: The series begins at such an interesting, if tragic, time in Vader's life. caught up with Soule, already an acclaimed Star Wars scribe thanks to his excellent work on Marvel's Poe Dameron, Obi-Wan & Anakin, and Lando, to talk about his plans for the rise of an agent of evil.

The story picks up immediately after Revenge of the Sith and promises to shed light on some of Vader's early acts and forays into the dark side, including how he built his red-bladed lightsaber, hunting down surviving Jedi, and more. Marvel announced today a new Darth Vader ongoing series, coming in June, from writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli that will chronicle the former Anakin Skywalker's first days as Darth Vader. We're finally going to get the answers to all those questions. So who is he really, what does he want, and what does he do next? Yet he is a Sith Lord, and his master rules the galaxy. He has embraced the dark side and suffered for it, now half-machine and trapped in armor that keeps him alive and hides his charred body. Writer Charles Soule speaks with about the upcoming comic, set immediately after Revenge of the Sith.įollowing the events of Revenge of the Sith, who is Darth Vader? The Jedi Order is gone, his wife is gone, and, as far as he knows, their one unborn child with her.

Darth vader by charles soule