Star Wars: Darth Vader by Greg Pak

From 2020 to 2024, Marvel's Star Wars: Darth Vader series, written primarily by Kieron Gillen and with art by a rotating team including InHyuk Lee, Leinil Francis Yu, and Raffaele Ienco, delves into the dark heart of the Sith Lord between the original trilogy films. This ten-issue run explores Vader's complex relationship with his past as Anakin Skywalker, his conflicted loyalties to Emperor Palpatine, and his haunting ties to Padmé Amidala and the son he barely knows, Luke. A key chapter in the modern Star Wars comic canon, it matters for its focused psychological depth on one of pop culture's most iconic villains.