Star Wars: Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 3: The Burning Seas (comic) - Paul's REVIEW

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Title: Star Wars: Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith, Vol. 3: The Burning Seas
Writers: Charles Soule & Chuck Wendig
Artists: Giuseppe Camuncoli, Daniele Orlandini, David Curiel, Java Tartaglia, & GURU-eFX
Release Date: September 11, 2018

Synopsis: As the Empire's grip tightens on the galaxy, the stirrings of a rebellion begin in the Mon Cala system. The fearsome Darth Vader knows that order must be maintained at all costs - and this time the job of snuffing out hope falls to Vader, his inquisitors...and Wilhuff Tarkin! To bring Mon Cala to heel means fi nding the surviving Jedi that foment this unrest. No tolerance for rebellion can be aff orded...but how far will Vader go to complete his mission? The Dark Lord of the Sith goes in for some wet work in this brutal story!

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Review: I am continuing to enjoy this ongoing series showing Darth Vader shortly after Episode 3. It's cool seeing Mon Cala prior to Imperial control. I like how there's a bit of a tie-in with the ongoing Star Wars comic series. There are also flashbacks to the Clone Wars era. 

I like this time period. Each jedi that evaded Order 66 is dealing with the new world in a different way. I also really enjoyed seeing a young Ackbar. 

There are two standalone issues included in this volume. First, there's a story that shows the relationship between Darth Vader and Tarkin developing into what we see in the original trilogy. 

The other is an Annual written by Chuck Wendig. This shows another interesting Vader/Tarkin dynamic. There are a bunch of great references that I love in this issue! Project Stardust. Geonosis. Krennic. Galen Erso. Overall, it's a really cool tie-in to Rogue One. 

Yet again, I give this volume of the ongoing Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith a 5/5.  


--PAUL