Review: Star Wars: Darth Vader #15

The overarching problem with the War of the Bounty Hunters crossover is that there clearly is not enough content for the supporting books. The meeting of these massive titans and battles both verbal and physical have been left to the main books while the side books try to find their place in the narrative.

Darth Vader #15 navigates this by flashing back to just before Vader enters the fray. Vader and Ochi arrive on the outer rim world of Arkanis to dig up information in Crimson Dawn, the organization from the Solo film now lead by Qi’ra. This leads them to Bokku the Hutt who they realize is a triple agent working with Crimson Dawn.

Vader tosses Ochi out of their departing shuttle and demands he find out more about Crimson Dawn. Ochi runs into a group of their warriors. Vader tests Ochi by abandoning him to this fight and Ochi emerges victorious.

The art in this issue is massively improved from prior installments. The characters shine, the battle scene is powerful, the colors look fantastic. This is a classic Star Wars book but with a polished finish.

That said the book still suffers from two core issues. The first remains that Ochi is still not quirky enough to hold our interest. He does not feel like a true threat to Vader’s power and does not serve the role of sidekick well. Secondly as mention is the larger crossover entirely side-tracking all the supporting books and making them feel redundant rather than adding anything new.

Writing: 3.0 of 5 stars
Art: 4.2 of 5 stars
Colors: 4.0 of 5 stars

Overall: 3.6 of 5 stars

Writing: Greg Pak
Art: Raffaele Ienco
Colors: Jason Keith
Publisher: Marvel Comics

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M.R. Jafri

M.R. Jafri was born and raised in Niagara Falls New York and now lives with his family in Detroit Michigan. He's a talkative introvert and argumentative geek. His loves include Star Wars, Star Trek, Superheroes, Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, Transformers, GI Joe, Films, Comics, TV Shows, Action Figures and Twizzlers.