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STAR WARS DARTH VADER DARK LORD SITH HC #2

(W) Charles Soule (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Mike Deodato

Darth Vader's imperious rise continues! As the Empire's grip on the galaxy tightens, the stirrings of a rebellion begin in the Mon Cala system. The fearsome Darth Vader knows that order must be maintained at all costs - but bringing Mon Cala to heel means finding the surviving Jedi that foment this unrest. As Vader, Tarkin and their Inquisitors hunt their targets, the seas will weep! Meanwhile, Vader discovers a theft - and when the thief faces the consequences, Emperor Palpatine rewards his disciple with a chilling gift! Seeking the path to destiny, Vader returns to the place of his greatest defeat. Darkness rises above Mustafar as Vader's brutal design begins to take shape - but will the planet's inhabitants stand for this desecration? And what can they do against the Dark Lord? Collecting DARTH VADER (2017) #13-25 and DARTH VADER ANNUAL #2. Rated T

STAR WARS RISE KYLO REN #3 (OF 4)

(W) Charles Soule (A) Will Sliney (CA) Clayton Crain

BEN SOLO, KNIGHT OF REN? • Soon, BEN SOLO'S path will end in a place of fire and blood, and a shadow will rise to take his place. He is with the KNIGHTS OF REN now, and they will welcome him, if he can pay their price. • But before that destiny is fulfilled, a battle must be fought at an ancient JEDI Outpost on the planet ELPHRODA - between Ben and those who know what he could have been... and fear what he might become. • Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. Everyone here is afraid - Ben Solo most of all! Rated T

STAR WARS TP #13

(W) Greg Pak (A) Phil Noto (CA) Phil Noto

It's the end of the era of hope! Rebels and rogues take center stage as this volume of Marvel's STAR WARS comes to a close! Who exactly is Dar Champion, and how far can Leia trust him when Han's life is on the line? What shocking lesson will Luke learn when Warba finally reveals her true self? When faced with his lost past, can C-3PO seize control of his destiny - and be the hero of his own story? And Chewbacca takes on Darth Vader in vicious hand-to-hand combat! Meanwhile, the Rebellion's search for a new home - a base safe from the reach of the Empire - leads them to the planet Hoth! Doctor Aphra and Beilert Valance lend a hand as the Rebellion's fate is set...and the Empire ascends! Collecting STAR WARS (2015) #73-75 and STAR WARS: EMPIRE ASCENDANT. Rated T

STRIKEFORCE #6

(W) Tini Howard (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) Juan Jose Ryp

MOONSTRUCK MONSTROSITY! Ghost's secretive ally is revealed - Moonstone, a.k.a. the psychotic psych Karla Sofen! But what does a manipulator of minds want with a hospital full of the dead and dying - and can this divisive team keep off the edge of death themselves? Rated T+

STRIKEFORCE TP #1

(W) Tini Howard (A) German Peralta (CA) Mike Deodato

No compromise - no mercy! A new threat is secretly taking over the planet - and the more people who know about it, the more powerful it becomes. Blade can't bring the Avengers in on this - not just for their own safety but also for the safety of everyone on Earth. So he must recruit a team of heroes accustomed to darkness - a Strikeforce! Angela, Spider-Woman, Wiccan, the Winter Soldier, Monica Rambeau and Daimon Hellstrom join the Daywalker to fight the fights no other Marvel team can take on! But something is very wrong with Daimon - and the only one who can help is his devilish sister, Satana! The crew storm Castle Doom - where secrets, and swords, will fly! But who is tinkering with the boundaries between life and death, between human and machine - and why?! Collecting STRIKEFORCE #1-5. Rated T+

SWORD MASTER #8

(W) Shuizhu (A) Gunji (CA) Gunji

DEMONS AT THE GATE! • SWORD MASTER and JI SHUANGSHUANG prepare to face the demon hordes of CHIYOU, THE GOD OF WAR. • But how can they fight an overwhelming, supernatural army when they can't seem to trust each other? • And what is the horrible family secret that threatens to bring Chiyou back to destroy the world? Rated T