: This series takes place immediately after the events of “Revenge of the Sith”. Every time I wanted to maybe lighten things up for him a bit I just decided to do the opposite. So, I had to adjust my instincts a bit virtually every other character I write, even the “scoundrels,” have heroic elements. Vader isn’t an antihero he’s an evil character who does evil things and feels no remorse. : What were some of the preparations/challenges needed in writing for this particular Star Wars character that weren’t involved for, say, Poe, Obi-Wan, or Lando?Ĭharles Soule: I had to think quite a bit about what it would mean to write a character who has no heroic qualities whatsoever. So, getting to tell a big story about him, especially with the iconic elements I’ll be adding to his mythology-it’s still kind of hard to believe.

He’s loomed large in my imagination since I was a little kid, which is something I share with people all over the world. : So how did you feel when you found out you’d be writing a comic series for not only the most iconic villain in the Star Wars universe, but one of the most iconic villains in pop culture in general?Ĭharles Soule: You really can’t put something like that into words, and yet it’s a sensation I’ve felt a number of times while working for Marvel not just on the Star Wars books, but on all their icons in general. Soule fills you in on the hottest Star Wars event to hit shelves since the twin suns of Tatooine came into existence or that time the lava of Mustafar burned Anakin to a crisp… What comes next? A deep dive into the Dark Side, the fledgling Galactic Empire, and a man who must now hide his humanity away from the terrible pain of reality. In DARTH VADER- issue #1 out June 7-things pick up right after the last shot of “Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.” The Jedi are no more and Lord Vader finds himself lightsaber-less. One of the most iconic villains of all time gets his second, epic ongoing comic at Marvel, this time from writer Charles Soule and artist Giuseppe Camuncoli.

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