Comics Vader Down (One-Shot) (Vader Down, part 1 of 6)

http://comicbook.com/2015/07/11/star-wars-vader-down-crossover-event-announced-at-comic-con

 

Mavel's stuff has frankly been my favorite new canon works so far, so I'm quite hyped for this.

 

I wonder if Vader Down will be included in the future Darth Vader Vol.3 TPB?

 

And Aphra meeting Han Solo. LOL.

 

So what is this? One special issue and the rest comes out between darth vader ongoing and the Star Wars one? Or is their something I missed?

 

Ah, crossovers, I suppose it was inevitable now that the comics are in Marvel's hands.

Excited about the story, but I gotta wonder about the format.

 

The most likely way this will be collected is as:

Star Wars: Vader Down

With the launch issue and the rest of the arc, with separate trades for each series resuming afterwards.

Given the recently announced delays on the SW books though, I'd see November as optimistic, probably more likely to be December now.

 

Here is another article about the event. http://www.starwars.com/news/sdcc-2...ed-for-marvels-vader-down-exclusive-interview

It's funny, in the interview they don't seem aware of Lords of the Sith and it's similarities to Vader Down. Vader crashing landing on a planet full of hostile rebels isn't exactly a new idea.

 

Cynical much?

Why should they need to be? Plus, if you've read LotS, you know then that the Emperor and Vader are less hunted and more utterly slaughtering everything they see with nary a wasted breath or exertion.

This would seem to supply what some felt LotS lacked - a real enemy for Vader that could kill him.

 

I'm not saying they are exactly they same, but they are advertising it as something completely new. "This makes Vader Down a new kind of Darth Vader story: he’s not the hunter, he’s the hunted." At the very least the people writing the article should have known the basic plot outline for LotS. It's not the end of the world or anything, I'm not outraged. I'm just pointing out that this type of story isn't entirely new.

And I did read LotS.

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Vader is very much in a situation where he is being hunted. Sure, Sidious set up the whole thing, but part of the reason was to test Vader.

 

Frankly it comes across as pointless carping to me.

Of course they are going to advertise it as something new, what else should they do? Market it as "Read This Story You've Read Before"?

As for LotS, clearly I read a different book to you.

As to the writers, why should they be required to know of LotS? You seem to be thinking they're bad SW fans, but as it's SDCC this weekend, it's far more likely they're comic fans reporting on the news that comes out as it comes out.

 

First, you are putting words in my mouth. I never said they were bad star wars fans. Secondly, did you actually read the link I posted? It's from the official star wars site, where I assume they should know about LotS.

 

I just hope that we won't get Luke vs Vader again...until TESB that is. And the cover reminds me a little of the Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1 by Tsuneo Sanda

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Definitely interesting and this might be the definitive moment that marks Vader's rise to level we see him at in Ep. V.

I to am wondering how this is going to play out in the various comics. It says it will kick off with the Vader Down issue #1 and then continue in the two different lines they have going already. Is Vader Down only going to be a special 1 issue or are they implying that the story won't continue in the two regular lines until the Vader Down arc is over?

 

Really? You say you assume they should know about LotS but they don't mention it, which you appear to see as a detriment - so what conclusion am I to draw about your view of them from that statement other than a negative one?

I'm still not seeing why they should know of LotS? Or, perhaps a more accurate phrasing, why is not mentioning it so awful?

 

How it'll likely go:

1. Vader Down #1
2. SW #13
3. SWDV #13
4. SW #14
5. SWDV #14
6. SW #15

Or vice versa on the 2 main series. Might be the other way around as the story could then conclude in DV, while SW does another ObiWan tale.

 

Oh ok. So there is actually only going to be one comic titled Vader Down and the rest of the series will be within the two regular lines. That makes sense. Was a little confusing because they said Vader Down was going to be a six issue arc. Guess it will only be six issues though if you include the other two comic lines.

 

Hopefully Aphra doesn't get killed during this arc. Would be a good time to kill her off though if they don't want to drag her character on throughout the entire OT timeline. Doesn't look like Vader has any intentions of killing her himself at this point.

 

It's not "so awful." As I've previously pointed out I don't think this is a huge issue. It's just that the people at LFL are acting like this is entirely new, when they released a book with a lot of similarities only a few months ago. I just wanted to point that out. I'm sorry if that was too negative for you. I'm usually pretty positive about the franchise.

 

You have to remember that these people in this universe spend virtually half their lives traveling through space almost. It would make sense for them to have to crash land more than once.

 

Yah, I really don't have a problem with the story itself. If anything it's appropriate that Anakin's tendency to crash land doesn't stop when he becomes a Sith Lord.

 

"Another happy landing."