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

Entry tags:

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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joysweeper
2009-10-04 10:50 pm UTC (link)

Hey, officer, it's Imperial Center at this point in time! If you'd been talking to nearly anyone else they'd straighten you out. Just because it was called Coruscant before the rise of the Empire...

Oooh, the Mara Jade comics. I don't have any of those yet. And there was a comic for Shadows of the Empire, but I've never seen that.

Poor Dark Woman. I've seen some of the other stuff she's in, and I'd be more invested if I wasn't totally indifferent to Aurra Sing.

I have a couple issues with how the women are drawn, but I really like this artist's Vader.

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zechs27
2009-10-05 12:00 am UTC (link)

I have both. Least I know I have all of Shadows. Only different between the books and the comic it focuses on Boba Fett and a spy of Vader's who is in the Swoop Gang that attacks Luke and Dash. Plus said spy's first appearance or story in some Star Wars magazine which also had a comic. Darn I forgot the dude's name now.

And I just looked. Only have #1-2, and #6 of Mara Jade: By the Emperor's Hand. A nice mini by Zahn.

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	joysweeper 2009-10-05 03:27 am UTC (link)
	! Post Shadows! Please? I can link to it on TVTropes! I read By The Emperor's Hand once, but that was some years ago, before I was able to follow Zahn plots, so I don't remember much beyond a Xizor bust and Mara cheating at gambling with the Force. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	zechs27 2009-10-05 05:30 am UTC (link)
	We'll see what I can do. Either I'll post the Boba stuff or the Vader's lackey stuff? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	joysweeper 2009-10-05 10:42 am UTC (link)
	Whatever has more of the plot. In all honesty I flat out don't care about Fett. I like morally ambiguous characters, I like evil-but-not-too-evil ones, but Mandalorians just bore me. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lieut_kettch 2009-10-05 02:34 am UTC (link)
	I guess it's the way people still referred to St. Petersburg by its dimunitive nickname Piter even back when it was officially called Leningrad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	joysweeper 2009-10-05 03:29 am UTC (link)
	Yes, but officially it was Imperial Center, and even though it's pretty clear that not even all Imperials called it that, that was the name. Not using it in front of someone with a ridiculously high rank... well, Vader evidently doesn't care. Someone else might, though. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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