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(Star Wars: Darth Vader - Dark Lord of the Sith #1)
Picking up where Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith ends, follow Darth Vader as he receives his legendary red lightsaber and begins his ruthless rise! Anakin Skywalker is now more machine than man. Having lost everything once dear to him, he must forge a new future--as a Dark Lord of the Sith! Join Darth Vader as he learns the way of Darth Sidious and his newly for..more
Published December 5th 2017 by Marvel
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How did Darth Vader get his red lightsaber? Better question: who fucking cares?! That said, while this may be the flimsy plot of Charles Soule and Giuseppe Camuncoli’s first volume in the rebooted Vader series, Imperial Machine surprisingly wasn’t that bad.
I liked that Soule didn’t write any internal monologue for Vader so he remains aloof from the reader, as mysterious, cold and menacing as he is in the movies. In fact, there’s a good balance throughout between writer and artist with Soule know..more
Apr 24, 2018Alejandro rated it really liked itI liked that Soule didn’t write any internal monologue for Vader so he remains aloof from the reader, as mysterious, cold and menacing as he is in the movies. In fact, there’s a good balance throughout between writer and artist with Soule know..more
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Vader rises!
This run is different than the previous with the same title, also by Marvel Comics, moreover it’s set in a different time period too. This run is set right after the end of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”.
Creative Team:
Writer: Charles Soule
Illustrator: Giuseppe Camuncoli
WANTED: LIGHTSABER
This is a good run, but I felt quite better the previous run by Gillen & Larroca, set between Episodes IV & V.
Now, Darth Vader is right after Episode III, inside of a stran..more
Mar 13, 2018Donovan rated it it was amazingThis run is different than the previous with the same title, also by Marvel Comics, moreover it’s set in a different time period too. This run is set right after the end of “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith”.
Creative Team:
Writer: Charles Soule
Illustrator: Giuseppe Camuncoli
WANTED: LIGHTSABER
This is a good run, but I felt quite better the previous run by Gillen & Larroca, set between Episodes IV & V.
Now, Darth Vader is right after Episode III, inside of a stran..more
Shelves: highly-recommended, hardcover-to-buy, all-time-classic-comics, seriestofinish
This is how I wish Kieron Gillen’s series would have started. Not just rehash and nostalgia, but introspection and aggrandizement.
Anakin Skywalker finishes his dark journey to become Sith Lord Darth Vader. And it’s amazing. Vader embraces the pain and suffering to test, increase, and improve his power. And the Star Wars mythos expands with the history of the Sith light saber being explained, as Vader journeys to the Outer Rim to procure a light saber from the very last Jedi.
Epic, beautiful in..more
Anakin Skywalker finishes his dark journey to become Sith Lord Darth Vader. And it’s amazing. Vader embraces the pain and suffering to test, increase, and improve his power. And the Star Wars mythos expands with the history of the Sith light saber being explained, as Vader journeys to the Outer Rim to procure a light saber from the very last Jedi.
Epic, beautiful in..more
Oct 10, 2017Chad rated it liked it
Charles Soule has a hard act to follow. Keiron Gillen's Vader series was aces. One thing he has going for him is Giuseppe Camuncoli. His art is divine. It looks amazing (as in Spider-Man) in a Star Wars book. For this series, we're looking at when Anakin first becomes Vader, right after the end of Revenge of the Sith. The plot for this one was a bit strange. Sith must create their light sabers by taking them from a jedi and making the kyber crystal bleed. I found that last part a little hokey. W..more
Jan 08, 2018Will M. rated it it was amazing Shelves: 2018, best-of-2018, graphic-novels, star-wars
I've been a huge fan of Star Wars ever since I was a child but it's weird that this is the very first Star Wars graphic novel I've read. I'm glad though, because it's amazing and I want to read more.
Darth Vader will always be one of, if not the most, iconic figure of Star Wars. This new graphic novel series aims to give us a background of Vader's past. It starts off where Episode III ends. This first volume generally shows how Vader got his lightsaber. It also gives a bit of information on how h..more
Oct 09, 2017Ben Brown rated it really liked itDarth Vader will always be one of, if not the most, iconic figure of Star Wars. This new graphic novel series aims to give us a background of Vader's past. It starts off where Episode III ends. This first volume generally shows how Vader got his lightsaber. It also gives a bit of information on how h..more
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Jun 03, 2018Robert rated it really liked it · review of another edition
A Long Time Ago, in a Galaxy Where Every Iconic Prop Has An Origin Story..
Jokes aside I really enjoyed 'Imperial Machine', it showed the shaky early days of the Empire and Vader's mopping up work for his demanding Master, and, yes, how he acquired a red lightsaber after Obi-Wan famously grabbed his old blue one after their duel in order to be able to give it to Luke 20 odd years later. Yay, continuity!
(Sidenote: After learning his father's true identity and deeds, I reckon old LS would have bee..more
Jokes aside I really enjoyed 'Imperial Machine', it showed the shaky early days of the Empire and Vader's mopping up work for his demanding Master, and, yes, how he acquired a red lightsaber after Obi-Wan famously grabbed his old blue one after their duel in order to be able to give it to Luke 20 odd years later. Yay, continuity!
(Sidenote: After learning his father's true identity and deeds, I reckon old LS would have bee..more
'You are a monster.' -- Jedi Master Kirak Infil'a
'Yes. I am.' -- Darth Vader
Lightweight story that picks up just after the climax of the cinematic Episode III: Revenge of the Sith adventure, this volume has only Vader and The Emperor as far as known quantity characters from the SW universe. The major point of interest, just in my opinion, was Vader's bad (badass?) behavior as he executed his sort of silly or not very interesting mission regarding his Sith light saber. One sequence, running for s..more
Jan 24, 2018Artemy rated it really liked it'Yes. I am.' -- Darth Vader
Lightweight story that picks up just after the climax of the cinematic Episode III: Revenge of the Sith adventure, this volume has only Vader and The Emperor as far as known quantity characters from the SW universe. The major point of interest, just in my opinion, was Vader's bad (badass?) behavior as he executed his sort of silly or not very interesting mission regarding his Sith light saber. One sequence, running for s..more
Shelves: best-of-2017, comics, marvel, star-wars
Finally, a Marvel Star Wars comic set in a much more interesting time period between the prequels and the original trilogy, instead of that beaten to death space between episodes IV and V. And it’s a surprisingly good comic, too! Starting immediately after the end of episode III, it shows Vader going on a quest to get himself a brand new Sith-red lightsaber. We find out where the red ‘sabers come from and how they’re made as we follow Vader on an action-packed trip to kill a certain Jedi master...more
Aug 16, 2018Bookwraiths rated it really liked it Shelves: star-wars, e-books, graphic-novels-marvel, graphic-novels
I’m always in for a story about the aftermath of the Clone Wars and the first days of Darth Vader. Sure, this plot about how Vader gets his red lightsaber is a bit flimsy as the main arc, but the art is excellent, the overall story is interesting, and the character development of Vader is great. Looks like I’ve found some good, old fashioned Sith entertainment finally.
Jun 27, 2018Gianfranco Mancini rated it ![Sith Sith](/uploads/1/2/3/7/123739511/695211054.jpg)
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Vote: 3, 5
Not bad at all and artworks were really good, but I enjoyed much more Gillen's Vader run.
My most favourite issue was the final humoristic one closing the volume.. with the small droid cleaning floor of late imperial officers choked to death by the Sith Lord.
It was hilarious XD
Mar 14, 2018Anthony rated it really liked it · review of another edition
You know, when Marvel announced they were doing another Darth Vader series, I rolled my eyes a little. Did we really need another so soon after Gillens excellent run?
But I took advantage of ComiXology having the first volume on sale for 69p to give the first volume a read and it is such a good comic.
This is what I want from the Marvel Star Wars books. Some of my recent reviews of other Star Wars books have seen me moaning a lot about the art. This does not have that problem. It looks great! Cam..more
But I took advantage of ComiXology having the first volume on sale for 69p to give the first volume a read and it is such a good comic.
This is what I want from the Marvel Star Wars books. Some of my recent reviews of other Star Wars books have seen me moaning a lot about the art. This does not have that problem. It looks great! Cam..more
Dec 26, 2017David Dalton rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Love this series..more background on Vader's early days.
Not easy being an apprentice to the Emperor, who happens to be a Master Sith. This is my 2nd Vader collection that I have read this past week. I will look for more.
Jan 20, 2018Neil R. Coulter rated it really liked itNot easy being an apprentice to the Emperor, who happens to be a Master Sith. This is my 2nd Vader collection that I have read this past week. I will look for more.
Shelves: star-wars, fiction, graphic-novels
Kieron Gillen's Vader graphic novel series started strong and then fizzled out completely by the end. So I wasn't especially hopeful about the new series by Charles Soule. But I actually quite enjoyed this story. Soule introduces some new elements to Jedi/Sith mythology, and they all work just fine. (This is not usually the case with SW graphic novels--especially the recent Doctor Aphra series.) I also like that the book ends with a glimpse of the formation of the Inquisitors. Anything that conn..more
May 12, 2019kristen b ♡ rated it really liked it Shelves: 2019, marvel-unlimited, star-wars, my-favorites, comics
i always wanted a red lightsaber as a kid. this is why my mom didn’t let me have one.
Dec 11, 2017Chris Lemmerman rated it really liked it
How do you follow Kieron Gillen's amazing Darth Vader series? By going back to the beginning of the journey and filling in the blanks, of course.
Starting right from the end of Revenge Of The Sith (complete with NOOOOOOOOOO), these six issues follow Darth Vader's quest to find his first lightsaber, which takes him to the Jedi Library, back to Mustafar, and beyond. Soule's characterization as the last human parts of Anakin Skywalker die away (at least until Return Of The Jedi, I guess) is spot on,..more
Starting right from the end of Revenge Of The Sith (complete with NOOOOOOOOOO), these six issues follow Darth Vader's quest to find his first lightsaber, which takes him to the Jedi Library, back to Mustafar, and beyond. Soule's characterization as the last human parts of Anakin Skywalker die away (at least until Return Of The Jedi, I guess) is spot on,..more
This is a collection that takes place right after Anakin becomes Darth Vader. In fact, we get the infamous (not in a good way) scene of Vader yelling 'NOOOOOOO!' when he finds out Padme is dead. That is the beginning of this collection.
I liked this collection and it is a nice story of how Anakin is getting use to being Darth Vader. He is now part of the dark side but the suit that he needs because of his injuries is new. He needs to get use to fighting again and I liked how this collection portr..more
I liked this collection and it is a nice story of how Anakin is getting use to being Darth Vader. He is now part of the dark side but the suit that he needs because of his injuries is new. He needs to get use to fighting again and I liked how this collection portr..more
Jan 27, 2018Grace rated it really liked it
This takes place immediately after the end of ROTS, and first of all.. I am slain.
Him doing all his Darth Vadery things in pursuit of a kyber crystal to make his new red lightsaber is great as usual. I am always completely weak for the 'hey it's just one guy in a starfighter' gag. Also, I loved getting to see him customize his own armor! Like, of COURSE he would customize his own armor, this is a completely obvious and required fact! I'm glad someone finally pointed it out! It was also sweet to..more
Him doing all his Darth Vadery things in pursuit of a kyber crystal to make his new red lightsaber is great as usual. I am always completely weak for the 'hey it's just one guy in a starfighter' gag. Also, I loved getting to see him customize his own armor! Like, of COURSE he would customize his own armor, this is a completely obvious and required fact! I'm glad someone finally pointed it out! It was also sweet to..more
A very enjoyable additional to Star Wars lore. This picks up right after the end of Revenge of the Sith (NOOOOOOOOOO!). Vader has his new robot body and needs to get a lightsaber and prove himself to the Emperor. This involves some Jedi fighting and general badassery that is not to be missed. This story is what I imagined the prequels would be. Make this movie guys!
Jan 09, 2018Lance Shadow rated it really liked it
so.. according to the front cover this story arc is called 'imperial machine'. yet it's also called 'the chosen one'? wierd, but either way, late review because apparently goodreads decided not to save my review after I wrote it, so this is a rewrite that I really didn't feel like doing.
Regardless of my feelings of writing this review, I actually thought this comic was pretty solid. I didn't know what to think going in, despite hearing all the good buzz surrounding this one. Charles Soule, de..more
Regardless of my feelings of writing this review, I actually thought this comic was pretty solid. I didn't know what to think going in, despite hearing all the good buzz surrounding this one. Charles Soule, de..more
Mar 11, 2018GrilledCheeseSamurai (Scott) rated it really liked it
It's Darth Vader being a bad ass. If that's your thing, this is a book for you.
Lucky for me.. it is my thing. Its a really fun book. There isn't a heck of a lot of overarching plot depth. I mean, this story takes place between Ep.3 and Ep.4 so we already know that no matter what happens Vader is going to come out on top. It's basically just the Emperor turning Vader into being..Vader.
Which, in my books, is something I'm interested in seeing. I also like the idea of why the Sith lightsabers ar..more
Lucky for me.. it is my thing. Its a really fun book. There isn't a heck of a lot of overarching plot depth. I mean, this story takes place between Ep.3 and Ep.4 so we already know that no matter what happens Vader is going to come out on top. It's basically just the Emperor turning Vader into being..Vader.
Which, in my books, is something I'm interested in seeing. I also like the idea of why the Sith lightsabers ar..more
Apr 24, 2018Joran rated it really liked it
I wasn't at the edge of my seat reading this book, but I was satisfied afterwards. The only thing that was lacking to me in this book, was more of a story. I love how this book explains more deep things about the sith. For instance:This book explains why sith lightsabers are red, what happened in between the 3rd and 4th movie, and how Darth Vader acquired his lightsaber from the 4th movie). I think the author did well with keeping the 'Star wars type of feeling' throughout the book, and I enjoye..more
Good balance of old star wars and new, and by new I mean maybe less than 1/4 if you count that new Jedi. So this takes place right after episode 3 for the most part and it deals with Vader hunting down a red light saber. The Emperor is pulling the strings on Vader making sure he stays in line because it seems Vader still has some Anakin in him. There some really cool moments in here especially seeing Vader fighting, I mean that's what all want to see anyways. Charles Soule is on the right track..more
Feb 28, 2019Sud666 rated it really liked it
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Whenever I come across a Star Wars book or comic I must admit to a moment of trepidation as I ascertain if this is 'woke' Starw-Warsiney of just Star Wars. Thankfully it is the latter. There is some of the newer age stuff but Charles Soule works it into the story of normal Star Wars very well. Most of all it is obvious that Soule actually understands Star Wars and important concepts like the Force, the Sith ( Darth Emoticon or whatever Kylo's name is wouldn't last 15 seconds against THESE Sith)..more
4 ⭐
SPOILER ALERT: if you haven't seen or read Revenge of the Sith, don't read this review. In fact, don't read the comic either because you're going to be spoiled BIG TIME.
I was really excited to read this comic. There is a lot of time between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, and we never really knew what happened to Darth Vader post-transition. If you watch both movie back-to-back (even if you add Rogue One in-between), it feels like Anakin immediately became this super villain without any a..more
SPOILER ALERT: if you haven't seen or read Revenge of the Sith, don't read this review. In fact, don't read the comic either because you're going to be spoiled BIG TIME.
I was really excited to read this comic. There is a lot of time between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, and we never really knew what happened to Darth Vader post-transition. If you watch both movie back-to-back (even if you add Rogue One in-between), it feels like Anakin immediately became this super villain without any a..more
Jan 25, 2018Will Robinson Jr. rated it it was amazing
The Iron fist of the Empire rules the galaxy & Charles Soule on a Star Wars quite simply rules. I was not sure what to make of this series since Marvel had already published a great Vader solo series. Even more I was not a fan of the idea of getting year one take on Vader. Boy was I wrong. I admit much of what happens in this book would have made an epic Darth Vader film. Soule captures perfectly all the pain, anger, and cruelty one might come to expect from one of the greatest villains in f..more
AKA Vader: Year One. This takes up immediately after the end of Revenge of the Sith, and chronicles the early days of Vader, as he is getting his lightsaber, dealing with imperials who have no idea who he is yet, and is introduced to Palpatine's extended family of Sith (in a nice connection to a previously isolated concept from Star Wars Rebels). There are some well done action sequences here, and all of the art is pretty good (with some very good color work). Some of the stories are a little we..more
This comic picks up right where Episode III left off. Like directly. There's the whole 'Noooooooooo' thing and everything. I liked seeing Vader when he is new to being a Sith. It really is Anakin under there still. Throughout the comic, that Anakin begins to fall away.
I liked the mix of prequel and original trilogy aesthetic. Seeing Vader alongside clone troopers was very cool. The Grand Inquisitor even makes a cameo!
I read the Dark Horse comics that took place right after Order 66 so certain a..more
I liked the mix of prequel and original trilogy aesthetic. Seeing Vader alongside clone troopers was very cool. The Grand Inquisitor even makes a cameo!
I read the Dark Horse comics that took place right after Order 66 so certain a..more
Mar 13, 2018Bram Ryckaert rated it really liked it
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This series shows Vader as he's just starting out and he's mad as hell. This is a fun blockbuster-style action romp with little exposition and a fast pace. Camuncoli's art sells the action scenes and Soule throws some new lore into the mix. As a fan of the Clone Wars/Rebels tv shows, I appreciated how a certain group of characters got introduced later on. Add in a few Sheev appearances and you're in for a fantastic exploration of the Dark Side, with Vader on a rampage.
This book has a very diffe..more
This book has a very diffe..more
Mar 16, 2018Andrew rated it really liked it
even though i think Charles Soule is actually a middle school kid who pretends to be an adult who writes mediocre fan fiction, the art (which is truly impressive) and the fact that it’s a fairly solid skeleton of a story taking place within a narrow timeframe helps this little Star Wars romp. Soule gives the audience an untapped slice of a time period (basically right after Anakin’s defeat/change on Mustafar) that shows us how the freshly minted Vader comes to get his light saber and gives us a..more
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- ―Darth Revan's Sith Holocron[src]
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The title of Dark Lord of the Sith, or Jen'ari in the Sith language, originally referred to the ruler of the Sith Empire, and later was taken by the recognized leader of the Order of the Sith Lords. Before Kaan, there was only one Dark Lord of the Sith at a time, who was the head of the Order, with the exception of the members of the Dark Council of the Sith Emperor Vitiate's Sith Empire who held the title of Dark Lord at the same time. In more recent periods, it was a title shared by multiple individuals simultaneously. The term referred to individuals of both sexes, though Lumiya claimed the title of Dark Lady of the Sith.
The title 'Dark Lord of the Sith' is often thought to be synonymous with the title 'Darth'. Contrary to this, however, is the fact that Sith apprentices have been known to carry the title as well. Two examples would be Darth Malak as Darth Revan's apprentice, and Darth Vader as apprentice to Darth Sidious. Many Sith Lords have used the'Darth' title, but there is no evidence as to the synonymic relationship of these two appellations.
According to Sith Titles, 'Dark Lord” is synonymous with the term 'Sith Lord' which is granted to Siths who have advanced in the order’s hierarchy.
History of the title
- 'I now complete your initiation to the power of the dark side…so that you may bring to pass the great destiny foretold…Exar Kun, because of you, the Sith will never die…you have rightly earned the title of--Dark Lord of the Sith!'
- ―Marka Ragnos bestows upon Exar Kun the title of Dark Lord of the Sith[src]
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Those who became Dark Lords of the Sith were exceptionally strong in the dark side of the Force and were able to put the others around them into submission. The title is neither masculine or feminine so it can be given to anyone who can gain it.
Notable Dark Lords
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- Dark Lord of the Sith on Wookieepedia