The latest Star Wars crossover bringing techno-horror to the galaxy far, far away this week as Star Wars: Dark Droids #1 unfold in the central series by writer Charles Soule and artist Luke Ross (the creative team behind the last crossover, War of the Bounty Hunters) and tieing into the four current series exploring the window between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi (Star Wars, Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra & Bounty Hunters).
The story is set to follow as an ancient Sith technology and a High Republic revolutionary droid join to create a powerful force that twists the alliance of droids from across the universe. The solicitations and press release mention the fact that even Darth Vader, who is more machine than man at this point in Star Wars continuity, is affected by the central threat. Stories across Hidden Empire, Doctor Aphra and Han Solo & Chewbacca have all been building up the components to this threat, and appear to pay off with Dark Droids.
Ken Lashley 2nd Printing Variant Cover:
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John Tyler Christopher Action Figure Variant Cover:
Giuseppe Camuncoli & Jesus Aburtov Foil Variant Cover:
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Star Wars: Dark Droids #1
“SCOURGE OF THE DROIDS!“
A STAR WARS EPIC LIKE YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! Who or what is THE SCOURGE, and why is no droid safe?
As a corruption spreads from one droid to the next THE REBELLION and THE EMPIRE face chaos! What role does AJAX SIGMA play in all of this? And whose side is he on?
Find out when horror comes to a galaxy far, far away!
Creative Team
- Writer: Charles Soule
- Artist: Luke Ross
- Colorist: Alex Sinclair
- Letterer: VC’s Cory Petit
- Cover Artist: Leinil Francis Yu & Romulo Fajardo Jr.
- Variant Cover Artists: Giuseppe Camuncoli & Jesus Aburtov; Rachael Stott; John Tyler Christopher; Ken Lashley; Jim Cheung
- Senior Editor: Robert Simpson
- Editor: Mark Paniccia
- Assistant Editor: Mikey J. Basso
- Associate Editor: Danny Khazem
- Format: Oneshot
- Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 pages
These are definitely not the droids you are looking for in Star Wars: Dark Droids #1 on shelves & digital platforms on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, from Marvel Comics.
