Vader (Star Wars: Darth Vader, #1)

Posted on 14 March 2017 by Kieron Gillen

The original Dark Lord of the Sith stars in his first ongoing series Ever since Darth Vader s first on screen appearance, he has become one of pop culture s most popular villains Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of A NEW HOPE and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book into his own solo adventures showing the Empire s war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side But when a Dark Lord needs help, who can he turn to As Vader pursues a very personal vengeance against the Rebels and investigates the Emperor s secret machinations, he clashes with weapons scavenger Aphra and deadly Battle Droids, and returns to Geonosis to build an army But some very powerful people don t want him to learn the truths he seeks Guest starring Jabba the Hutt, Boba Fett and Collecting DARTH VADER 1 6. New Download eBook Vader (Star Wars: Darth Vader, #1) By Kieron Gillen – kino-fada.fr Darth Vader, right Whoo hoo Um Soooo I should probably go ahead and mention that I m not a Star Wars junkie While I loved the three original movies whatever the s are , I m sort of ambivalent about everything that came after them I got really excited for the one that had Jar Jar in it as I think we all did But after sitting through whateverthehell that depressing, badly acted, CGI nonsense of a movie I watched in that dark, smelly theater back in 1999 With every retarded screen wipe Darth Vader, right Whoo hoo Um Soooo I should probably go ahead and mention that I m not a Star Wars junkie While I loved the three original movies whatever the s are , I m sort of ambivalent about everything that came after them I got really excited for the one that had Jar Jar in it as I think we all did But after sitting through whateverthehell that depressing, badly acted, CGI nonsense of a movie I watc...The Dark Side of the Force is strong in this one I got this run on its single comic book issues but I am doing the review using this TPB edition to make a better general review about the whole story The story is set after the events of Star Wars IV A New Hope but before the events of Star Wars V The Empire Strikes Back This TPB edition contains from the title of Star Wars Darth Vader 1 6 in its new Marvel Canonic run.Creative Team Writer Keiron GillenIllustrator Salvador Larroca The Dark Side of the Force is strong in this one I got this run on its single comic book issues but I am doing the review using this TPB edition ...There s a reason you don t see a lot of long running comic series focused on diabolical evildoers Writing a series with a bad guy not an antihero, mind you, but a legit villain as the main character involves a high degree of difficulty As much as we love compelling foes for our heroes, ultimately, we want the heroes to win out because, let s face it, you can only be so sympathetic toward a guy whose favorite hobbies include things like, in the case of Darth Vader, using the Force to crush peop There s a reason you don t see a lot of long running comic series focused on diabolical evildoers Writing a series with a bad guy not an antihero, mind you, but a legit villain as the main character involves a high degree of difficulty As much as we love compelling foes for our heroes, ultimately, we want the heroes to win out because, let s face it, you can only be so sympathetic toward a guy whose favorite hobbies include things like, in the case of Darth Vader, using the Force to crush people s windpipes, generally oppressing lesser beings, and treating even the most mundane daily interactions Can I take your cape for you, Mr Vader said the hostess at Darth s favorite restaurant as confrontations to be addressed with the lit end of a lightsaber Overexposure is a compelling villain s worst nightmare and ours, frankly, as I have no desire to see crusty old Anakin exposing himself because he inevitably becomes less scary and interesting theyo...Now this was cool Vader comes across in all the necessary degrees of ruthless, angry and intense The flash backs were also great they helped to deliver the full nature of his personality in this new story The Sith Lord has been cast aside He is no longer in favour with the Emperor after he let the Death Star be destroyed The Emperor is angry at his apprentice s lack of military tact he respects Vader s strength, but despises his lack of cunning He assigns him an imperial officer to guide Now this was cool Vader comes across in all the necessary degrees of ruthless, angry and intense The flash backs were also great they helped to deliver the full nature of his personality in this new story The Sith Lord has been cast aside He is no longer in favour with the Emperor after he let the Death Star be destroyed The Emperor is angry at his apprentice s lack of ...I freaking loved this graphic novel I found it on Kindle Unlimited and the next two are as well Um, and now the physical copy is on mywishlist Hells yes Anyway, I thought the story was awesome and the graphics were amaze balls Like I said, I loved it and that s all that matters If anyone has KU and wants to read it then there you go I decided to add a few graphics from the book I m not going to go into what they are about, they are just for your viewing pleasure Also, they a I freaking loved this graphic novel I found it on Kindle Unlimited and the next two are as well Um, and now the physical copy is on mywishlist Hells yes Anyway, I thought the story was awesome and the graphics were amaze balls Like I said, I loved it and that s all that matters If anyone has KU and wants to re...Even a Sith Lord like Darth Vader has a boss he has to answer to, and when he failed at his last assignment which resulted in a Death Star going KERBLOOEY then he sure wasn t going to pass that next performance review.So Vader is really in the Emperor s dog house which results in him suffering a demotion and having to take orders from an Imperial officer who sees him as simply a weapon to be used However, Vader also has his own agenda like finding out exactly who was that Force strong pilot who Even a Sith Lord like Darth Vader has a boss he has to answer to, and when he failed at his last assignment which resulted in a Death Star going KERBLOOEY then he sure wasn t going to pass that next performance review.So Vader is really in the Emperor s dog house which results in him suffering a demotion and having to take orders from an Imperial officer who sees him as simply a weapon to be used However, Vader also has his own agenda like finding out exactly who was that Force strong pilot who blew up his shiny new Death Star.This shares a story line with the main ...Amazing This is my favourite of the new Star Wars comicbooks by a long way.Kieron Gillen has hit the right tone for this book perfectly The interaction between Vader and Jabba is wonderful Gillen has the relationship between Vader and the Emperor down You can feel the Emperor s contempt oozing off the page and Vader s barely checked fury is palpable.I love the new characters too I wasn t sure about the evil versions of C 3PO and R2 D2 when they first appeared but they really grew on me I m Amazing This is my favourite of the new Star Wars comicbooks by a long way.Kieron Gillen has hit the right tone for this book perfectly The interaction between Vader and Jabba is wonderful Gillen has the relationship between Vader and the Emperor down You can feel the Emperor s contempt oozing off the page and Vader s barely checked fury is palpable.I love the new characters too I wasn t sure about the evil versions of C 3PO and R2 D2 when they first appeared but they really grew on me I m also just geeky enough to love Vader having a female Indiana Jones as a sidekick.Oh, and the final issue Particularly the closing scene It gave me chills.Oh, and I don t want to finish my aimless ramblings without mentioning the artwork Salvador Larocca must be absolutely stoked to be playing in the Star Wars sandpit because he has produced the best wor...The second title in the 2015 Marvel Star Wars relaunch is Darth Vader, the most iconic character in the series and one of the best villains of all time And the book is just ok Like Jason Aaron s Star Wars series, Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca s Darth Vader takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and even links in with Aaron s book by showing what Vader got up to in between his appearances there The premise of this series makes sense but it s also quite weak The Empe The second title in the 2015 Marvel Star Wars relaunch is Darth Vader, the most iconic character in the series and one of the best villains of all time And the book is just ok Like Jason Aaron s Star Wars series, Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca s Darth Vader takes place between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and even links in with Aaron s book by showing what Vader got up to in between his appearances there The premise of this series makes sense but it s also quite weak The Emperor is displeased that Vader failed him by allowing the Rebels to blow up the Death Star Vader must prove himself worthy by defeating the Emperor s potential replacements for him It s weak because we know Vader isn t replaced he s in Empire and Return of the...My very first Star Wars comic and I LOVED it I ve always been a fan of Darth Vader yeah, I always had a thing for the bad guys since the good ones are usually generic and boring cardboard cut outs Sadly, his character remained relatively flat in the movies One could see the potential, but it wasn t greatly explored Therefore, I heeded the advice of some friends here and dipped my toes into the comics version of this great saga.This first volume contains issues 1 6 and takes place shortly af My very first Star Wars comic and I LOVED it I ve always been a fan of Darth Vader yeah, I always had a thing for the bad guys since the good ones are usually generic and boring cardboard cut outs Sadly, his character remained relatively flat in the movies One could see the potential, but it wasn t greatly explored Therefore, I heeded the advice of some friends here and dipped my toes into the comics version of this great saga.This first volume contains issues 1 6 and takes place shortly after the Death Star has been destroyed by the ...A solid start to a series that has great potential The art style is pretty amazing, and the story so far has been intriguing it s Darth Vader, so of course it is intriguing Off to the second volume.

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14 March 2017

Kieron Gillen