cole_bennett's review against another edition
3.0
Whilst the last volume of the 2017 Darth Vader series has some excellent character exploration of Vader himself, along with some interesting exploration into some of the history of the Sith and their relationship with the Dark Side, it is let down by tying it rather sloppily to some of the worse content in Star Wars - along with adding one of it's own.
daisyjamies's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
those flashback scenes were delectable like god this ate fr … i cried
those flashback scenes were delectable like god this ate fr … i cried
kavinay's review against another edition
5.0
What's cool isn't just that Soule is able to give an expansive EU feel to the conclusion of his series, but that's he's also able to definitively end it. When we leave Vader by the end of this book, his descent into both despair and rebirth in the dark side is so dramatic that you understand how completely Anakin Skywalker has been broken and lost.
grimdark_dad's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
jenny_librarian's review against another edition
Compared to the first issue, it’s lacking something. I have no interest for these side stories and got bored not even halfway through.
superintendantchoamers's review against another edition
3.0
Fine overall, in terms of artwork. Storywise, however, this next segment of Vader's story set during the interstitial period between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope feels like a fairly tired exploration of Vader's psyche and the finality of his transformation away from Skywalker. Mix in some fairly space-filling stories featuring a third tier prequel trilogy Jedi somehow surviving Order 66, a nonsensical plotline about Jedi sympathizers within the Inquisitors, and the consciousness of a Sith architect/sculptor trapped in a mask, I'm feeling like this series has really run out of steam, grasping at straws, tiresomely referencing moments from the prequels and Clone Wars/Rebels show, while limply hinting at Vader's legacy/origin's role in the new trilogy.
chaswa98's review against another edition
5.0
What a FANTASTIC end to an even better series. I loved this one even more than the Kieron Gillen one, mainly because this time in Star Wars history is one of my favorites, especially with Vader! This issue brought together the entire 25 issues, and most importantly showed in even more detail how Darth Vader became as ruthless as he did. AWESOME callbacks to the other movies as well, especially that last issue!!!
luana420's review against another edition
5.0
Vader makes a big mess on Coruscant so Palpatine decides it's time his boy moves out and gets his own place. That's right, it's the origin story for Vader's castle in Rogue One and the lava miners he had to fight to get it!
Palpatine being the asshole he is, of course sends him a housewarming gift: a cursed helmet bearing the soul of a dead Sith architecht whose ghost is still jonesin' to make a masterpiece! What follows is a pitch black comedy of the ghost trying and trying again, with Vader putting the helmet on a new stormtrooper/flunky each time he pisses him off too much and he kills the current host body.
Soule really fucking gets Star Wars.
Palpatine being the asshole he is, of course sends him a housewarming gift: a cursed helmet bearing the soul of a dead Sith architecht whose ghost is still jonesin' to make a masterpiece! What follows is a pitch black comedy of the ghost trying and trying again, with Vader putting the helmet on a new stormtrooper/flunky each time he pisses him off too much and he kills the current host body.
Soule really fucking gets Star Wars.