Tyrant

“Star Wars: Purge – The Tyrant’s Fist” #1 is a fun Star Wars comic with an interesting and well-executed central idea. Darth Vader is on Vaklin to quell a Jedi fuelled revolution upsetting the balance on the planet. The concept is neatly introduced, the characters are all different and have their moments, but mostly this issue succeeds because it offers a plausible problem for Lord Vader. It’s great to see Vader in action during the opening sequence of this issue. He whips his red lightsaber around and takes a few shots which sets the stage for readers to view Vader in the thick of things. The rest of the issue then uses Vader as a formidable leader. The narrator even states the Dark Lord of the Sith “can’t say a word without being terrifying,” which encapsulates why he’s such an iconic figure. The comic page can’t bring his amazing voice to the audience but the rest — stance, action, determination — all rings true. Vader brings strategy into this battle and it’s fantastic to watch h