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Star Wars Darth Vader #9 Review:
The Logic Behind The Legend
Posted on January 15, 2021 | by Hannibal Tabu | Comments
One of the challenges with the newly canonical comic books is the
need to balance the menace and mastery of Darth Vader against the
desire to deepen his sense of loss and, in some ways, justify his
failures. Star Wars: Darth Vader #9 is one of the rare ones that
perfectly balances the struggle between the Anakin that had to die
(to be reborn at the end) and the legend of Vader that fell across the
galaxy.
Star Wars Darth Vader #9
8.5/10
The Dark lord of the Sith is back, using only hits wits and will to fend
off some of the most dangerous parties in the galaxy on his way to
understanding.
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #9 Cover. Credit: Marvel
Vader has incurred the wrath of his master and been sent to
Mustafar, forbidden to use the Force, and set upon by one of
Palpatine's hand-picked assassins (not a Hand, don't get excited, EU
fans). If Vader wins, yay, he's fine. If not, he dies. There was a lot of
wind up for this in previous issues that were a mixed bag in how well
it did things, but every key piece of information you need is here in
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this issue.
The Greg Pak script does a great job introducing every of the
Bestooni murderers after Vader — including Ochi and the Droid
Crush Pirates — and the Sith Lord himself. Likewise, the artwork
from Raffaele Ienco, Neeraj Menon, and Joe Caramagna have some
very big surprises and superbly engaging shows of Vader's cunning
and effectiveness, even when backed against the wall.
Deeply tied to all three film trilogies and carrying a lot of narrative
weight with grace, this is the logic behind the legend. RATING: BUY.
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #9
By Greg Pak, Raffaele Ienco, Aaron Kuder
THE ASSASSIN RETURNS! In his search for vengeance in
the depths of MUSTAFAR, DARTH VADER has seized the
mysterious key to the EMPEROR'S greatest secret. But the
key itself needs a key – which only the deadly assassin
OCHI OF BESTOON seems to have. 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 is all PALPATINE'S plan?
And what happens when the SITH LORD and the SITH
ASSASSIN start to figure that plan out?
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