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Comics Roundup
Gain new perspectives on the heroes and villains
of Star Wars in this month’s new comics.
Visions of Vader
Uncover legends of the Sith Lord in
Star Wars: Vader–Dark Visions
Who is Darth Vader? The former Anakin
Skywalker has been both a Jedi hero and the
agent of the Order’s destruction. With the
exception of Emperor Palpatine, no one casts a
longer shadow across the the Empire.
That outsized reputation is reframed through
new points of view in Star Wars: Vader–Dark
Visions, a 5-issue Marvel series by writer Dennis
Hopeless (Cloak and Dagger). In this far-ranging
collection of tales, those who have met Vader
(and survived the encounter) offer up their takes
on the black-armored Force-wielder, and not all
of them think he’s a bad guy!
Greg Smallwood’s cover on issue #1 provides
a visual introduction to the strange world of Dark
Visions. Looking like something from the Dark
Age of Camelot, Vader sits astride an alien mount,
holding a shield emblazoned with the symbol of
the Empire and holding his lightsaber aloft. Is it
possible that in the most desperate corners of the
galaxy, even a Sith Lord might be a savior?
Paolo Villanelli (Lando: Double or Nothing)
handles the art duties for issue #1, with Brian
Level (Thanos Legacy) taking over on issue #2.
Look for the first installment in stores on March 6.
Age of Republic:
General Grievous and Padmé Amidala
Marvel Comics continues its Age of Separatist trap? And by rejecting
Republic series in March with two the help of the Jedi, has Padmé
new one-shot issues set during the made a deadly error of judgement?
chaos of the Clone Wars. Writer Age of Republic: Padmé Amidala is
Jody Houser pens both adventures, available from March 6, with Age of
depicting the conflict from opposite Republic: General Grievous in stores
sides as the galaxy threatens to split the following week. In this one-shot,
apart at the seams. Houser and artist Luke Ross turn the
In Age of Republic: Padmé spotlight on the notorious Separatist
Amidala, Houser teams with artist cyborg, as Grievous stumbles across
Cory Smith to chronicle Senator an unimaginable power. But what
Amidala’s mission to bring a neutral secrets will he find inside a lost Jedi
world into the Republic’s fold. But is temple? Find out when the issue hits
this a genuine offer, or just another stores on March 13.
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