Darth Vader #16
Published February 10th, 2016
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The Shu-torun War #1 is the sixteenth issue of the canon comic book series Darth Vader (2015), set in the classic era. It was published on February 10, 2016 by Marvel Comics.
Overview
Info
- TypeComic book
- FormatIssue
- AudienceAdult
- SeriesDarth Vader (2015)
- Release StatusReleased
- Release Date02/10/2016
- Episode Number#16
- Story ArcsThe Shu-torun War
Publisher's Summary
The planet Shu-torun (introduced in the Darth Vader Annual) is revolting.
Darth Vader is tasked with leading a military assault.
Has Vader’s rise to glory begun?
Creative Team
Publishing Team
- WriterKieron Gillen
- EditorJordan D. White
- PublisherMarvel Comics
Artists
- Cover artistKaare Andrews
- PencillerSalvador Larroca
Opening Crawl
Book III, Part I
THE SHU-TORUN WAR
It is a time of rebuilding for the Empire. After the Death Star’s destruction, Darth Vader, the Emperor’s chief enforcer, struggled to keep his place after he was seemingly put in a rivalry with the cybernetically-enhanced operatives of a cyborg specialist named Cylo.
Vader was sent to the ore-rich planet of Shu-torun to bring its leadership in line. After assassinating the ruling family and installing its youngest daughter as Queen, Vader promised worse for their planet should it not fall in line.
Soon after, one of Cylo’s agents, a cyborg Mon Calamari named General Karbin, laid a trap for Vader, setting the Dark Lord against a Rebel Fleet with no backup. Vader survived and made Karbin pay for his deception, but in doing so, his secret ally Doctor Aphra was captured by the rebels….
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