5.0 out of 5 stars The Lord Vader Treatment

F. · May 15, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love it

K.D. · January 7, 2025

It's a nice look into what happened post order 66 and how Anakin officially became Vader. I love that it shows his inner emotional turmoil as well.

5.0 out of 5 stars amazing comic

E. · September 8, 2024

Love the story so far and the art work is breathtaking. Can’t wait to read more and see how the story continues

4.0 out of 5 stars An origins story of sorts

D.W. · April 3, 2023

Darth Vader is an angry man. Recently Anakin Skywalker, hero of the Republic, the Chosen One in the eyes of some of the Jedi, he is now a literally broken man, as much machine as human, as result of losing a battle with his former master—and ‘brother’—and left to die along the lava rivers of Mustafar. Worse, he is bereft of his great love, Padme Amidala, and is at least the proximate, if not the direct, cause of her death.So yeah, he has a few things to work out.This first volume of the second DV run from Marvel focuses on how Vader becomes Vader, the Dark Lord of the Sith that strikes fear in the hearts of friend and foe alike.The plot here across the six collected issues is fairly minimal. Having lost his lightsaber to Obi-Wan in the Mustafar fight, he needs a new one, and it needs to a Sith saber, which can only be gotten by taking a saber from a foe and “bleeding” it, by infusing its crystal with all the hate and anger that drives the Sith. In the process, this will turn the crystal’s light red (thus explaining why Sith sabers are the color they are). So, the first three issues are about him acquiring and crafting said saber. The other issues are his rocky introduction to and training of the Inquisitorious, the Emperor’s new Jedi hunters.So, with six issues of not a whole lot of story, does this collection work? To my surprise, yes it does. This is all about emotion, and if there is a standout star, it’s Vader’s rage. His former life gone, crushed and burned in the fires of Mustafar, Vader’s going to forge a new one in the very flames of his anger. Writer Charles Soule has done a fine job in depicting this inner turmoil and translating it into the foundations of the Dark Lord’s new life.Also nicer is artist Giuseppe Camuncoli’s work. The artwork is dynamic—Vader is agile, fluid and skillful —and interesting. It’s good stuff and does a fine job giving us insight to Vader’s state of mind.As I’ve said, there’s not a whole lot of story here, but there is a fine character study of damaged man rebuilding himself into a powerful and formidable individual.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing artwork

M. · September 3, 2024

Caught myself making sounds in my head and animating the images in my mind as I read this first installment.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book thumbs up 👍👍

A.L.P. · July 30, 2024

I love the graphics and the Dialogue was great, the story had good twist to it,one of the best star wars graphics novel I've read

5.0 out of 5 stars Vader's Second Marvel Series Is Good!

K. · May 11, 2018

This is actually the start of a second Vader series. The first one began, along with the new Marvel main Star Wars series, right after the Death Star was destroyed. That Vader series birthed the new characters of Doctor Aphra, Triple Zero, BeeTee, and Cylo. Now, that series has come to an end.THIS NEW SERIES IS GOOD!It picks up the moment that Anakin Skywalker awakes in his armor at the end of Revenge of the Sith. It chronicles the first steps of Darth Vader.We learn something new about the Sith. They do not create their own lightsabers. They must take a saber from a Jedi and make it their own.The Sith blades are red and only red.Why?Palpatine explains that the kyber crystals that power the sabers are living things within the Force. This is backed up by the Rogue One novel (it was either that or Catalyst). The crystals are rock, but they are also alive.In the hands of a Sith, the new owner uses the Dark Side to push all his pain into the crystal--until the crystal bleeds and turns the color of the beam red.I just think that is all sorts of awesome!

5.0 out of 5 stars I find myself rooting for Vader

T. · December 14, 2018

This comic series takes an interesting and haunting look at the events of Vader at the very end of and immediately following Episode III. As a kid watching the original SW trilogy (Ep IV-VI), I thought of Darth Vader as the coolest, baddest villain in the galaxy...next to the Emperor. But what Lucas wanted us to know through the prequels is that Vader aka Anakin is actually more of a tragic even sympathetic villain. Among many other issues I have the prequels, they took away some of the mystery and horror of Vader.If you are a SW fan especially a Vader fan, if you love the Vader scene at the end of Rogue One, and you want to know how Anakin became "more machine than man", then you will enjoy reading this comic written by Charles Soule and beautifully drawn by G. Camuncoli. Vader has become to me even more cool, more frightening, and more powerful than what I imagined back when I was a kid.

Super nice novel

E.P.d.S.J. · May 3, 2021

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Gran historia

A.P. · September 16, 2023

El arte, la historia todo es genial, un vistazo al porque Darth Vader es temido en toda la galaxia, básicamente el final de Rouge One pero durante todo el comic.

Good

c.m. · April 20, 2025

This is a good book and I like this book it is a good book and I liked it :J

Loved this issue!

R.F. · February 23, 2019

As a huge Star Wars fan, Darth Vader is one of my most favourite characters. The movies did the best they could to bring him to life for the fans, but these comics give this character the depth he deserves. Absolutely love this series, have bought them all off of Amazon with 0 issues, and unlimited (powah) pleasure. :)

Perfeita

C.K. · June 14, 2020

Perfeita, bem escrita e ilustrativa. Nunca tinha ouvido falar de como Vader tinha obtido seu sabre se luz. Vale a pena.