- Title: Darth Vader #40
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- Writer: Greg Pak
- Artist: Raff Ienco
The Dark Droids crossover continues with Darth Vader‘s return to Coruscant and a battle of wills between the Dark Lord of the Sith and the Emperor as Vader shows he is back in full control of his faculties and tests himself against the mettle of his master. While the end result of the issue is the droid plague spreading across the planet, and Vader making an unexpected alliance, the crux of the issues is student and master putting each other through the paces in a test of wills and a test of the power each unlocks from the Dark Side of the Force.
This crossover has been dragging on for some time and doesn’t feel any closer to a conclusion. However, Darth Vader #40 does have some solid art of Vader from Raff Ienco, especially highlighting Darth Vader, as well as the tease at the end of where the crossover will go from here as it continues on throughout 2023.
[Marvel, $4.99]