Vader

Name: Vader
Author: Kieron Gillen
ISBN: 9781614795216

by Kieron Gillen

24 pages2016SpotlightISBN 9781614795216

FictionChildren'sComicsArtScience Fiction

About this book

It is a period of insurgence. The Empire's ultimate peacekeeping force, the Death Star was destroyed due to an unforeseen design flaw. Without this deterrent, the rule of law is in danger. Chaos looms! Due to his responsibility for the disaster, Darth Vader has fallen in the eyes of Emperor Palpatine. Grand General Tagge is to command the response to the Rebellion. Unknown to the Emperor, Vader is quietly pursuing his own interests: the mysterious Force-strong pilot who destroyed the Death Star.

Publication Details

Publisher: Spotlight
Published: 2016
Pages: 24
ISBN: 9781614795216
Language: en

About Kieron Gillen

Kieron Michael Gillen (/ˈɡɪlən/; born 30 September 1975) is a British comic book writer and former video game and music journalist. In comics, Gillen is known for Once & Future, Die, Phonogram, and The Wicked + The Divine, the latter two co-created with artist Jamie McKelvie and published by Image, as well as numerous projects for Marvel, such as Journey into Mystery, Uncanny X-Men, Young Avengers, Eternals, and the company-wide crossover storyline A.X.E.: Judgment Day. He has also written projects for Star Wars including Darth Vader, Star Wars, and co-created the character Doctor Aphra who starred in her own ongoing spin-off comic series Star Wars: Doctor Aphra which Gillen wrote the first 20 issues of. In video game journalism, he created the New Games Journalism manifesto. He also co-founded the website Rock Paper Shotgun. He has been nominated for a Hugo Award six times, once for The Wicked + The Divine, twice for Once & Future, and three times for Die. He also has been nominated four times for a GLAAD Media Award, winning once for Young Avengers. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kieron_Gillen)