Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak Vol. 8

Curse of the Jedi - a DARK DROIDS tie-in! Killer droids have taken over Darth Vader’s flagship! Will the lessons of Jedi Masters Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan save the man who was once Anakin Skywalker from the corruption of the Scourge - or make him a tool for its galactic conquest? To survive a war on two fronts - against a horde of Scourged and the forces of the Empire itself - Vader must reclaim his control over the Force by exploring his deepest hatred. But who does the Dark Lord of the Sith hate more than anyone else in the galaxy? As terror comes to Coruscant, will Darth Vader be taken over by the Scourge - or the other way around? Brace yourself for a shocking twist that digs deep into Vader’s very identity - and future! Collecting STAR WARS: DARTH VADER #37-41.

Film director and screenwriter Greg Pak’s first feature, the sci-fi anthology Robot Stories, won 35 awards; he broke into the comics industry when his agent sent Marvel the screenplay. After writing a Warlock reboot, Pak made a splash with the X-Men: Phoenix -- Endsong limited series and a lengthy run on Incredible Hulk, highlighted by the ＂Planet Hulk＂ storyline and the World War Hulk crossover. In addition to the acclaimed Magneto: Testament and Red Skull: Incarnate limited series, a War Machine revival and the retitled Incredible Hulks, Pak has written Dynamite’s Battlestar Galactica and contributed to Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology. His efforts with co-writer Fred Van Lente include Incredible Hercules, Herc, Heroic Age: Prince of Power, an Alpha Flight relaunch and the Chaos War crossover. Pak introduced Amadeus Cho as a new Green Goliath in The Totally Awesome Hulk and delivered mutant mayhem in Weapon X.

Raffaele ＂Raff＂ Ienco was the writer and artist on Image Comics’ Epic Kill and the original graphic novel Devoid of Life, as well as Top Cow’s Manifestations. For Marvel, he has illustrated Fantastic Four and What If? Age of Ultron.