Of course, Gillen’s brand of subtlety is present in the first pages that carry on to the ultimate fate of Vader’s adversaries. But Gillen remains focus on his true objective-make the Sith Lord eloquent and establish him to be the true force to be reckoned with by singlehandedly bring down, literally and even figuratively, a kingdom.Ī personal confession here: the British scribe’s wording makes you hear James Earl Jones’ masterful and grand voiceover in the original Star Wars trilogy in your head. It especially conforms in between the original Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, including the ongoing Star Wars and Darth Vader Marvel comic series. Minimalist at best, Gillen demonstrates his penchant for straightforward dialogue for better narration-less foreshadowing and sub-plots in exchange for an accelerated pace in action, suspense and a climatic expository that truly fits the current Star Wars continuity. One good example here is that there are many pages that are silent and/or wordless, letting the The Force-inspired artwork to do the talking.

I have a hunch why he is THE excellent choice in the Darth Vader series, including this one: Gillen possesses great command of the narrative approach, particularly his sequential pacing. In this annual, Gillen puts some Shakespearean elements in a tale that touches on family, duty and responsibility, sacrifice, and more so, fate itself. The DARTH VADER: ANNUAL #1 can be fitted as a stand-alone chapter and to some degree, a prelude before the abovementioned Star Wars comic event. The British writer extraordinaire (alongside with Jason Aaron) already presents the true awesomeness and badassery the Sith Lord truly has in the ongoing Darth Vader and Star Wars crossover, Vader Down, and this time, he dedicates his time exploring the Dark Lord in the very first Annual issue: Darth Vader Annual #1, with Philippines’ greatest comic book two-hit combo tag-team, Leinil Francis Yu and Gerry Alanguilan. Kieron Gillen continues his brilliant storytelling in the pages of one of the greatest villains in popular culture history, Darth Vader.

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