
She uses a molecular purge bomb to wipe out all traces of their presence within the site. Vader mocks the late Kenobi for the old man's failed attempt to hide Skywalker. Vader notes the wrecked surroundings and acknowledges the boy is strong in the Force, but believes Luke has little (or no) training.
The two travel to Ben Kenobi's home, where Boba Fett had ambushed and fought Skywalker earlier. Vader agrees with her, but opines that they are too late and should move on. Triple Zero expresses sadness and pity for the destroyed droids.ĭr Aphra remarks that Luke would not have destroyed the Death Star had the Empire not killed his family, adding that revenge is a motivator. Lord Vader is looking for any trace of Skywalker. While Dr Aphra does not understand Vader's interest in the site, Lord Vader explains that the boy who destroyed the Death Star lived here, but he left because his family was slain. Returns to his home planet of Tatooine toįollowing a trail left behind by Boba Fettĭarth Vader visits the abandoned Lars moisture farm on Tatooine with Dr Aphra, Triple Zero and BT-1. Of rivals for his position in the Empire, Pitted by the Emperor against a new array
The tale of Vader's transformation from A New Hope to The Empire Strikes Back continues!. Lives in South-West London, works from Blacks on Dean Street, shops at Piranha Comics. Author of The Flying Friar, Holed Up, The Avengefuls, Doctor Who: Room With A Deja Vu, The Many Murders Of Miss Cranbourne, Chase Variant. The longest-serving digital news reporter in the world, since 1992. Posted in: Comics | Tagged: Comics, darth vader, entertainment, kieron gillen, marvel About Rich JohnstonFounder of Bleeding Cool. But don't expect him to be diving back into Marvel Comics territory for long runs any time soon… he has other plans. His other announced Image project, The Ludocrats, is still a way off. Gillen writes The Wicked + The Divine at Image, and Mercury Heat, Modded and Uber at Bleeding Cool's owner Avatar Press. That's kind of expanded, like the new issue, #20, has a backup story of them off doing their own thing, which is a particularly dark version of Droids, the old '80s comic and TV show. They've kind of been the necessary comic relief at the side of the book as well as occasionally just being really, really frightening. Beetee and Triple-Zero have done very well.