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zechs27 (zechs27) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-10-03 23:03:00

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char: darth sidious/emperor palpatine, char: darth vader/anakin skywalker, char: mara jade, creator: claudio castellini, creator: ron marz, publisher: dark horse, title: star wars

Vader Week: Star Wars Tales #1-2: Extinction

Another fine Darth Vader tale done by Ron Marz this time with art done by Claudio Castellini. For fans of his Maul vs Vader piece you might want to take a peak at this.

DIAL UPPERS BEWARE!

The story take's place in Star Wars Tales #1-2. Both again are 64 pages but I'm going more lax on this one. #1 does have a nice Mara Jade tale and I'm giving someone the chance to put some of that up here for future use. It does have a VERY amusing tale written by He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named . But alas. Just go buy the trade or the first issue if you wish to see "Skippy the Jedi Droid".

As always a Star Wars tune to keep you in the mood while ya read. This one is probably not as well known but GOD do I love this song from Shadows of the Empire.

So here's eleven scans from part one from #1:

I have to ask, given I've always been curious. Was this the only interaction we've ever see Darth Vader have with Mara Jade? An interesting meeting between the two nonetheless.

So Vader arrives at the planet which Mara's info is where the Dark Woman is at. Of course the old Jedi is expecting Vader. Interestingly, Vader orders his Stormtrooper back-up to remain at the shuttle. It isn't long into his journey he finds the inner sanctum of the Dark Woman:

God I love those final three panels. She knows what's coming and still she does nothing, letting Vader make the first move. How very Jedi of her. #2 continues where we leave off such a great set up (fifteen pages from sixty-four pages, no ads). If someone wishes to ever post the Jedi with No Name or the Han Solo story in this ("Routine") just let me know and I'll remove a scans needed for ya.

Anyway time for epic duel:

God I love Ron Marz Star Wars stories, especially the Sith ones.

Only one Sith tale of his to tell I guess and that's his Maul story. Should I? Or would you want me to dig up some more Vader stuff?

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	dreamreaver 2009-10-04 06:38 am UTC (link)
	Two instances in Allegiance, yes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

joysweeper
2009-10-04 10:42 pm UTC (link)

Three instances, really. Hmm... no, four. I loved how uneasy they were around each other. Mara's all genuinely confused at this animosity, since she has no desire to be higher in the Emperor's favor, but there's basically no chance that she could reconcile with him. She has almost an outsider's perspective on Vader and the Emperor and sees them both as a little obsessed with Rebels; at the time she really and truly believes that the Empire is good and right but there's this little critical edge. That part where she tells Vader that he has the entire Five-Oh-First and he should let her keep her Hand of Judgment made me so happy. And at the end, where he actually asks for her assessment of Disra and she wants him to watch Ozzel carefully! I like that they've got that kind of working relationship that's all hostile and nasty one moment and professional, almost friendly, later.

I would so read a story where they had to work together. Anyone read fanfic? I saw one once where Vader met a very young Mara and sort of accidentally got the Emperor to take her as a Hand, but I was meh on it. Vader fics should characterize him like The Sith Who Brought Life Day, which is as close to canon personality as any fic I've seen. (This starts as a humor fic, becomes dramatic, and is awesome.)

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