Marvel has hit the ground running with both of their Star Wars series, but Darth Vader is turning out to be the better book. After what amounts to a demotion (which has to suck if you're a sith lord), Vader is now under the hand of the only other Imperial survivor from the Death Star, Grand General Tagge (you might remember him from his complaints about security and his awesome mutton chops). He's sending Vader after smugglers and thieves. How would you feel if you were Vice-President in charge of Planetary Destruction the day before and now you essentially have a space broom handed to you are are told to clean up minor messes? You'd be angry, you'd be secretive, and you'd want to secure your place before things get any worse. If you're wondering if Vader kills someone in an interesting way to make sure his tracks are covered, the answer is sort of, but its pretty successful in re-establishing the chain of command. Salvador Larocca's art suffers a bit of the same drop off that John Cassaday's did with Star Wars #2, but not so much its a turn off. Gillen's got a firm grip on this material. More please.