It began publication on november 18, 2015, and concluded on january 06, 2016. I hope this will be a good point of reference for all existing and new collectors of these fantastic variant covers. It is the third story arc on the darth vader and star wars comic series. When darth vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the rebel fleet on his own, he is sent crashing onto a nearby planet.
The crossover event brings together characters from both. Will the rebels seize this opportunity to put an end to one. Vader down is a crossover event between the comic series star wars and star wars. This page contains a list of all the comics included in star wars. Marvel comics has provided with an exclusive first look at several variant covers for star wars. The collected issues include vader down 1 and star wars 14 from author jason aaron, and darth vader 15 from author kieron gillen. The thrawn trilogy by mike baron, olivier vatine, fred blanchard, edvin biukovic, and terry dodson. Funko darth vader star wars comic book hero action figures. Several variant covers were printed for the first issue. With over 100 action figure variant covers available spread across the various star wars comic series, i thought it would be a good idea to create a checklist. When darth vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the rebel fleet on his own, the rebels will learn the true strength of.
Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. December 2015 books amillion exclusive the cover is not mike mckones first contribution to star wars comics. The story is simple and actually a bit of a breath of fresh air. Marvel comics has provided with an exclusive first look at four more retailer exclusive variant covers for star wars.
Artist john tyler christopher has done such a great job on all of. His dialogue is dead on with the ot, and at the same time slightly more menacing. Kieron gillen is a british comic book writer and former computer game and music journalist. Star wars vader down comic book 1 variant edition marvel. Star wars for all the variations of the subject on the site. From 1981 to 1984, comic book greats archie goodwin and al williamson turned out a popular series of star wars newpaper strips. He is known for his creatorowned comic phonogram, created with artist jamie mckelvie, published by image comics, and for numerous projects for marvel comics, such as journey into mystery and uncanny xmen. Plo koons niece almost killed darth vader star wars comics explained duration. Art by salvador larroca, mike deodato, and leinil francis yu. This is the first star wars crossover book since marvel started their new series of star wars comics following disneys acquisition of lucasfilm. Vader down marks the first crossover between jason aarons star wars and kieron gillens darth vader, and it does a damn good job of tying the two series together and showing off how well these two books have been running in tandem.
The story, art and characters therein are the property of lucasfilm, disney and marvel comics. Aphra that luke skywalker is on the planet vrogas vas, darth vader travels to the planet in his tie. By aaron and artist mike mayhew, this particular tale kicked off with luke flying through beggars canyon and promptly crashing his ship while ben kenobi looked on. Star wars comics, noncanon now, for some noncanon, old eu aka star wars legends stuff if you were obsessed with timothy zahns thrawn trilogy.
Vader down is a comic book crossover event, set in the classic era. Two of the biggest titles in comics collide in the first crossover of the new marvel age of star wars. November 2015 gamestop retail exclusive the gamestop powerup rewards exclusive uses the same cover, except the artwork is in black and white and the smoke coming from the xwing has been removed. In terms of chronology it sits straight after volume 2 of each of the separate star wars and darth vader comics. Rebel jail, it can be deduced that annual 1 occurs sometime after star wars. Vader down 1 is a oneshot comic that serves as the first issue of marvel comics crossover event star wars. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or. This template will categorize articles that include it into category. Vader is menacing, calm, and terrifying as he takes on huge waves of fighters.
Once vader crashes on a nearby planet, the rebellion is willing to risk everything for this onceinalifetime chance to take out one of their biggest enemies. Do you need to have read the other comics to dive into this one. Our regular release will be on schedule for next week. The former anakin skywalker faces his past in marvels. Apr 17, 2018 darth vader volume, vader down part 2 cast darth vader kevin urban. Vader down crossover event between the star wars and star wars.
This is a fairly recent old eu comic, but its based on an even older and much beloved star wars. Never call vader a jedihe might not be as merciful to only kill 2 of your guards if you do. The star wars comic was set to be written by jason aaron and illustrated by john cassaday, and released in january 2015. Buy star wars vader down by jason aaron 9780785197898 2016 from.
If you have found something that is not seen on this page, please add it to this list. Featuring the adventures of luke, leia, and han in the time between. It was published by marvel comics on april 19, 2016. When darth vader accidentally finds himself facing off against the rebel fleet on his own, the rebels will learn the true strength of the dark side of the force.
This is a rerelease of the vader down audio comics 16 into a single video. The clone wars has officially ended its run for good, and the final arc of the series was everything that fans have been waiting for. Star wars action figure variant covers checklist marvel. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Vader down is considered the third story arc in the star wars series, and is written by jason aaron, author of star wars, and kieron gillen, author of darth vader. Hunting for information on luke skywalker and seeking revenge on all those who hid. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Will the rebels seize this opportunity to put an end to one of their greatest.
Browse the marvel comic series darth vader 2017 2018. The sixissue run began with vader down 1 and continues in the comic series star wars and star wars. Written by jason aaron and illustrated by mike deodato jr. Star wars was one of three new star wars comics by marvel announced in july 2014, along with princess leia and darth vader. After vader down 1, the story continues into the star wars and star wars. Saving the emperorand the empireappears to be a lost cause. When i read star wars and darth vader i actually hear james earl jones voice. The sixissue series was published monthly by marvel comics. The star wars comic books category for a complete list. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. The empire strikes back, the fallen jedi revisits the lars homestead on tatooine.
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