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*Spoiler Alert: The following review contains spoilers from the Darth Vader Comic part of the Star Wars Comic Series.
In all my years as a Star Wars fan I have to admit I'm still new to a lot of things inside the Extended Universe and one of those things are the comics. Not because I had something against it but mostly because regular comics aren't my style, so when I started to read the Darth Vader series I was surprised to be so engaged with it, you could say it's because Vader makes everything more interested but actually that's just partially true.
Yes, Darth Vader is the center figure of the comic but the story isn't more interesting just because he is there but because it says something about him, a lot I'd say. In the chapters I'll discuss in this review, we can see how Anakin Skywalker just became Darth Vader. In the very first chapter, we get a glance of the relationship with his master and his first formal steps to become a Dark Lord.
I believe the best part of the comic is how it adds way more depth to the character. It makes us understand his motivations and despite his evil acts (which are many) we can't help but to sympathize with him, to feel for his constant struggle, to respect his will to live even in darkness.
In that sense, we are allowed to see everything of Darth Vader. How he had to adapt himself to be half machine, how vulnerable he actually is without the suit, the thirst for blood and his commitment to erase his past and give his everything to become a Sith Lord. There are several panels in the comic when he's meditating surrounded by darkness while trying to kill the last remains of light inside him, very powerful images to me.
Other part of the comic that I enjoyed a lot was to be able to see Darth Vader on his prime. In the movies Vader is already old, still dangerous but not with the strength of his best years. So, to see him moving and using his legs was surprising and exiting. The few fights seen until now are short but they offer enough to see Vader's abilities in combat. We know he's extremely talented in the force but we don't get to see that much in the movies, as we do in the comic, they do a great job filling the blank spaces in the development of the character.
Other strong point of the comics are the side characters. The design is very good and they manage to show their personality and motivations in few panels, for example the goofiness of the two troopers talking to each other on the spaceship that Vader later hijacks, Master Infil'a's strict devotion to the Jedi code and the Grand Inquisitor's resentment towards the Jedi.
Of all side characters the most important, for obvious reasons is Palpatine/ Darth Sidious. At the beginning of the first issue, the moment when Vader uses his suit for the first time is retold in a slightly different way, reflecting the master/apprentice relationship perfectly.
Shocked by the news of Padme's death, Anakin is able to slam Sidious against the wall using the force. Then, Sidious is able to calm him down, motivate him to keep going on and proceeded to use force lighting to punish Vader for the attack moments before.
Here we see how Vader is indeed stronger than Sidious but chooses to follow him because is the only thing he has left, what he thinks will calm his anger and pain.
On the other hand Sidious seems to no be bothered by his apprentice misbehavior (Vader is often violent towards everyone else) because he's sure of his control over him.
Talking about the technical aspects of the comic, the artstyle is very traditional but well polished. For me, the best part is the color palette, in particular Vader looks awesome (well is his story after all) but the different tones and textures of his suit are beautiful and the light reflections on the helmet are even used to show certain emotions (?) of the character.
As I said previously, the action scenes are short but enough to show the best of the characters. Very fluid movements and Vader looks menacing as he should, using his legs and his arms, totally different from the stiffness we're used to in the movies.
My score is 4/5 for the first part of the comics. I'm still reading and everything else is great so far.
Yes, Darth Vader is the center figure of the comic but the story isn't more interesting just because he is there but because it says something about him, a lot I'd say. In the chapters I'll discuss in this review, we can see how Anakin Skywalker just became Darth Vader. In the very first chapter, we get a glance of the relationship with his master and his first formal steps to become a Dark Lord.
I believe the best part of the comic is how it adds way more depth to the character. It makes us understand his motivations and despite his evil acts (which are many) we can't help but to sympathize with him, to feel for his constant struggle, to respect his will to live even in darkness.
In that sense, we are allowed to see everything of Darth Vader. How he had to adapt himself to be half machine, how vulnerable he actually is without the suit, the thirst for blood and his commitment to erase his past and give his everything to become a Sith Lord. There are several panels in the comic when he's meditating surrounded by darkness while trying to kill the last remains of light inside him, very powerful images to me.
Other part of the comic that I enjoyed a lot was to be able to see Darth Vader on his prime. In the movies Vader is already old, still dangerous but not with the strength of his best years. So, to see him moving and using his legs was surprising and exiting. The few fights seen until now are short but they offer enough to see Vader's abilities in combat. We know he's extremely talented in the force but we don't get to see that much in the movies, as we do in the comic, they do a great job filling the blank spaces in the development of the character.
Other strong point of the comics are the side characters. The design is very good and they manage to show their personality and motivations in few panels, for example the goofiness of the two troopers talking to each other on the spaceship that Vader later hijacks, Master Infil'a's strict devotion to the Jedi code and the Grand Inquisitor's resentment towards the Jedi.
Of all side characters the most important, for obvious reasons is Palpatine/ Darth Sidious. At the beginning of the first issue, the moment when Vader uses his suit for the first time is retold in a slightly different way, reflecting the master/apprentice relationship perfectly.
Shocked by the news of Padme's death, Anakin is able to slam Sidious against the wall using the force. Then, Sidious is able to calm him down, motivate him to keep going on and proceeded to use force lighting to punish Vader for the attack moments before.
Here we see how Vader is indeed stronger than Sidious but chooses to follow him because is the only thing he has left, what he thinks will calm his anger and pain.
On the other hand Sidious seems to no be bothered by his apprentice misbehavior (Vader is often violent towards everyone else) because he's sure of his control over him.
Talking about the technical aspects of the comic, the artstyle is very traditional but well polished. For me, the best part is the color palette, in particular Vader looks awesome (well is his story after all) but the different tones and textures of his suit are beautiful and the light reflections on the helmet are even used to show certain emotions (?) of the character.
As I said previously, the action scenes are short but enough to show the best of the characters. Very fluid movements and Vader looks menacing as he should, using his legs and his arms, totally different from the stiffness we're used to in the movies.
My score is 4/5 for the first part of the comics. I'm still reading and everything else is great so far.
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