SPOILER Marvel's Star Wars Darth Vader #9

I really like the new character Thanoth. You're right, he doesn't take any BS!
Also I really enjoyed the creature design of the character that Doctor Aphra purchased info from.

I think, out of all the Star Wars comic series I have read so far, that Darth Vader has had the most creativity, in the sense that the writer and illustrator do not mind expanding the scope of Star Wars, rather than being beholden to the look and feel of the movies. We've definitely seen some unique characters and places in this series. (Who else loves Bee-tee and Triple Zero, the homicidal droids, as much as I do?)

 

Even hologram-Vader is intimidating. I'm going to start answering my phone with "What is it?"
Loving the art. Not the best issue but it's setting things up. I'm starting to think Doctor Aphra (with torture droids) needs her own series.

 

So what's the deal with the morticians? I'm missing something... What's the significance?

 

Padme's mortician. Got to wonder though, if Vader gets any info out of this, wouldn't he possibly know about the twins?

 

I was confused a bit about Aphra's scene as well, but I expected it to be cleared up in future issues regardless. @Darby and @LadyMusashi, thanks for clearing that up! Thanoth is an awesome new character, and if I'm being honest, the Vader run has probably provided the most consistent stream of cool new characters to the canon than any other literary platform/series to date - I like them all, but Aphra, Thanoth, and the Psycho Droids take the cake. Heck, I even like the Astarte twins. And if Vader does find out that he had twins and Leia's one of them...oh I want to read THAT issue so much!

I'll be sad when Thanoth's and Vader's little game comes to an end, but I'll enjoy rereading every issue (I'll probably reread the whole series) at once when it does.

 

I enjoyed it. Maybe light on plot, but tons of character work with Thanoth. We needed that. I continue to appreciate the artfulness of revealing Vader's motivations and internal monologue through action, framing, and perspective. This remains the only media product, other than the OT, that I think really gets Vader right. For that alone I'm reading and enjoying every issue.

 

Was he sitting with his legs crossed? I couldn't quite make it out in the panel but it seemed so. I didn't know Vader could do...that.

 

You mean, like a

 

Exactly. That's why I found this issue weird. Vader's trying to find out what happened to his unborn child's body. So he tracks down the mortician/records, and then what? The mortician was probably aware of the pregnancy, but not aware Padme had carried twins. He/she was convinced to fudge the records? That would explain how Vader knew Luke was his son, but had no knowledge of Leia.
What I like is that someone other than Obi Wan, Yoda, and Bail knew of Luke's existence.


Also, the Emperor finds out about "the son of Skywalker" at some point, too, according to ESB. Hopefully we see how that comes to be.

Also also, if we go by the most recent special edition ESB as canon, Vader is unaware that Luke is his son, until Palpatine informs him.

Now I'm even more confused by this issue's developments.

 

No, the twins were gone. All he's going to find out is that Padme wasn't pregnant anymore when the mortician received her, which will confirm what he already suspects. He still won't know there were two children until RotJ.

 

The stormtroopers look horrible to me....

 

That's what I figured, but wasn't sure med folk (real or sci-fi) could tell if one's womb carried more than one child. I'd assume there'd be medical reports left behind somewhere.

 

I think it's safe to say Yoda and/or Bail would've taken care of that, given the secrecy they wanted to maintain.

 

You mean the same guys who gave Luke to Anakin's half-brother and didn't change his last name?