What kind of woman teams up with the Dark Lord of the Sith?
Kieron Gillen introduces Aphra, a woman who fights with Darth Vader. He may need her as the Rebels and bold bounty hunters make their moves.
Star Wars: Vader Down is the first big crossover of Marvel’s Star Wars books. Set after the events of A New Hope, the Sith Lord is obsessed with finding the young Jedi who destroyed the Death Star.
It will lead to an opportunity the Rebel Alliance can’t pass up: Vader stranded without the Empire.
“Just that they’ve got Vader in quite the predicament. He’s alone. He’s grossly outnumbered and his ship has crashed on this alien landscape. Whether everybody believes they can do it or not, they know this is their best shot to capture him or kill him or whatever. When you get that shot, you’ve got to take it and send everyone you’ve got down after him,” writer Jason Aaron told Marvel.com.
Along with the classic heroes and villains, Kieron Gillen and Aaron are introducing new characters into the mythology.
“I think with this story you can expect that every pairing or meeting we can possibly do is going to happen. When Kieron first introduced a lot of those characters like Aphra and the murderous droids, my first thought was, “Wow, I can’t wait until Aphra meets Han Solo or until Kieron’s droids meet C-3PO and R2.” I think you can expect a lot of those different meetings. I think that has, for me, been one of the things that’s the most fun. What I’d been looking forward to most about this story was mixing up this cast in every way we possibly can.”
A big issue leading up to Vader Down is Darth Vader #8 this week. The Sith Lord continues his alliance with new character Aphra as a set of brash bounty hunters make an assault on the Empire. How does Vader evade the rebels and how does this story tie into the event of The Empire Strikes Back.
By Editor