Darth Vader 36 is the thirty-sixth issue of the 2020 canon comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader. The issue was written by Greg Pak, illustrated by Raffaele Ienco and Federico Blee, and published by Marvel Comics on July 12, 2023.
Publisher's summary[]
DEATH BY DROID! With his Force powers still out of control, Darth Vader's more powerful and vulnerable than ever before… Which makes this the perfect time for him to be BETRAYED by one of his most trusted associates (and astoundingly, it's not APHRA or OCHI)! Featuring the return of TRIPLE-ZERO and BEE TEE – and the deadliest team up of droids Vader has ever faced!
Plot summary[]
| TARGET APHRA PART II |
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Development[]
On February 4, 2023, writer Greg Pak tweeted that he had just turned in the script for the issue.[3] Raffaele Ienco stated he finished inking the comic on March 17, 2023.[4]
Continuity[]
One of the B1-series battle droids featured within Darth Vader 36 resembles the engineer battle droids of Star Wars Legends due to its orange coloration. When asked if this was an intentional pull, thereby recanonizing the droid variant, Ienco confirmed it was not but fans were welcome to view it as such.[5]
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Final cover by Leinil Francis Yu
Reveal cover by Leinil Francis Yu
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary variant cover by Chris Sprouse
Return of the Jedi 40th Anniversary variant cover "It's a Trap!"
Classic Trade Dress variant cover by Jerry Ordway
Variant cover by Luciano Vecchio
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SWCE 2023: Marvel Reveals Star Wars: Dark Droids Horror Event and More on StarWars.com (backup link)- Jerry Ordway Pays Homage to Marvel's Original 'Return of the Jedi' Comic Adaptation in New Classic Trade Dress Variant Covers on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Star Wars: Darth Vader (2020) #36 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ The flashbacks of Star Wars (2020) 50 take place approximately twenty-two years after Sheev Palpatine's ascension to Emperor, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, meaning they must occur around 3 ABY. The flashbacks also take place after the events of Star Wars (2020) 43, which occur after the Star Wars: Dark Droids crossover event, an event Charles Soule Unleashes Dark Droids on StarWars.com (backup link) places after Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters, which is dated to 3 ABY by Timelines. As Darth Vader (2020) 36 takes place between War of the Bounty Hunters and Dark Droids, its events must take place around 3 ABY.
- ↑ Greg Pak (@gregpak) on Twitter: "Just turned in my script for DARTH VADER #36, which now ties my run on FIREFLY for the most consecutive issues of a single series I've written in my career. Gonna pass that record with VADER this month. Hugely grateful to everyone who's supporting it so passionately. Means a ton." (backup link)
- ↑ Raffaele Ienco (@Raffaele_Ienco) on Twitter: "Something very rare in the life of a comic book artist has happened-- on Friday I finished inking page 20 of Darth Vader #36 and I have not received the script for issue #37 yet which means--- I HAVE THE WEEKEND OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" (backup link)
- ↑ Raffaele Ienco (@Raffaele_Ienco) on Twitter: "Uhh, yeahhh... sure! Nothing but the best for ya! (In response to: "In fact, do my eyes deceive me, @gregpak or @Raffaele_Ienco , might this be an engineer battle droid, as seen in the original battlefront games 👀👀)" (backup link)
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