Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin

Set between A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, this five-issue Dark Horse miniseries puts Darth Vader on the trail of a mysterious, deadly new threat. Writer Tim Siedell and artists Stephen Thompson and Ivan Fernandez craft a standalone Star Wars tale that tests the Dark Lord's power and cunning against a cadre of assassins. It's a focused, action-driven story that expands Vader's early Imperial era without relying on familiar movie characters.