Star Wars: Vader's Castle – The Deluxe Library Collection is a forthcoming deluxe hardcover collection of all Vader's Castle series originally published by IDW Publishing. It will be published by Dark Horse Comics on October 8, 2024.[1]
Publisher's summary[]
Horror comes to a galaxy far, far away! The complete stories of the iconic villain’s spooky lair are collected in an oversized hardcover for the first time, including creepy new cover art and the only reprinting of Shadow of Vader’s Castle.
Revisit the scariest place in the galaxy with this comprehensive collection!
Exhumed from the lava mines of Mustafar comes the complete legends of Darth Vader’s castle: a shadowy tower haunted by the dark side. Join Rebel Commander Lina Graff, Lieutenant Hudd, and their friends as they sneak through the citadel’s dank corridors in search of escape. Along the way they trade terrifying tales of Obi-Wan, Han, Chewie, the Ewoks, and other galactic heroes facing off against interstellar creeps: menacing Sith, soulless stormtroopers, possessed droids, alien witches, mutant monsters, and more! When Hudd falls into the clutches of Vanee, the castle’s creepy caretaker, he is treated to further spine-chilling stories of the galaxy’s most vile villains, including Darth Maul, Assajj Ventress, Jabba the Hutt, and Vader himself! Even after the band of rebels flee the fortress, they are pursued by nightmares of rampaging were-Wookiees, Dagobah swamp monsters, and other ghouls!
And for the first time, the Shadow of Vader’s Castle one-shot is collected here, in which the Mustafarian locals share their own hair-raising legends about the villainous stronghold.
Are you brave enough to set foot in the Sith Lord’s fortress of fear?
COLLECTING: Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle (2018) #1-5, Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle (2019) #1-5, Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle (2020), Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle (2021) #1-5, & Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day (2019)
Media[]
Editions[]
- ISBN 9781506747187; October 8, 2024; Dark Horse Comics; US Hardcover[1]
Collected issues[]
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 1
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 2
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 3
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 4
- Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle 5
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 1
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 2
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5
- Star Wars Adventures: Shadow of Vader's Castle
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 1
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 2
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 3
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 4
- Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 5
- Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2019
Sources[]
Imperial March: Black Series Clone Trooper & Battle Droid 2-Pack Revealed and More! on StarWars.com (backup link)- "Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 227
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5
Star Wars: Vader's Castle The Deluxe Library Collection on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
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Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle takes place around the time of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the events of which are dated to 1 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle must take place after the story told by Thom Hudd in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4, which Star Wars Outlaws, dated to 3 ABY by Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on www.thepopverse.com (archived from the original on August 5, 2024), refers to as having recently occurred. The appearance of Darth Vader in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5 means the series must also take place before Vader's death at the Battle of Endor, dated to 4 ABY by Timelines, placing Return to Vader's Castle around c. 3-4 ABY.
External links[]
- STAR WARS ADVENTURES: VADER'S CASTLE THE DELUXE LIBRARY COLLECTION HC on Dark Horse Comics' official website (backup link)
- Star Wars: Vader's Castle The Deluxe Library Collection on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
