Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25

"It's kind of baby Vader when he's first in his suit of armor&hellip; He's taking [his] first steps into a larger world of murder and death."

- Charles Soule, on writing Darth Vader

Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith 25: Fortress Vader, Part VII is the twenty-fifth and final issue of the comic book series Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith. The issue was written by Charles Soule, illustrated by Giuseppe Camuncoli, and published on December 19, 2018 by Marvel Comics.

Publisher's summary
''FORTRESS VADER: FINALE! The FORTRESS is complete. The door will be opened. VADER finds everything he has ever desired. THE DARK LORD gets everything he deserves.''

Continuity

 * The issue implies that Darth Sidious was somehow involved in Anakin Skywalker's birth. This would seem to validate Star Wars creator George Lucas' original intentions for Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith, in which he planned to reveal that Sidious helped to will the midi-chlorians to start the cell divisions which formed Skywalker, in a way making him the youth's father.
 * One of the scenes also takes inspiration from the teaser poster of the film Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace.

Editions

 * UPC 759606086665; December 19, 2018; Marvel Comics
 * 02511; Cover A; Elia Bonetti, Giuseppe Camuncoli
 * 02521; Cover B; Rod Reis
 * 02531; Cover C; Gabriele Dell'Otto

Collections

 * Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith Vol. 4 — Fortress Vader