Shattered Empire #1 by Greg Rucka and Marco Checchetto bring the events immediately following the Battle of Endor to Marvel Comics. As part of The Journey to
The Force Awakens, this series promises new adventures and teases about what comes in the time between
Return of the Jedi and
The Force Awakens.
For fans of variant covers, there's several different ones to choose from, to go with the Phil Noto main cover. You can find one by series artist Marco Checchetto, the Movie variant with Wicket the Ewok, a Hyperspace variant, a blank cover for sketch covers, plus exclusives from Comics*POP, Third Eye Comics, Disposable Heroes, and Long Beach Comic-Con/Golden Apple.
Shattered Empire #1 sells for $3.99.
Meanwhile, fans of the Dark Lord of the Sith can enjoy a new arc by Kieron Gillen and new series artist Salvador Larroca, in which Darth Vader is given his new mission. Unfortunately it's not the mission that he wants.
Fans of variant covers, there's one from Adi Granov available this week, to go with the Salvador LaRocca main cover.
Darth Vader #9 sells for $3.99.
