I did not really care much for this repetitive story. And it is also annoying not knowing when exactly this takes place. Having this kiddy art style in a story centered on Vader Force choking Imperials is really jarring. I should also mention that this issue includes a short story by Chris Eliopoulis, who has written a few other goofy droid stories with art in the vein of Calvin and Hobbes. So this really could be a wild card, and there's no knowing yet how great this series may be.

I liked aspects of Lando but thought that the writing was messy. I have not yet gotten past the first two arcs of Poe Dameron, but I recall some weird un-Star Wars-like stuff in those comics. Right now, I'm cautiously optimistic about this series since Charles Soule has a mixed success rate in my opinion. Perhaps the Jedi Vader gets his crystal from is the Grand Inquisitor when he was a Jedi? I guess we will have to wait and see. I do look forward to learning more about how Jedi become Inquisitors, but I do question whether any of that will be in this arc. And I doubt that obscure Jedi Council member Coleman Kcaj would be used. Part of me thinks that we will get yet another version of the death of Shaak Ti, which would feel superfluous. I am curious about which Jedi Vader will need to get his crystal from. Once again, fans are told that the Sith bleed Kyber crystals to turn them red. It feels like this series may flesh out things that the novel Ahsoka does not fully touch upon. Though the art style is not really my forte, I am intrigued by the premise.

Although it's weird now to think that right after that scene Vader uses the Force on Sidious, who then uses Force Lightning on him. It almost looks like the scene itself is revised, but I suppose it's just the panels skipping over certain parts.

It begins right from the end of Revenge of the Sith, with Vader having learned about Padme's death after waking up in the suit. This first issue isn't particularly bombastic, but I get that this is setting up the series.

I remember hearing that the full title would be Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith, but it seems to simply be titled Darth Vader here, with the arc title being The Chosen One, which I found surprising. It could've been called Vader Begins, or even 'Vader: Year One' as Charles Soule has referred to it. When I first heard about this series, I found it ridiculous that the series wouldn't have a title different from Kieron Gillen's Darth Vader series.

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