Darth Vader #7-8: "Shadows and Secrets," Parts I and II

[laughing_tree]

'Put it like this: who doesn’t love “The Godfather”? My model for the series is “House of Cards.” A man in a position of power who is slighted and turns to tactics that he wouldn't have really considered before.' -- Kieron Gillen







Vader stamps out an organized crime group, the Son-tuul Pride, who've been giving the Empire trouble:















Issue 8:








Where the rest of the loot really went:

Comments

[doodleboy]

Really pushing the female evil Han Solo thing aren't they? Kind of like evil devious Aphra.

Starting to think she has a death-wish of sorts. She certainly likes putting herself in more and more dangerous situations. It would explain some of her interactions with Vader.

Also so far the story is moving along slowly. Vader building his own independent power-base, but he's been Star Wars equivalent of grunt-work for the empire. Hopefully it'll build to a satisfying climax.

Also lol at Vader's agreement of revenge as a motivator considering the ramifications of the last arc.

[richardak]

Evil Han Solo. I hadn't thought of her that way, but you're exactly right. That is a cool idea.

[jeyl]

Sigh.

HK-47 did that 'statement' talk first.

[md84]

In canon, HK-47 might even be the inspiration for the assassin droids that followed him. It wouldn't surprise me if everyone crazy enough to build killer droids also programmed them to refer to targets as 'meatbags'.

[glimmung]

Heck he might actually be an HK derivative.

[icon_uk]

I think Gen1 Transformers Shockwave did it long, long before HK-47 debuted.

[jeyl]

I speak only within the confines of Star Wars. As for Shockwave, you mean this Shockwave?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO9ZhOyxyU0

[crimsonmoonmist]

My first thought as well.
Oh well, HK was a fun character,
having a stand-in for him isn't necessarily a bad thing.
I do wish it was actually him though since it would insert him into the Disney canon. EU, or "Legends" canon, as it were is still my official head-canon so I can live with this.

[doomedpatroller]

They should have had Vader mimic Luke's pose outside the home.

[steverodgers5]

They did. That's exactly how the issue itself opens. With a splash page of that very image..

[doodleboy]

Oh and I also love the design of the lizard bounty hunter. Deliberately drawn to look like a suit-monster.