Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith- Imperial Machine

Finished reading Star Wars: Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith- Imperial Machine, beginning Marvel's second Darth Vader series as writer Charles Soule goes back to the early days of the villain picking up shortly after the events of Revenge of the Sith. The book opens in the closing moments of Revenge of the Sith as Darth Vader has just been given his cybernetic enhancements as Palpatine gives Vader a mission to find a new lightsaber for himself by taking it from a Jedi and forcing the Kyber crystal inside to bleed red. However since the execution of Order 66 finding a Jedi will be very hard which leads to Vader to use different resources to find one. The second story within the book sees Vader back on Coruscant as he comes face to face with the Inquisitors when the Grand Inquisitor goes to the archives of the Jedi Temple and Vader believes him to be an intruder. The final story by Chris Eliopoulos sees a small droid helping Vader as multiple generals come to him with bad news that strongly displeases Vader. Overall this was a great book as it dives into a time period of the Star Wars timeline that has been previously untouched by Marvel as writer Charles Soule delves into the early days of the Galactic Empire through the eyes of Darth Vader as he try's to find himself a new lightsaber in order to serve the Emperor. The use of little dialogue with in the book especially from Vader who barely speaks in the book helps to making him feel more of a threat to people who go against him while also giving more of an effect to story and the supporting cast on their reactions to Vader. The art by Giuseppe Camuncoli is amazing as thanks to the uses of different angles showing off how Vader fights without a lightsaber and relying on his force abilities even look breathtaking in places with how creative Vader gets with his attacks. 8.5/10.