Star Wars: Darth Vader is an ongoing Star Wars comic book series written by Greg Pak. The series is published by Marvel Comics beginning in February 2020, and features Darth Vader, and take place between the events of Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi.^[1] According to Pak, the series will explore Darth Vader's past in ways that will cause "heads to explode".^[3] On April 1, 2020, Marvel Comics was forced to stall their publishing line due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4] Eventually, Marvel announced they would resume their publishing line on May 27, 2020, but did not mention a new release date for any of this series' postponed issues.^[5] The third issue of the series was eventually resolicited for July 29, 2020 on May 19, 2020.^[6]

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Color code key:
Collected (TPB) issue	Released issue	Future issue	Story arc

Issue	Title	Publication date	Trade paperback	Omnibus
EA1	"In Service to the Empire"	December 18, 2019
Dark Heart of the Sith			Vol. 1 — Dark Heart of the Sith November 24, 2020[7]
1	Darth Vader (2020) 1	February 5, 2020[8]
2	Darth Vader (2020) 2	March 11, 2020[9]
3	Darth Vader (2020) 3	July 29, 2020[6]
4	Darth Vader (2020) 4	August 12, 2020[10]
5	Darth Vader (2020) 5	September 16, 2020[11]
Into the Fire			Vol. 2 — Into the Fire June 22, 2021[12]
6	Darth Vader (2020) 6	October 14, 2020[13]
7	Darth Vader (2020) 7	November 11, 2020[14]
8	Darth Vader (2020) 8	December 16, 2020[15]
9	Darth Vader (2020) 9	January 13, 2021[16]
10	Darth Vader (2020) 10	February 10, 2021[17]
11	Darth Vader (2020) 11	April 28, 2021[18]
War of the Bounty Hunters			Vol. 3 — War of the Bounty Hunters December 21, 2021[19]	War of the Bounty Hunters Omnibus December 13, 2022
12	Darth Vader (2020) 12	May 26, 2021[20]
13	Darth Vader (2020) 13	June 23, 2021[21]
14	Darth Vader (2020) 14	July 21, 2021[22]
15	Darth Vader (2020) 15	August 25, 2021[23]
16	Darth Vader (2020) 16	September 15, 2021[24]
17	Darth Vader (2020) 17	October 27, 2021[25]
Crimson Reign			Vol. 4 — Crimson Reign October 18, 2022[26]
18	Darth Vader (2020) 18	December 1, 2021[27]
19	Darth Vader (2020) 19	December 22, 2021[28]
20	Darth Vader (2020) 20	February 9, 2022[29]
21	Darth Vader (2020) 21	March 23, 2022[30]
22	Darth Vader (2020) 22	April 13, 2022[31]
23	Darth Vader (2020) 23	June 1, 2022[32]	Vol. 5 — The Shadow's Shadow January 10, 2023[33]
24	Darth Vader (2020) 24	June 29, 2022[34]
The Shadow's Shadow
25	Darth Vader (2020) 25	July 20, 2022[35]
26	Darth Vader (2020) 26	August 24, 2022[36]
27	Darth Vader (2020) 27	September 21, 2022[37]
Return of the Handmaidens			Vol. 6 – Return of the Handmaidens June 27, 2023[38]
28	Darth Vader (2020) 28	October 19, 2022[39]
29	Darth Vader (2020) 29	November 30, 2022[40]
30	Darth Vader (2020) 30	January 11, 2023[41]
31	Darth Vader (2020) 31	February 8, 2023[42]
32	Darth Vader (2020) 32	March 22, 2023[43]
Unbound Force			Vol. 7 – Unbound Force October 10, 2023[44]
33	Darth Vader (2020) 33	May 3, 2023[45]
34	Darth Vader (2020) 34	May 10, 2023[46]
Target Aphra
35	Darth Vader (2020) 35	June 14, 2023[47]
36	Darth Vader (2020) 36	July 12, 2023[48]
Dark Droids			Vol. 8 – Dark Droids April 9, 2024[49]
37	Darth Vader (2020) 37	August 16, 2023[50]
38	Darth Vader (2020) 38	September 13, 2023[51]
39	Darth Vader (2020) 39	October 4, 2023[52]
40	Darth Vader (2020) 40	November 8, 2023[53]
41	Darth Vader (2020) 41	December 20, 2023[54]
Revelations (2023) 1			Vol. 9 – Rise of the Schism Imperial September 10, 2024[55]
~	"Tool of the Empire"	December 20 2023[56]
Rise of the Schism Imperial
42	Darth Vader (2020) 42	January 3, 2024[54]
43	Darth Vader (2020) 43	February 14, 2024[57]
44	Darth Vader (2020) 44	March 13, 2024[58]
45	Darth Vader (2020) 45	April 10, 2024[59]
FCBD	"The Curse"	May 4, 2024[60]	Vol. 10 – Phantoms December 31, 2024[61]
The Razing of Exegol
46	Darth Vader (2020) 46	May 8, 2024[62]
47	Darth Vader (2020) 47	June 12, 2024[63]
Phantoms
48	Darth Vader (2020) 48	July 24, 2024[64]
49	Darth Vader (2020) 49	August 14, 2024[65]
50	Darth Vader (2020) 50	September 18, 2024[2]

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External links[]

• NYCC 2019: Coming Next Year, 'Star Wars' #1 and 'Darth Vader' #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)

Dark Heart of the Sith: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 Into the Fire: 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 · 11 War of the Bounty Hunters: 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 Crimson Reign: 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 The Shadow's Shadow: 25 · 26 · 27 Return of the Handmaidens: 28 · 29 · 30 · 31 · 32 Unbound Force: 33 · 34 Target Aphra: 35 · 36 Dark Droids: 37 · 38 · 39 · 40 · 41 Rise of the Schism Imperial: 42 · 43 · 44 · 45 The Razing of Exegol: 46 · 47 Phantoms: 48 · 49 · 50 Trade paperbacks 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7 · 8 · 9 · 10 Related media Darth Vader (2015) · Darth Vader (2017) In Service to the Empire · Revelations (2022) · Revelations (2023) Free Comic Book Day 2023
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