wasn’t expecting much from a Star Wars IP if I’m honest。 But this was an enjoyable run of Darth Vader being the biggest d*ck in the room for 25 issues plus tie-ins。 The new characters were relatable and interesting， Doctor Aphra will definitely be on my to read list now。
Ryan Ehrhart
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Gripping art and captivating scenes made up for rushed or under-explained elements。 This line of comics is a valuable piece of canon that I had neglected for too long and am glad to have finally engaged with。 V1 was alright but the rest were never not captivating。 Appreciated the looks at the Emperor and Vader’s relationship in the wake of the purge and the fledgling Empire。 I’ll always eat up inquisitor content and while I would have appreciated more content before the inquisitorius was fully as Gripping art and captivating scenes made up for rushed or under-explained elements。 This line of comics is a valuable piece of canon that I had neglected for too long and am glad to have finally engaged with。 V1 was alright but the rest were never not captivating。 Appreciated the looks at the Emperor and Vader’s relationship in the wake of the purge and the fledgling Empire。 I’ll always eat up inquisitor content and while I would have appreciated more content before the inquisitorius was fully assembled， their presence really made this what it was。 Enjoyed the ways in which OT references were included such as the Mon Cala fleet or Fortress Vader。 。。。more
Marina
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All that Darth Bader should be。
Josh Higham
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I read this in the 4-volume format， but didn't want to add 4 books to my list。 *shrugs*This is really compelling reading。 Sometimes I find it hard to connect Anakin and Vader in my mind， but there are so many moments in these stories where Vader's words and actions just smacked me in the face， "Oh man， that's so Anakin。" There are some imaginative passages where Vader grapples with his past as Anakin， some cool fights， and some really good insight into the character of Palpatine that I haven't s I read this in the 4-volume format， but didn't want to add 4 books to my list。 *shrugs*This is really compelling reading。 Sometimes I find it hard to connect Anakin and Vader in my mind， but there are so many moments in these stories where Vader's words and actions just smacked me in the face， "Oh man， that's so Anakin。" There are some imaginative passages where Vader grapples with his past as Anakin， some cool fights， and some really good insight into the character of Palpatine that I haven't seen in any other Star Wars media。 Make sure to read the Vader Down/Star Wars （#13-14） crossover material at the appropriate time--it's really fun stuff！ 。。。more
Adil
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A really good addition to the Star Wars universe that introduces a lot of interesting things。 The artwork is pretty good and fitting for the story。 Doctor Aphra is an entertaining addition to the story and I really liked the Vader Down story arc which was definitely one of the highlights of reading this I feel。 Had a good time with this。
Adriano Barone
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Mi ripeterò， ma: non sono neanche sicuro di apprezzare queste storie。 E più che leggerle， direi che le studio。 Perchè l'incarico che viene dato a sceneggiatori come Gillen o Aaron è improbo: creare storie che abbiano una parvenza di essere tali， quando， essendo collocate tra film i cui fatti sono ultra-noti， sai che non ci sarà mai un vero pericolo， una vera rivelazione interessante， niente di rilevante。 Eppure si inventano story arc， creano personaggi secondari， sapendo che niente di tutto ques Mi ripeterò， ma: non sono neanche sicuro di apprezzare queste storie。 E più che leggerle， direi che le studio。 Perchè l'incarico che viene dato a sceneggiatori come Gillen o Aaron è improbo: creare storie che abbiano una parvenza di essere tali， quando， essendo collocate tra film i cui fatti sono ultra-noti， sai che non ci sarà mai un vero pericolo， una vera rivelazione interessante， niente di rilevante。 Eppure si inventano story arc， creano personaggi secondari， sapendo che niente di tutto questo potrà mai ovviamente influire su nulla。 I film sono lì。Non adoro queste storie。 Adoro il mestiere （il craft， se volete che lo dica in inglese） di chi le scrive。 。。。more
Eric
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I appreciate how tortured we experience Vader in this look at the time directly following A New Hope。 It portrays a man on the brink of destruction at any time and yet driven to run from his past to such a fierce degree that he leaves continual destruction in his wake。
Alex
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Сам Вейдер у Гиллена вышел более скучным， чем у Соула， но сюжет хорош， а самое главное - тут впервые появляется Доктор Афра， "гендерно и морально инвертированный Индиана Джонс"， и ее парочка дроидов-социопатов BT-1 и 0-0-0 - злые доппельгангеры R2D2 и С3PO。 И вот они-то всю серию на себе отлично тащат， с шутками и прибаутками， пытками и уничтожением людей и частной собственности。 Познакомившись с Афрой， планирую в срочном порядке прочесть ее титульную серию。 Сам Вейдер у Гиллена вышел более скучным， чем у Соула， но сюжет хорош， а самое главное - тут впервые появляется Доктор Афра， "гендерно и морально инвертированный Индиана Джонс"， и ее парочка дроидов-социопатов BT-1 и 0-0-0 - злые доппельгангеры R2D2 и С3PO。 И вот они-то всю серию на себе отлично тащат， с шутками и прибаутками， пытками и уничтожением людей и частной собственности。 Познакомившись с Афрой， планирую в срочном порядке прочесть ее титульную серию。 。。。more
Joakim Ax
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I've always wanted to hear the inner thoughts of the most iconic star wars character。 It works out beautifuly in this book。 But the good in him is still buried deep within him during this run of the Darth Vader Saga。 I've always wanted to hear the inner thoughts of the most iconic star wars character。 It works out beautifuly in this book。 But the good in him is still buried deep within him during this run of the Darth Vader Saga。 。。。more
Earthworm GЯIMM
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Did a good job for Vader’s character development between episodes 4&5 some really badass moments
Omni Theus
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Read this series digitally。 Kind of like the good， the bad， the ugly。 A couple of the smaller arcs were decent but most of it was poor。。 Nice art for the most part though。。。 2。25 out of 5 stars。 DO NOT PAY the premium for this series due to OOP。 You'll be disappointed。 Vader Down was so bad。 Cringe time。 If Vader could own like he did in Vader down the Imps might as well have just sent him in against Echo Base on Hoth on his lonesome。。。 Equivalent of the Imp fleet and all walkers。。。 Read this series digitally。 Kind of like the good， the bad， the ugly。 A couple of the smaller arcs were decent but most of it was poor。。 Nice art for the most part though。。。 2。25 out of 5 stars。 DO NOT PAY the premium for this series due to OOP。 You'll be disappointed。 Vader Down was so bad。 Cringe time。 If Vader could own like he did in Vader down the Imps might as well have just sent him in against Echo Base on Hoth on his lonesome。。。 Equivalent of the Imp fleet and all walkers。。。 。。。more
Carlos Eguren
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Crítica completaDarth Vader es uno de los grandes villanos de la historia del cine。 Su mera silueta nos evoca a aquel monstruo que， en la primera película de la saga， abordaba la Tantive IV y era escoltado por siniestros soldados de asalto。 Al principio como una sombra terrorífica， halló un interesante desarrollo en El Imperio contraataca y en El retorno del Jedi， donde aquel samurái futurista de una galaxia muy， muy lejana lograba una historia de auge y caída， de un Jedi que se entregó al Lado Crítica completaDarth Vader es uno de los grandes villanos de la historia del cine。 Su mera silueta nos evoca a aquel monstruo que， en la primera película de la saga， abordaba la Tantive IV y era escoltado por siniestros soldados de asalto。 Al principio como una sombra terrorífica， halló un interesante desarrollo en El Imperio contraataca y en El retorno del Jedi， donde aquel samurái futurista de una galaxia muy， muy lejana lograba una historia de auge y caída， de un Jedi que se entregó al Lado Oscuro。 Las precuelas creadas por Lucas narraron cómo el Elegido， en busca de salvar a aquellos que amaba y bajo la maraña de la red de los Sith y los Jedi， se acabaría convirtiendo en un ser trágico。 Si alguien piensa en Star Wars， piensa en Darth Vader。Cuando Disney compró Lucasfilm， la licencia para la realización de nuevos cómics pasó a Marvel tras estar varios años en Dark Horse。 No olvidemos que， antes del estreno de Una nueva esperanza， George Lucas había cedido los derechos para los cómics a Marvel， así que fue un regreso al antiguo hogar y la Casa de las Ideas apostó por varias series y miniseries realizadas por autores solventes que se dedicarían a expandir el nuevo canon de la saga。 Y lo que se nota es que muchos de estos creadores crecieron jugando con estos personajes y varios de estos relatos tienen la ilusión de un fan jugando con la creación de Lucas。Marvel dedicaría toda una serie a Darth Vader。 Pero ¿qué quedaba por contar？ No era una idea sencilla。 Muchos villanos que son sobreexplotados pierden el aura de misterio。 Numerosos fans se quejaron de que las precuelas contaban demasiado。 Sin embargo， Marvel aprovechó los huecos entre las películas para explicar， desarrollar y narrar nuevas historias dedicadas a la mano derecha del Emperador。 Para ello， decidieron contar con el guionista Kieron Gillen y con el dibujante Salvador Larroca。 ¿El resultado？ Una de las mejores series del nuevo canon， que sirve para desarrollar todavía más a Vader。Darth Vader es uno de los grandes villanos de la historia del cine。 Su mera silueta nos evoca a aquel monstruo que， en la primera película de la saga， abordaba la Tantive IV y era escoltado por siniestros soldados de asalto。 Al principio como una sombra terrorífica， halló un interesante desarrollo en El Imperio contraataca y en El retorno del Jedi， donde aquel samurái futurista de una galaxia muy， muy lejana lograba una historia de auge y caída， de un Jedi que se entregó al Lado Oscuro。 Las precuelas creadas por Lucas narraron cómo el Elegido， en busca de salvar a aquellos que amaba y bajo la maraña de la red de los Sith y los Jedi， se acabaría convirtiendo en un ser trágico。 Si alguien piensa en Star Wars， piensa en Darth Vader。El alzamiento de VaderCuando Disney compró Lucasfilm， la licencia para la realización de nuevos cómics pasó a Marvel tras estar varios años en Dark Horse。 No olvidemos que， antes del estreno de Una nueva esperanza， George Lucas había cedido los derechos para los cómics a Marvel， así que fue un regreso al antiguo hogar y la Casa de las Ideas apostó por varias series y miniseries realizadas por autores solventes que se dedicarían a expandir el nuevo canon de la saga。 Y lo que se nota es que muchos de estos creadores crecieron jugando con estos personajes y varios de estos relatos tienen la ilusión de un fan jugando con la creación de Lucas。Marvel dedicaría toda una serie a Darth Vader。 Pero ¿qué quedaba por contar？ No era una idea sencilla。 Muchos villanos que son sobreexplotados pierden el aura de misterio。 Numerosos fans se quejaron de que las precuelas contaban demasiado。 Sin embargo， Marvel aprovechó los huecos entre las películas para explicar， desarrollar y narrar nuevas historias dedicadas a la mano derecha del Emperador。 Para ello， decidieron contar con el guionista Kieron Gillen y con el dibujante Salvador Larroca。 ¿El resultado？ Una de las mejores series del nuevo canon， que sirve para desarrollar todavía más a Vader。La serie se compone de cinco arcos: Vader， Sombras y secretos， Vader derribado， La guerra Shu-Torun y El final de todos los juegos。 Se sitúa poco después de la destrucción de la Estrella de la Muerte， la primera victoria de la rebelión， y se focaliza en cómo Vader debe recuperar la credibilidad ante el Imperio， aunque suponga colaborar con cazarrecompensas， jugar a su propio juego por el poder y averiguar quién es el tal Luke Skywalker， que lleva un apellido que hacía años que no escuchaba。 Por su período temporal， va en paralelo y tiene cruces con la serie de Star Wars de Jason Aaron （véase Vader derribado）。El argumento nace de la siguiente idea de Gillen:«Lo he dicho mil veces， El Imperio contraataca es la primera película que recuerdo haber visto en el cine y el momento álgido de esa película es la escena del «yo soy tu padre»。 Así que， el hecho de que me viera en la situación de tener que escribir lo contrario， el implícito «Tengo un hijo»， es algo que， sencillamente， me dejó y me deja estupefacto。 Es un buen trabajo este de escribir Darth Vader»。Continúa aquí 。。。more
Jaycee Costley
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Star Wars: Darth Vader uses the strong foundation of its titular character to further flesh him out， and make his portrayals in the prequels and original trilogy seamless with each other。 It's a great lead-in to Empire Strikes Back that enhances the movie， because everything is building to that confrontation where Vader truly meets his son for the first time and offers him a place at his side。 It's what's driving him。 It's all he wants， what he is staking everything on。 It shows the inciting inc Star Wars: Darth Vader uses the strong foundation of its titular character to further flesh him out， and make his portrayals in the prequels and original trilogy seamless with each other。 It's a great lead-in to Empire Strikes Back that enhances the movie， because everything is building to that confrontation where Vader truly meets his son for the first time and offers him a place at his side。 It's what's driving him。 It's all he wants， what he is staking everything on。 It shows the inciting incident that leads him to fully consider overthrowing the Emperor， it shows how he went from relative disgrace after his failure in A New Hope to more powerful and intimidating than ever in ESB， and it bridges the gap between the prequel Anakin and Vader now。 Vader may be the most compelling and fleshed out character in the Star Wars universe， rivaled by a select few like Ahsoka and Maul， and this series is much of why that is。In A New Hope Vader is oddly muted compared to what he'd be later， and on a meta level this series felt like showing how he gets to his most iconic portrayal。 But while Vader is obviously great， it doesn't shy away from doing new things with the canon and introducing three new beloved characters who get a lot of use elsewhere- Doctor Aphra， Triple Zero， and Beetee。 The three bring plenty of laugh out loud moments。The art shines in the background， as well as with faceless and static beings like Vader and thre droids。 It carries Prowse's legacy in letting a slight head tilt or a zoom in convey a thousand emotions。 Where the art falters， and the reason it's not five stars， are the human characters。 The series ids beholden to representing the OT actors' likenesses， which look awkward and rub up against the uncanny valley。 Even original characters aren't extempt from this。 Still， it's only a minor blemish on a fantastic series。 。。。more
Alan
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3。5
Thaddaeus Immink
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So my frustrations with this book come out of the sam frustrations that people have with the newer Star Wars films。 Basically， you will not find anything in here that is new and exciting。 The thing makes this so painful to read is that they basically just take a protagonist character from the original trilogy and make them evil。 Like there is no imagination going into this other that pleasing people that already love Star Wars。 It wasn't until I was half way through that this book is a straight So my frustrations with this book come out of the sam frustrations that people have with the newer Star Wars films。 Basically， you will not find anything in here that is new and exciting。 The thing makes this so painful to read is that they basically just take a protagonist character from the original trilogy and make them evil。 Like there is no imagination going into this other that pleasing people that already love Star Wars。 It wasn't until I was half way through that this book is a straight up gimmick。 Ackbar， 3CP0， R2D2， Chewbacca， Solo。 All of these characters and are lazily made evil for this book。 The Triple Zero character is basically 3CP0 but with a sense of humor comparable to Harley Quinn which just annoyed me。 The artwork in this book was nothing to get excited about， but it's not really the artwork in the background that is bad， un actually the faces of the human characters is hard to look at。 Very underwhelming read and purchase。 。。。more
Jonathon Moore
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Adds character development to an already iconic character。 Impossible？ I find your lack of faith disturbing。
Marcelo Gonzalez
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This is the "must read" of the new Star Wars canon。 Everything about this is gold: Vader is given due reverence and proper characterization and the new characters are easily some of the strongest in the new canon。 This is the "must read" of the new Star Wars canon。 Everything about this is gold: Vader is given due reverence and proper characterization and the new characters are easily some of the strongest in the new canon。 。。。more
Ryan Stanton
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Some of the best additions that Disney has added to the Star Wars Canon。 Gillen's writing is typically stunning and Doctor Aphra is one of the best additions to the universe （her individual comic is maybe even better than this）。 Star docked comes as a result of the art leaning too hard into the photorealistic and looking awkward in places。 Larocca isn't on the top of his game Some of the best additions that Disney has added to the Star Wars Canon。 Gillen's writing is typically stunning and Doctor Aphra is one of the best additions to the universe （her individual comic is maybe even better than this）。 Star docked comes as a result of the art leaning too hard into the photorealistic and looking awkward in places。 Larocca isn't on the top of his game 。。。more
LV Frazier
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Guess what？ I cried at the end。
Omnibuster
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Decisive。 Fearless。 Ruthless。 Intentional。 Will not accept failure。 All these and more are what make Darth Vader a great read。If you are a Star Wars fan， you should definitely read these comics because they are canon and incredibly entertaining。 If you want to know more about how Vader went from enforcer in A New Hope to the one in charge in Empire Strikes Back， this Omnibus fleshes his character development and motivations out with great new characters and brand new worlds。Dr。 Aphra is a welcom Decisive。 Fearless。 Ruthless。 Intentional。 Will not accept failure。 All these and more are what make Darth Vader a great read。If you are a Star Wars fan， you should definitely read these comics because they are canon and incredibly entertaining。 If you want to know more about how Vader went from enforcer in A New Hope to the one in charge in Empire Strikes Back， this Omnibus fleshes his character development and motivations out with great new characters and brand new worlds。Dr。 Aphra is a welcomed addition to the Star Wars universe。 She’s essentially a smarter Han Solo/Indiana Jones hybrid that provides comic relief， a balance to Vader’s murderous seriousness， and runs around with two hilarious killer droids aka bizarro C-3PO and R2D2。 Can’t wait to read her solo stuff。This Omni is a companion book to Aaron’s Star Wars and even has a slight double dip with the Vader Down issues。 Gillen provides an issue/arc breakdown of his reasoning for all the stories and why they fit into the Skywalker Saga。 。。。more
Priya
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This really just needs a two word review。 Doctor Aphra。 Seriously though。 I've seen cosplay of Aphra， and heard people talk about the character on social media， and when I had the opportunity to read about her in the Omnibus I jumped at the chance。 （view spoiler）[As a historian I really enjoyed reading about a space archaeologist， and was equally fascinated to see how she delved into Darth Vader's past。 Tracing back those last moments of Padme's life through her eyes was fascinating。 The Emperor This really just needs a two word review。 Doctor Aphra。 Seriously though。 I've seen cosplay of Aphra， and heard people talk about the character on social media， and when I had the opportunity to read about her in the Omnibus I jumped at the chance。 （view spoiler）[As a historian I really enjoyed reading about a space archaeologist， and was equally fascinated to see how she delved into Darth Vader's past。 Tracing back those last moments of Padme's life through her eyes was fascinating。 The Emperor's constant testing of Vader's loyalty was also a cool addition to the cannon。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Caleb Abel
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Outstanding stories between A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back。 Awesome art and great writing。
Rumi Bossche
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Do you even Star Wars bro？！ 🪐 I reread the Darthvader omnibus and i liked it even better the second time around。 For me Darthvader really is at the center of the entire Star Wars universe， and just the most badass all around。 And he is just one of the best villains of all time。 Its really impressive how they show his inner strugle and conflict， while maintaining him to be the baddest motherfucker in the galaxy。 The artwork is great， the side characters with Doctor Aphra and her evil droids， rea Do you even Star Wars bro？！ 🪐 I reread the Darthvader omnibus and i liked it even better the second time around。 For me Darthvader really is at the center of the entire Star Wars universe， and just the most badass all around。 And he is just one of the best villains of all time。 Its really impressive how they show his inner strugle and conflict， while maintaining him to be the baddest motherfucker in the galaxy。 The artwork is great， the side characters with Doctor Aphra and her evil droids， really fun， and The Vader Down arc has to be one of the coolest arcs i have ever seen。 This book is not without its flaws， it has a really lesser second half and a couple ok issues， but this is still a very worthy book ！ Cant wait to read more of the universe and the new Darthvader omnibus that will arrive later in the year。 。。。more
Ethan
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Pretty solid， fun Star Wars。 Veers in surprising ways sometimes but overall a wild adventure。 Vader is terrifying as ever。 The Vader Down crossover arc is phenomenal。
Joshua Lawson
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To my mind， the absolute gold standard for Star Wars EU and probably one of my all-time favorite comic book runs。 Behind-the-scenes fan that I am I also loved Gillen’s notes at the end of the collection。 Just a real keeper full of awesome additions to Star Wars’ sprawling cast。
Sebastien
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Really the best Star Wars stories I've read。 This does what Lords of the Sith didn't manage to accomplish， it fleshes out Darth Vader's character without ever bucking the rules established by the movies。 It cleverly demonstrates how the Emperor punished his apprentice for the loss of the first Death Star and how Vader managed to regain the Emperor's favour before the Empire Strikes Back。 Loved the antagonists， they were a more credible threat than the Free Ryloth Movement， and while Vader dispat Really the best Star Wars stories I've read。 This does what Lords of the Sith didn't manage to accomplish， it fleshes out Darth Vader's character without ever bucking the rules established by the movies。 It cleverly demonstrates how the Emperor punished his apprentice for the loss of the first Death Star and how Vader managed to regain the Emperor's favour before the Empire Strikes Back。 Loved the antagonists， they were a more credible threat than the Free Ryloth Movement， and while Vader dispatched all of them with relative ease， it always looked cool and satisfying。 All in all， great read。 。。。more
Nicholas
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Must read for Dr。 Aphra and her murderous droids。 One of the coolest new characters in the new canon。
Zachary Blake
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