Darth Vader (2020) #21 - Comic Review

A remaining royal handmaiden of Padmé Amidala named Sabé has confronted secret Crimson Dawn members Ochi of Bestoon and Administrator Moore of the Empire. In Darth Vader (2020) #21, Sabé reveals to them that she is also part of Crimson Dawn and wants to use them to further her agenda of finding out what Vader wants and manipulating him into helping Crimson Dawn wage their war against the Galactic Empire! As their plans go into action, Vader’s group of rag-tag small time heroes and assassins against Crimson Dawn, as well as Valance, go on another mission to weed out more members from the supposed list of conspirators.

Writer Greg Pak continues his current story arc in Darth Vader (2020) #21 that ties into the overarching Crimson Reign storyline in a fun and explosive way! This issue is full of double crosses, awesome droids, and an always deadly appearance by an angry Darth Vader! The artistic team is made up of artist Raffaele Ienco, colorist Alex Sinclair, and letterer VC’s Joe Caramagna who do a great job putting Pak’s writing into action. The highlight is definitely the droid fight in the latter half of the issue which is full of fun and exciting moments that pop right off the page.

The main cover art for Darth Vader (2020) #21 comes from artist Paul Renaud and features a beautiful rendition of Sabé with a profile of the Dark Lord and the Crimson Dawn insignia in the background. The first variant cover comes from the always spectacular team of Chris Sprouse, Karl Story, and Neeraj Menon for another Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary cover this time of Moff Gideon and a troop of Dark Troopers from The Mandalorian. The second variant cover was done by interior artist Raffaele Ienco and is just an all-around badass one with Darth Vader ready to fight!

Darth Vader (2020) #21 continues the Crimson Reign storyline as Sabé tries to work with Ochi of Bestoon and Administrator Moore to take out the Empire from the inside. It’s a fun issue full of twists and turns that are sure to excite all fans of Star Wars! So fire up your TIE fighter and fly on down to your local comic shop to grab yourself a copy today!