Darth Vader: Black, White & Red #2 continues to paint the Dark Lord of the Sith in a new and terrifying light via a trio of tales. With the series now at its halfway point, there's still plenty of ground to be covered and plenty of creators to leave their mark on Vader. Read Full Review

It's interesting to see Vader in the mud so to speak doing the dirty work he usually relegates to others. Here Vader is explicitly the menace he's more often only spoken about being in hushed tones in the films. While others want to play the bad guy, Vader shows them all in this issue that there's levels to this. The only question left is which poor souls are next to catch his wrath. Read Full Review

Still, this is some of the best Darth Vader content we've been given in Star Wars comics as of late, making this sophomore issue just as engaging as the premiere installment. Read Full Review

Anthology books are always going to be pretty variable but the draw is in the character and/or concept and seeing how it can be reworked. Vader has had a lot of stories over the decades and there's plenty of hit or miss to be sure. The main story is one that continues to unfold pretty well as it looks into the legacy of what built Vader and what comes from it. Pepose's story is pretty solid if familiar while Ying's story is the weakest for me but had the most potential to explore by showing the way Vader and power can inspire people to dark places. It just didn't hit what it needed to with the original characters for it to engage, especially as Vader's presence was so minimal. Still, a solid installment overall with this issue and has me looking forward to more standalone pieces and more of Jason Aaron's storyline. Read Full Review

"The Endless Mercy" feels out of place from the start with a far more horror feel than the sci-fi/fantasy of the Star Wars Universe with Dark Vader fighting his way through genetically engineered monsters created by another evil scientist. Read Full Review