Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
The fourth and final Vader’s Castle miniseries, set after the Emperor’s death, when the castle on Mustafar has stopped being a fortress and started being a haunted house.
Five weekly issues between 22 September and 20 October 2021 by Cavan Scott, with Francesco Francavilla on the frame story and covers. Unlike the earlier miniseries the individual issues carry no separate story titles.
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
The arc breakdown and issue list below are the useful part for now.
Structure
How the run divides, and where a reader can get on and off.
#1–5
Ghosts of Vader's Castle
The last of the four Vader’s Castle miniseries, and the last October event IDW ran.
Every issue
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | September 22, 2021 | Cavan Scott | Francesco Francavilla, Megan Levens | Francesco Francavilla | Ghosts of Vader's Castle | One weekly instalment of the fourth Vader’s Castle miniseries. No separate story title: unlike the two earlier miniseries, these issues were published untitled. |
| 2 | — | September 29, 2021 | Cavan Scott | Francesco Francavilla, Derek Charm | Francesco Francavilla | Ghosts of Vader's Castle | One weekly instalment of the fourth Vader’s Castle miniseries. No separate story title: unlike the two earlier miniseries, these issues were published untitled. |
| 3 | — | October 6, 2021 | Cavan Scott | Francesco Francavilla, Robert Hack | Francesco Francavilla | Ghosts of Vader's Castle | One weekly instalment of the fourth Vader’s Castle miniseries. No separate story title: unlike the two earlier miniseries, these issues were published untitled. |
| 4 | — | October 13, 2021 | Cavan Scott | Francesco Francavilla, Chris Fenoglio | Francesco Francavilla | Ghosts of Vader's Castle | One weekly instalment of the fourth Vader’s Castle miniseries. No separate story title: unlike the two earlier miniseries, these issues were published untitled. |
| 5 | — | October 20, 2021 | Cavan Scott | Francesco Francavilla | Francesco Francavilla | Ghosts of Vader's Castle | One weekly instalment of the fourth Vader’s Castle miniseries. No separate story title: unlike the two earlier miniseries, these issues were published untitled. |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Vader's Castle – The Deluxe Library Collection | hardcover | Dark Horse Comics | 2024 | All four Vader's Castle miniseries — Tales from, Return to, Shadow of and Ghosts of Vader's Castle — together with the Free Comic Book Day 2019 story “Droid Hunters” | 9781506747187 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
Two characters in one suit, and the publishing programme has spent fifty years arguing about the seam.
