Star Wars fans, you need to read this as bad as you need a chilled glass of malted vanilla shake. As for the rest of you, Trekkies and the lot, this is still a good comic book to pick up. Read Full Review

I'm interested, but have a few concerns that I hope next issue will answer. Read Full Review

This is a fantastic start to what should be an entertaining voyage. Read Full Review

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #1 is a solid start to another interstellar romp. Recommended. Read Full Review

Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin was a rather bland establishing issue that barely featured its title character at all. While there was nothing specifically wrong with the issue, the overall feeling I came away from it was indifference. My hope is that the rest of the miniseries will be better, but as an introductory issue, it just doesn't catch my excitement. Read Full Review

If you're picking this up solely to dive deeper into Darth Vader's story, you'll be hugely disappointed. He doesn't say a single word and instead oozes intimidation as he poses and occasionally wields a lightsaber. This issue merely sets up the very simple basics of the story and presents us with the key players. Seeing as this takes place before Episode IV, we know this seemingly awesome assassin won't succeed in his order to kill Vader. The only real question here is if his failure will result in death, some kind of escape from Vader's tight force grip, or if he'll simply just trick the man who hired him. Certainly not a bad debut, but not particularly compelling, either. Read Full Review

While the art team does a great job of making the most of what is available the overall impression of the Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin was pretty bland. Hopefully future issues involve more of the Sith Lord than this one did, or at least introduces more diverse and interesting locations. With the vast Star Wars universe at their disposal there's no reason this series be a great entry. Even if the focus does not center on Darth Vader a focus on the master assassin could be very entertaining. It's off to a slow start, but only time will tell if this series as a whole can enrich the extended universe or get lost in it. Read Full Review

If you want a great Star Wars comic, then you'd be better off going with Brian Wood's ongoing Star Wars series. Or if you want something that's already collected, try out last year's Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison, where the art and the narrative work together to bring you an uncompromising and intriguing Star Wars story. Read Full Review

As far as opening issues goes this one is average. There are some decent enough elements in the issue but the overall plot is not that interesting and character work just isn't there. Hopefully this series will pick up in the coming issues. If you are looking for the next Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison this isn't quite there yet. Read Full Review