Gillen manages to walk the delicate line when it comes to portraying Vader. This is a very different comic for all sorts of reasons, but there's already the kernel of something great here.

His Journey Into Mystery run was phenomenal. Not because I'm looking forward to any scenes of Vader rocking out to Brit-pop (though I wouldn't say no to that), but because of Gillen's talent for writing iconic villains in a unique and sympathetic light. Gillen was a wise choice to helm the series.

And while Marvel's core Star Wars comic has gotten off to a perfectly respectable start, Darth Vader #1 is a superior read. Vader is very much the central protagonist of Marvel's second ongoing Star Wars comic, as writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larroca explore his role in the galaxy following the events of Episode IV and the destruction of the first Death Star. Vinyl bobblehead is approximately 11.3 cm tall. Prepare for a stellar showdown when you point this exclusive Pop! Darth Vader™ with damaged helmet towards Obi-Wan Kenobi™ in your Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi™ collection. But when resurfacing for a rescue mission exposes his whereabouts to Inquisitors, it’s not long before Pop! Darth Vader is on the hunt for his former master. The Empire has seized control of the galaxy, forcing Obi-Wan Kenobi™ into hiding.

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