01 · Summary
What the series is about
Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca's post-A New Hope Darth Vader series; Doctor Aphra enters the saga here.
Darth Vader was published by Marvel during 2015–2016. IDS classifies the series as Canon, places it in the Age of Rebellion era, and labels its format as Ongoing.
The current run record is 25 issues. That run description is kept separate from variants, collected editions, annuals, one-shots, and reprints so collectors can distinguish the story sequence from the physical formats used to publish it.
02 · Publication file
Where it sits in Star Wars comics
Darth Vader belongs to the Canon side of the archive and is indexed as a ongoing from Marvel. Its publication span is 2015–2016, with the current IDS run record listed as 25 issues.
IDS treats publisher, continuity, run structure, physical issue format, variants, and later collections as separate metadata fields so a trade paperback or alternate cover is not mistaken for a different story issue.
03 · Creators
Series contributors in bibliographic records
When a collected edition is matched through public bibliographic metadata, IDS surfaces its credited contributors here. This is a series-level aid, not a claim that the same team created every issue in the run.
05 · Collector file
Key issues, firsts, collections, and variants
First appearances
- #1 — First appearance of Krrsantan.
- #3 — First appearance of Doctor Aphra.
Key issues
- #1 — Series launch and Krrsantan debut.
- #3 — Doctor Aphra debut.
- #13–15 — Vader Down crossover chapters.
- #25 — Series finale.
Collected editions
- Darth Vader by Kieron Gillen & Salvador Larroca omnibus
- Darth Vader Vol. 1: Vader and subsequent trade volumes
Variant / printing notes
Early issues, especially #1 and #3, have multiple variant covers; the interior issue is the same unless a later printing is specifically identified.
06 · People
Major characters
The people below are the major characters currently attached to this series record. The list is a guide into IDS, not a complete cast list for every issue.
07 · IDS lens
What this comic can reveal
This series is useful for examining authoritarian institutions, military hierarchy, surveillance, coercion, and the ways political power becomes visible through ordinary encounters as well as major battles.
IDS reads those themes alongside the series publication history, asking how comics give recurring institutions more narrative space than a film or television episode can.
08 · Source record
Publication and collector sources
IDS separates publication facts and creator metadata from independently written summaries and analysis. Representative covers are resolved from bibliographic records and may depict a collected edition rather than the exact first issue of the run.
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