Explore the days after Anakin Skywalker s transformation into Darth Vader!In the wake of Revenge of the Sith, follow Darth Vader as he receives his legendary red lightsaber and rises to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith! When Anakin Skywalker fell both to the pull of the dark side and the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi he rose, more machine than man. Having lost everything that once was dear to him, he now takes his first steps into a darker world as the Emperor s ruthless right hand beginning by hunting down and eradicating the galaxy s remaining Jedi! But Jocasta Nu, librarian of the Jedi Temple, is making a desperate effort to gather and preserve whatever she can of the religion s legacy. Palpatine views her as a particular threat. Does her knowledge make her a one-woman Jedi Order? Plus: Vader digs into the pet project of Governor Wilhuff Tarkin and Orson Krennic: the massive battle station being built in orbit above Geonosis! Can he root out the source of treachery that threatens to destabilize the Empire s galactic ascent?COLLECTING: Darth Vader (2017) #1-12, Darth Vader Annual (2015) #2
(W) Charles Soule; Chuk Wendig (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli; Leonard Kirk (CA) Jim Cheung