Darth Vader of StarWars.com held an interview with Soule, who described the story as "pretty unexplored territory." A second series, "Darth Vader" (2017), is also written by Charles Soule. It begins moments after Vader wakes up for the first time in his black suit at the end of the film "". The series will focus on exploring the title character's emotional transformation upon learning of Padme's death, his adjustment to his mechanical suit, how he creates his red lightsaber, and how he hunts Jedi in the Inquisitor program shown in the animated series "Star Wars Rebels". "" was one of the first
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire the job after writing the novelizations of "The Mask" for Bantam, and "Aliens" based upon graphic novels by Dark Horse Comics, which had been licensed by Lucasfilm to create "Star Wars" comics. In addition to the original "Star Wars" trilogy, Perry read the first spin-off novel in the franchise, "Splinter of the Mind's Eye", to get an idea of how to write for Vader. A prequel novel was planned, to be written by author Charles Grant, but was cancelled due to a Lucasfilm Licensing move from Bantam to Del Rey Books. The comic book emphasizes the destiny of Boba Fett