Star Wars Darth Vader Dark Lord of the Sith Volume 1: Imperial Machine written by Charles Soule, art by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and inks by Cam Smith
Picking up Darth Vader's story from the end of Episode III, Vader is sent by Emperor Palpatine in search of a weapon proper to a Sith Lord--a red lightsaber. HE can't just build a saber. Vader has to take the saber of a Jedi he has defeated. That's not easy to do since they killed almost all the Jedi. With a little research, Vader finds a hidden Jedi who has forsworn a public life. With all that free time, he has perfected his fighting skills so Vader is in for a very tough match.
The story is interesting enough, with some new mythological additions to spice up the story. While those new things don't feel too far-fetched, they do feel like they are created specifically to move the plot along. So they are not that satisfying. The art is fairly impressive. Artist Camuncoli has found a way to make Vader's mask emotionally expressive without looking distorted, a trick probably only achievable in comic-book form. The art is very enjoyable.
Mildly recommended.
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