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Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020)
Star Wars: Darth Vader, Vol. 2: Into the Fire
Darth Vader failed to turn his son, Luke Skywalker, to the dark side. Vader sought revenge against those who hid Luke from him for all these years…and in doing so nearly betrayed his master. It did not go unnoticed by Palpatine…and now it is time for Vader’s next lesson. Now, left battered and broken by his punishment, the Dark Lord drags himself across the scorched surface of Mustafar with vengeance on his mind! But as Vader closes in on the key to Palpatine’s greatest secret, the deadly assassin Ochi of Bestoon stands in his way. Vader and Ochi are in for the fight of their lives, with the fate of the Emperor in the balance — but how much of this deadly scenario is Palpatine’s grand plan?
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COLLECTING: Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) 6-11
136 pages, Paperback
First published June 22, 2021
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Greg Pak
1,645 books579 followersGreg Pak is an award-winning Korean American comic book writer and filmmaker currently writing "Lawful" for BOOM and "Sam Wilson: Captain America" (with Evan Narcisse) for Marvel. Pak wrote the "Princess Who Saved Herself" children's book and the “Code Monkey Save World” graphic novel based on the songs of Jonathan Coulton and co-wrote (with Fred Van Lente) the acclaimed “Make Comics Like the Pros” how-to book. Pak's other work includes "Planet Hulk," "Darth Vader," "Mech Cadet Yu," "Ronin Island," "Action Comics," and "Magneto Testament."
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March 21, 2025
It's a great book. Vader has failed his master. Worse, he has been caught with feelings of weakness. Now he must pay the price.
First, a reminder of who the Master is and who it the Apprentice is. Then, in his broken form, Vader must take on all the resources of Palpatine, as both Emperor and Sith Lord have to throw at him.
Can Vader survive to discover Palpatine's secret. Vader is taken to where it all begins. He must confront his inner turmoil, as well as soldiers and assassins trying to kill him.
A couple of tie-ins to the Rise of Skywalker. Great art, awesome story, and I can't wait to see what is next for Lord Vader.
First, a reminder of who the Master is and who it the Apprentice is. Then, in his broken form, Vader must take on all the resources of Palpatine, as both Emperor and Sith Lord have to throw at him.
Can Vader survive to discover Palpatine's secret. Vader is taken to where it all begins. He must confront his inner turmoil, as well as soldiers and assassins trying to kill him.
A couple of tie-ins to the Rise of Skywalker. Great art, awesome story, and I can't wait to see what is next for Lord Vader.
June 13, 2025
This continues the story between the movies Episode V and VI. In this one the Emperor is not happy with Vader. He teaches him a lesson.
I liked this story but it seems like not as much as many reviewers on this site. I believe my problem is that I feel like we have done this before. Once again the Emperor puts down Vader instead of lifting him up. There really is no surprise there. We all know by now that this is a toxic relationship. Add in Vader having an existential crisis and that is this collection. I will say this book attempts and more or less succeeds tying up threads for upcoming movies in the timeline. You can see why Darth Vader will betray the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. I thought this was well done and much better than this collection tying into The Rise of Skywalker. I am not sure if I really buy into this thread. As for the artwork once again it is top notch and really enjoyable.
This collection had a mission and for the most part accomplishes that mission. Lay down the groundworks for the seeds of defiance for Vader against the Emperor. It just seemed a little out there and silly for me. I cannot believe I am going to say this about a comic set in this universe but I wish it was a little more grounded. It was a nice read and I do hope this series builds up on the contention that it started to explore.
I liked this story but it seems like not as much as many reviewers on this site. I believe my problem is that I feel like we have done this before. Once again the Emperor puts down Vader instead of lifting him up. There really is no surprise there. We all know by now that this is a toxic relationship. Add in Vader having an existential crisis and that is this collection. I will say this book attempts and more or less succeeds tying up threads for upcoming movies in the timeline. You can see why Darth Vader will betray the Emperor in Return of the Jedi. I thought this was well done and much better than this collection tying into The Rise of Skywalker. I am not sure if I really buy into this thread. As for the artwork once again it is top notch and really enjoyable.
This collection had a mission and for the most part accomplishes that mission. Lay down the groundworks for the seeds of defiance for Vader against the Emperor. It just seemed a little out there and silly for me. I cannot believe I am going to say this about a comic set in this universe but I wish it was a little more grounded. It was a nice read and I do hope this series builds up on the contention that it started to explore.
March 16, 2025
This was a really good volume!
July 6, 2021
OK so THAT'S what all the fuss was about a few months back.
Lord Vader is back on Coruscant after letting Luke Skywalker escape him on Bespin, and his quarterly performance review is not going well.
Not much else I can say here that wouldn't be terrifically spoiler-y still, so suffice to say it's a white-knuckled story of willpower and survival from here on out, and while the previous volume worked to connect this era's Vader to the saga of Episodes I-III this time it ties very much into where it is headed in Episodes VII-IX.
Lord Vader is back on Coruscant after letting Luke Skywalker escape him on Bespin, and his quarterly performance review is not going well.
Not much else I can say here that wouldn't be terrifically spoiler-y still, so suffice to say it's a white-knuckled story of willpower and survival from here on out, and while the previous volume worked to connect this era's Vader to the saga of Episodes I-III this time it ties very much into where it is headed in Episodes VII-IX.
February 8, 2022
Greg Pak's run is still going strong, the journey of Anakin seems to be the only story everyone gets right, and I think that's because he's one of the original characters that was left out of the sequel trilogy, which was written by a bunch of people with divergent ideas who I honestly believe don't get Star Wars at all, they left out so many plot holes in the sequels that is gonna take some time for the expanded universe to fill them in, but thankfully we're already seeing some of that work being done, the Mandalorian and the Book of Boba Fett already started connecting those dots, and now Greg Pak started doing the same thing in this new story arc, by taking Darth Vader to planet Exogol, which is the only thing I'll say about it, and I have to say I was very happy with the result.
I really liked meeting this new Assassin of the Sith and that freakish Eye of Webbish Bog which was clearly inspired by the Behelit in Berserk, much just like that elder space monster was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's mythos, not very original by Pak, but still cool, there's so much to explore about the Sith culture that it boggles my mind that Disney barely even began to scratch that surface, not only that, they're actively steering away from it, as we're seeing in The High Republic, but here I am ranting again.
Another solid volume, story and artwise, four and a half stars, highly recommended.
I really liked meeting this new Assassin of the Sith and that freakish Eye of Webbish Bog which was clearly inspired by the Behelit in Berserk, much just like that elder space monster was inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's mythos, not very original by Pak, but still cool, there's so much to explore about the Sith culture that it boggles my mind that Disney barely even began to scratch that surface, not only that, they're actively steering away from it, as we're seeing in The High Republic, but here I am ranting again.
Another solid volume, story and artwise, four and a half stars, highly recommended.
July 4, 2021
Darth Vader should really be a fairly straight forward character. Even given the additional characterisation that the prequel movies gave him, you wouldn't think that Marvel would be able to produce not one but three ongoing series that examine Vader in different eras and add more to his character arc that isn't already there.
And...yet.
This second arc of Greg Pak's series sends a destroyed Vader back to Mustafar for a new test from the Emperor. With some bounty hunters, a prophetic alien head monster, and a tie-in to Rise Of Skywalker of all things, these six issues propel Vader further down his arc towards Return Of The Jedi, giving us some more context for his eventual betrayal of the Emperor, as well as showing why he is one of the most resilient and feared characters in the Star Wars universe.
Raffaelle Ienco's artwork is still a little static, especially in the lightsaber fights, but he's now pencilled 11 issues in a row without a fill-in and they all look fairly similar in terms of quality, so I don't have many complaints aside from that.
Pak and Ienco's Darth Vader series manages to tread new ground even when you'd think there should be no further ground to tread. I'm as surprised as anyone that not only is this third Vader ongoing just as good as the previous two without going over the same old revelations.
And...yet.
This second arc of Greg Pak's series sends a destroyed Vader back to Mustafar for a new test from the Emperor. With some bounty hunters, a prophetic alien head monster, and a tie-in to Rise Of Skywalker of all things, these six issues propel Vader further down his arc towards Return Of The Jedi, giving us some more context for his eventual betrayal of the Emperor, as well as showing why he is one of the most resilient and feared characters in the Star Wars universe.
Raffaelle Ienco's artwork is still a little static, especially in the lightsaber fights, but he's now pencilled 11 issues in a row without a fill-in and they all look fairly similar in terms of quality, so I don't have many complaints aside from that.
Pak and Ienco's Darth Vader series manages to tread new ground even when you'd think there should be no further ground to tread. I'm as surprised as anyone that not only is this third Vader ongoing just as good as the previous two without going over the same old revelations.
April 29, 2021
Dragging out for six issues a story that could have been done in three is a major step backwards from the decent - if not impressive - first volume, and a painfully forced connection to the awful sequel trilogy does the story no favors.
July 4, 2023
Me encantó este volumen pues es bastante realista y adaptado al Canon. Pues luego de que en la película Darth Vader le dice a Luke que es su padre va en parte por venganza a conocer la verdad de los que ocultaron la muerte de Padme y que estaba embarazada. Obviamente eso lo lleva a Palpatine y así empieza el primer número pero él demuestra, en consonancia con las películas, que es muy poderoso y prácticamente destroza a Vader.
Lo lleva a Mustafar donde se había quemado hace años y le envía su asesino Ochi de Bestoon (que es un personaje de la última trilogía). Todo excelentemente conectado. Por otro lado, Umbarana es enviada por el propio Emperador. Aparecen personajes interesantes como el Ojo de Webbish Bogg. La parada final es Exegol. Aquí ambos sienten el terror y eso me gustó porque conecta con la última trilogía y se explican algunos secretos (como la mano de Luke) de parte de Sidious. En parte pienso que los dos últimos volumen explican lo que hizo Vader en la última película de la trilogía original pero también en este número piensa que Luke no podrá con el emperador y desea más poder para él mismo.
Lo lleva a Mustafar donde se había quemado hace años y le envía su asesino Ochi de Bestoon (que es un personaje de la última trilogía). Todo excelentemente conectado. Por otro lado, Umbarana es enviada por el propio Emperador. Aparecen personajes interesantes como el Ojo de Webbish Bogg. La parada final es Exegol. Aquí ambos sienten el terror y eso me gustó porque conecta con la última trilogía y se explican algunos secretos (como la mano de Luke) de parte de Sidious. En parte pienso que los dos últimos volumen explican lo que hizo Vader en la última película de la trilogía original pero también en este número piensa que Luke no podrá con el emperador y desea más poder para él mismo.
September 5, 2021
There's so much Star Wars content that barely adds to the canon, and then along comes Into the Fire and throws every goddamn thing into disarray. Have you been wondering when The Rise of Skywalker would be tied into the grander world of Star Wars literature? Look no further than this comic, in which Emperor Palpatine's machinations on Exegol are revealed to Darth Vader!
And a whole lot more! This is the real deal. I complained with the previous volume that I was disappointed Greg Pak was moving away from plumbing the depths of Sith lore. Little did I know I just needed to wait a volume. The events of Dark Heart of the Sith make a lot more sense in relation to Into the Fire. Darth Vader is being broken down to the point that he'd be logically susceptible for Luke's pleas for help in Return of the Jedi. IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
Into the Fire is a superb volume of Star Wars content, nearly five stars for shock value alone (). I have to say though: not a huge fan of Raffaele Ienco's art. It's consistent, but close up on the characters and they get all wrinkly and stretched. And why is Sith assassin Ochi portrayed as a buffoon? I prefer my assassins with a tad more mettle - and I suspect the Emperor would as well.
And a whole lot more! This is the real deal. I complained with the previous volume that I was disappointed Greg Pak was moving away from plumbing the depths of Sith lore. Little did I know I just needed to wait a volume. The events of Dark Heart of the Sith make a lot more sense in relation to Into the Fire. Darth Vader is being broken down to the point that he'd be logically susceptible for Luke's pleas for help in Return of the Jedi. IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER.
Into the Fire is a superb volume of Star Wars content, nearly five stars for shock value alone (). I have to say though: not a huge fan of Raffaele Ienco's art. It's consistent, but close up on the characters and they get all wrinkly and stretched. And why is Sith assassin Ochi portrayed as a buffoon? I prefer my assassins with a tad more mettle - and I suspect the Emperor would as well.
October 2, 2021
Vader and Palpatine being Vader and Palpatine. It's not a new formula, but it usually works. This one has Vader returning to Mustafar to restart from where Palpatine found him at the end of Revenge of the Sith. Ochi of Bestoon confronts him, then accompanies him to Exegol, where Vader sees a bunch of Snokes (the reader thinks: Wow, I bet that's going to be awesome when Snoke is revealed! I can't wait!), the enormous fleet of planet-destroying Star Destroyers (should they be renamed "Planet Destroyers"?), and Luke's hand in a jar (if Palpatine somehow retrieved Luke's hand, wouldn't he also have the lightsaber somewhere, too?).
If you ever need a panel of Vader saying "Hnh!" or "Arrrrgh!"—this book has a whole lot of them.
If you ever need a panel of Vader saying "Hnh!" or "Arrrrgh!"—this book has a whole lot of them.
April 30, 2022
Here Pak not only carries the Soule torch of rehabilitating Prequel Vader and making him much more compelling and believable, he continues to flesh out the abusive dynamic between Vader and Palpatine, and MUCH TO MY SHOCK, kinda sanded some edges off some of the more egregious stuff from RISE OF SKYWALKER. I still don't love ROS, and I never will, but this take some fun liberties with ideas laid out there and tries to fold them back into the parts of Star Wars that I do love. It's a big swing and I enjoy it. Also everything featuring THE EYE OF WEBBISH BOG is absolutely delightful. Apparently that's a scrapped thing from ROS, too. Pak is really doing some heavy lifting on getting me to like stuff from the worst Star War.
May 28, 2021
This is Dark Stuff
OVERALL RATING: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars
Prose: 4.25 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Pacing: 4.75 stars
Character Development: 5 stars
World Building: 3.5 stars
Wow this was an immense improvement upon the last arc with all the brutality and suffering one expects from a Vader narrative. Palps is his proper self too. This story was outstanding and even though the final trilogy was a stink fest as far as I am concerned the linkage to Episode 9 was excellent and expertly done. If only Pak could have written the final three films. Mightn't have put the franchise on ice/life support...
OVERALL RATING: 4.5 stars
Art: 4 stars
Prose: 4.25 stars
Plot: 4.5 stars
Pacing: 4.75 stars
Character Development: 5 stars
World Building: 3.5 stars
Wow this was an immense improvement upon the last arc with all the brutality and suffering one expects from a Vader narrative. Palps is his proper self too. This story was outstanding and even though the final trilogy was a stink fest as far as I am concerned the linkage to Episode 9 was excellent and expertly done. If only Pak could have written the final three films. Mightn't have put the franchise on ice/life support...
October 8, 2023
4.5 stars. Pak just gets the dynamic of Vader and the Emperor so well. Some of my favorite parts of this volume and the run so far have been Vader’s flashbacks to his past and the visions he’s had of the past with people that Anakin once loved. The emotion is shown really well in this series. Showcasing Vader’s imperfections was done well in this volume putting Vader against the Emperor as a test and all without his force. A Sith Lord’s greatest success will be their apprentice overtaking them and Palpatine definitely tests where his training has taken Vader to in this one.
May 1, 2021
So many plot holes from TROS tied up (and one from TESB, too!)
June 25, 2021
Best Star Wars comic in a long time. Builds on a lot of Vader that has come before and makes stuff in Return of the Jedi and Rise of the Skywalker more powerful or logical.
June 29, 2021
I love this current run of the Darth Vader series. The flashbacks to the movies make it all the more special/nostalgic for me.
April 7, 2022
PALPY COUNT YOUR DAYS
July 6, 2021
Star Wars: Darth Vader Vol. 2 Into The Fire collects issues 6-11 of the series written by Greg Pak with art by Raffaele Ienco.
After Vader has failed to capture or turn Luke Skywalker (during the events of The Empire Strikes Back) and the events of volume 1, Palpatine takes his frustration out on his apprentice. Palpatine dismembers Vader's electronic limbs and leaves him back on Mustafar and orders him to rebuild himself without using the force. At the same time, Palpatine unleashes an assassin to take Vader out during his test.
This is how you make an action book but also keep a plot. This story weaved all three trilogies together and showcased Vader's willpower. This book is all about making Vader a badass. I loved every second of this and was showing my wife panels as I was reading. All Star Wars fans should be reading this book.
After Vader has failed to capture or turn Luke Skywalker (during the events of The Empire Strikes Back) and the events of volume 1, Palpatine takes his frustration out on his apprentice. Palpatine dismembers Vader's electronic limbs and leaves him back on Mustafar and orders him to rebuild himself without using the force. At the same time, Palpatine unleashes an assassin to take Vader out during his test.
This is how you make an action book but also keep a plot. This story weaved all three trilogies together and showcased Vader's willpower. This book is all about making Vader a badass. I loved every second of this and was showing my wife panels as I was reading. All Star Wars fans should be reading this book.
June 7, 2022
Pak brilliantly juggles with bits of waaay future storylines which he smoothly include in the time frame he currently deals with.
And he also portrays an impressive Vader. Not only a warrior laser slashing everything around without breaking a sweat but also an obstinate entity moved by sheer force of will. It truly brings back the threatening feeling of power he inspired when first seen on screen 45 years ago.
And he also portrays an impressive Vader. Not only a warrior laser slashing everything around without breaking a sweat but also an obstinate entity moved by sheer force of will. It truly brings back the threatening feeling of power he inspired when first seen on screen 45 years ago.
March 17, 2025
Vader has returned from his journeys seeking out those who killed Padme only to discover it essentially was the Emperor. The Emperor is not pleased with Vader having gone off on his own and takes him to Mustafar to burn him all over again and make him rebuild from the start. Making things even more difficult, Palpatine has sent a Sith bounty hunter after Vader to see that he returns to normal or doesn't return at all. Not bad, but a bit ridiculous considering how we know the story turns out.
May 12, 2021
While the premise of Vader building himself up from scratch is intriguing, this basically becomes another Darth Vader-beats-everyone-up story pretty fast. But it is a fun ride, full of frightening psychedelic visuals and bizarre Dark Side creations. The ending is a bit weak, though we will see how it plays into future stories.
June 8, 2021
3.5 stars. Spends a tad too much time trying to fix TROS's plot holes, and Palpatine playing cat and mouse with Vader gets old when that was basically the entirety of Darth Vader (2015). Goddammit just give me more Vader/Anakin angst! But there were some trippy visuals I really loved, and seeing him beat up everyone is always satisfying.
December 4, 2021
La première moitié est vraiment bien.
On voit Vader sous l'emprise de l'empereur mais on voit également tout ce qui peut le pousser à se retourner contre lui dans ROTJ.
Mais après, l'histoire nous emmène dans une justification des évènements de TROS. J'ai du mal à être convaincue par Exegol et je ne suis pas fan du fait que Vader soit au courant de la flotte secrète.
On voit Vader sous l'emprise de l'empereur mais on voit également tout ce qui peut le pousser à se retourner contre lui dans ROTJ.
Mais après, l'histoire nous emmène dans une justification des évènements de TROS. J'ai du mal à être convaincue par Exegol et je ne suis pas fan du fait que Vader soit au courant de la flotte secrète.
June 30, 2021
It was great....until they tried to explain some plot problems in The Rise of Skywalker in the last issue.
February 2, 2022
This is such a good series oh my god.
October 17, 2022
*4.25
"Vader! Please! This will only lead to death!"
"For once, Ochi of Bestoon, I agree."
*cue Vader entering a really intense fight against a dozen TIEs at once*
Oh man, Palpatine is INTENSE.
I get it's a Dark Side thing, Palpatine, but maybe you should find some methods to developing your apprentices that don't make them actively want to murder you half of the time. Just a thought.
Although, Palpatine did outlive like 95% of the Jedi this way, so... what do I know.
It's been a while since I've read book 1 of this series, I will admit, but it still fascinates me. I love seeing Vader in the space of time between ESB and RotJ, because it means we're leading up to his redemption! Slowly, though. Slowly.
(Like, really slowly. We're getting there. I think.)
Like the previous volume, this book is absolutely LOADED with RotS references, and I adored them. In this point in time, it really makes sense for Vader to return so strongly to when he destroyed Anakin Skywalker and became Palpatine's apprentice. The part where Vader is asked "Do you know what you want?" and it cuts to that part from RotS where Palpatine is killing Mace and screaming "Power! Unlimited power!" as Anakin watches on in horror - that's incredible. Also, this comic involves Vader returning to Mustafar, and I LOVED the images of RotS Vader killing all of the Separatists as Vader crawls through the ruins of that same building. The line "The war is over! Lord Sidious promised us peace!" still gives me chills.
This comic introduces a new character: Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin. I thought, at first, that he would be just a new armored villain to fight against Vader, but it's genuinely very enjoyable when the two of them end up having to work together. It made Ochi feel more personable.
Also - this comic has not one but TWO weird Sith-adjacent Force creatures that are plot devices for Vader to have flashbacks and need to deal with emotional issues. I feel like one of these is the standard (think the Bendu), but I was thrilled this comic had the balls to use two of them. I love these scenes that are just diving deep into Vader's mind. Trust me, I'm not complaining!
I don't think I've ever seen a direct comparison to the Mustafar duel with "I have the high ground" and the Cloud City duel with Vader standing on those stairs above Luke. I really liked that.
This point is more spoilery:
For my next point, I need to establish that I'm a fan of TROS. I know most people don't like that movie, but I did - so I was very pleasantly surprised that this comic was so strongly linked to it, bringing up the Wayfinder and Exegol!
There's a really cool plot point where these droids are trying to kill Vader, and one of them is outraged that Vader is just made of, in his words, "junk." That was neat.
My one complaint is that I felt this comic ended really abruptly - but I know there are more volumes of the series, so it'll be interesting. I'm very much looking forward to seeing where this goes!
4.25/5 stars.
"Vader! Please! This will only lead to death!"
"For once, Ochi of Bestoon, I agree."
*cue Vader entering a really intense fight against a dozen TIEs at once*
Oh man, Palpatine is INTENSE.
I get it's a Dark Side thing, Palpatine, but maybe you should find some methods to developing your apprentices that don't make them actively want to murder you half of the time. Just a thought.
Although, Palpatine did outlive like 95% of the Jedi this way, so... what do I know.
It's been a while since I've read book 1 of this series, I will admit, but it still fascinates me. I love seeing Vader in the space of time between ESB and RotJ, because it means we're leading up to his redemption! Slowly, though. Slowly.
(Like, really slowly. We're getting there. I think.)
Like the previous volume, this book is absolutely LOADED with RotS references, and I adored them. In this point in time, it really makes sense for Vader to return so strongly to when he destroyed Anakin Skywalker and became Palpatine's apprentice. The part where Vader is asked "Do you know what you want?" and it cuts to that part from RotS where Palpatine is killing Mace and screaming "Power! Unlimited power!" as Anakin watches on in horror - that's incredible. Also, this comic involves Vader returning to Mustafar, and I LOVED the images of RotS Vader killing all of the Separatists as Vader crawls through the ruins of that same building. The line "The war is over! Lord Sidious promised us peace!" still gives me chills.
This comic introduces a new character: Ochi of Bestoon, a Sith assassin. I thought, at first, that he would be just a new armored villain to fight against Vader, but it's genuinely very enjoyable when the two of them end up having to work together. It made Ochi feel more personable.
Also - this comic has not one but TWO weird Sith-adjacent Force creatures that are plot devices for Vader to have flashbacks and need to deal with emotional issues. I feel like one of these is the standard (think the Bendu), but I was thrilled this comic had the balls to use two of them. I love these scenes that are just diving deep into Vader's mind. Trust me, I'm not complaining!
I don't think I've ever seen a direct comparison to the Mustafar duel with "I have the high ground" and the Cloud City duel with Vader standing on those stairs above Luke. I really liked that.
This point is more spoilery:
For my next point, I need to establish that I'm a fan of TROS. I know most people don't like that movie, but I did - so I was very pleasantly surprised that this comic was so strongly linked to it, bringing up the Wayfinder and Exegol!
There's a really cool plot point where these droids are trying to kill Vader, and one of them is outraged that Vader is just made of, in his words, "junk." That was neat.
My one complaint is that I felt this comic ended really abruptly - but I know there are more volumes of the series, so it'll be interesting. I'm very much looking forward to seeing where this goes!
4.25/5 stars.
June 10, 2024
Well written but a bit labored
This plotline is all in the service of making the sequel trilogy make any damn sense. And Pak does a good job of it, as much as he can. He's aided by some absolutely magnificent art along the way.
But there's nothing particularly engaging about it for a long time fan because this is a time period we've covered many times before and repurposing it just to try to save the bacon of the people.who produced Episodes VII - IX just feels like a misuse of the talents amassed for the effort...especially as we all know that the comics can be overwritten at whim (to whit, this is in itself a rewrite of the history rewritten many times before).
Please understand I'm absolutely respectful of the talent here. The largest issue is they've been given a thankless and impossible task.
This plotline is all in the service of making the sequel trilogy make any damn sense. And Pak does a good job of it, as much as he can. He's aided by some absolutely magnificent art along the way.
But there's nothing particularly engaging about it for a long time fan because this is a time period we've covered many times before and repurposing it just to try to save the bacon of the people.who produced Episodes VII - IX just feels like a misuse of the talents amassed for the effort...especially as we all know that the comics can be overwritten at whim (to whit, this is in itself a rewrite of the history rewritten many times before).
Please understand I'm absolutely respectful of the talent here. The largest issue is they've been given a thankless and impossible task.
April 30, 2021
Tohle byla nějaká přitroublá fanfikce, ne? Poměrně zásadně se tu hýbe s kánonem a vůbec ne šetrně. Což je spolu s příběhem největší problém, protože příběh je shit. Prakticky v sobě nemá žádný prvek který by byl ať už zábavný či zajímavý, věci se prostě dějou a jsou stupidní. O to hůř vše působí když si uvědomíme co má vše Vader v komiksech za sebou, sorry ale je to strašně špatný. Důvod proč to nehodnotit za nejmíň je jednoduchý - má to hezkou kresbou, hezké panelování i barvy, k tomu příběh vlastně plyne poměrně rychle a netáhne se takže mě štval jen chvíli což je vždy plus.
V první knize jsem se smál jak je snaha cílit na fanoušky prequelů, světě div se, vrátilo se to zas... Asi nejhorší Vader v komiksech.
V první knize jsem se smál jak je snaha cílit na fanoušky prequelů, světě div se, vrátilo se to zas... Asi nejhorší Vader v komiksech.
June 26, 2021
This series is certainly an... interesting ride, but the more it tries to make sense of Rise of Skywalker, the more that ride becomes nonsensical.
It's too bad, I think the author has a great grasp of Vader and Palatine's dynamic (issue #6 is a standout), but the constant beast slaughtering followed by revelations from Ochi gets old pretty quick.
Also, there's an over reliance on flash backs to George Lucas' most emotional story moments, like shot for shot from the movies. There are rare instances where it's used effectively, like when Vader is left on the Mustafar sands, but otherwise it often feels like a cheap trick.
It's too bad, I think the author has a great grasp of Vader and Palatine's dynamic (issue #6 is a standout), but the constant beast slaughtering followed by revelations from Ochi gets old pretty quick.
Also, there's an over reliance on flash backs to George Lucas' most emotional story moments, like shot for shot from the movies. There are rare instances where it's used effectively, like when Vader is left on the Mustafar sands, but otherwise it often feels like a cheap trick.
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