STAR WARS Vol. 6 and DARTH VADER #9 This Week!

It’s officially an end of an era for the ongoing STAR WARS comic book. Writer Jason Aaron has been there since the beginning of the relaunch when the canon reset. He’s done a wonderful job and it will be tough seeing him leave this book. Volume 6 of STAR WARS marks his end…for now.

Your favorite rebel rabble-rousers run riot across the galaxy! Luke Skywalker finally gets the alone time he’s been after with Princess Leia - unfortunately, it comes while they’re stranded on a desert island! In tales of the Star Wars underworld, Sana and Lando join forces on Coruscant to swindle some credits, and Han and Chewie go back to smuggling…for a Hutt?! Then, when the Alliance starts the search for a new secret base, Han leads Leia to scope out a hideout only he knows…only to find a group of killers who want him dead! But what about the droids? The Empire has held Threepio captive for far too long - and now his faithful friend is taking action. That’s right - it’s Artoo to the rescue! Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #33-37 and ANNUAL #3

The silver lining here is that new storytellers will get a chance to tell these important tales set between A NEW HOPE and THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK. Comic books are a wonderful way to bridge gaps between films, and ever since Disney and Marvel took over, these have been a blast. 

I’m happy to see Marvel pay some respect to the prequel trilogy with various mini-series books and the new ongoing DARTH VADER series. Mark my words friends, this new VADER book is jamming! It’s so fun and sheds light on what Vader was like immediately after his transformation. We also get some really interesting tie-ins to the prequel films, THE CLONE WARS series, and even STAR WARS REBELS. This book radds a level of cohesion we’ve yet seen between all these eras. Good stuff all around. 

This week see’s the release of DARTH VADER #9, don’t miss it.

As the threat of the Jedi continues to menace the fledgling Empire, Vader finds himself on the trail of Jedi his master has commanded him…to keep alive?

If you haven’t been reading the new STAR WARS books, you are truly missing out. I’m enjoying them not only as a huge STAR WARS fan, but simply as a fan of good storytelling. Get into it!

Words by Jason Furie

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