Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
Darth Vader finds Luke Skywalker, crashes alone into the middle of an entire Rebel base, and the Rebellion discovers that this is their problem rather than his.
A $4.99 one-shot published on 18 November 2015 by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato Jr., opening the first crossover between Marvel’s two Star Wars ongoings. The complete six-part story runs Vader Down #1, Star Wars #13–14 and Darth Vader #13–15.
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.
Vader Down #1, Star Wars #13–14, Darth Vader #13–15
Vader Down
The six-part crossover in publication order. Only the first chapter is this title; the other five are catalogued under their own series.
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 | — | November 18, 2015 | Jason Aaron | Mike Deodato Jr. | Mark Brooks | — | Vader’s TIE goes down on Vrogas Vas with a Rebel base under it, and a hundred rebels discover they are the ones who are trapped. Part 1 of 6. The crossover continues in Star Wars #13, Darth Vader #13, Star Wars #14 and Darth Vader #15. |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Vader Down | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2016 | Star Wars: Vader Down #1, Star Wars (2015) #13-14 and Star Wars: Darth Vader (2015) #13-15 | 978-0785197898 |
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.
The farm boy the whole shelf is built around — and the character the two continuities disagree about most.
A politician first, a fighter by necessity, and the character the novels have served best.
The genre’s most durable scoundrel, and a surprisingly hard character to write well in prose.
A rogue archaeologist with two homicidal droids and no functioning survival instinct.
