Ever since Darth Vader made his first on-screen appearance, he became one of the most popular villains to ever haunt an audience's dreams! Now, follow Vader straight from the ending of "Star Wars: A New Hope" (and the pages of the new STAR WARS comic book) into his own series, showing the Empire's war with the Rebel Alliance from the other side! Writer Kieron Gillen and artist Salvador Larocca bring us a peek behind the mask of evil!

It is a period of insurgence. The Empire's ultimate peacekeeping force, THE DEATH STAR was destroyed due to an unforeseen design flaw. Without this deterrent, the rule of law is in danger. Chaos looms! Due to his responsibility for the disaster, Darth Vader has fallen in the eyes of Emperor Palpatine. Grand General Tagge is to command the response to the Rebellion. Unknown to the Emperor, Vader is quietly pursuing his own interests: the mysterious Force-strong pilot who destroyed the Death Star....

The issue sees Darth Vader continuing his mission to learn more about Luke Skywalker and the Emperor's mysterious agent. With his ability to command the Imperial Military taken away in the wake of the Battle of Yavin and the Rebel assault on Cymoon 1, Vader enlists the help of droid specialist Aphra in order to create a private army of battle droids.

BECAUSE YOU DEMANDED IT!

Following the blockbuster finale of Darth Vader #25, the fan-favorite character begins a new journey in STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA #1 – the new ongoing series coming this December! From superstar writer Kieron Gillen (Darth Vader) and fan-favorite artist Kev Walker (Marvel Zombies) comes Marvel's first ongoing series starring an original character created in the comics!

Following her time in the clutches of Darth Vader, Doctor Aphra has barely escaped with her life. If he ever learns of her survival, he'll hunt her to the ends of the galaxy. But for now, it's time for a return to what she does best. With the droids 0-0-0 and BT-1 in tow, she's off in search of rare artifacts from the galactic center to the Outer Rim and everywhere in between. Aphra's got debts to pay after all. Just as long as she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, some Bounty Hunters and just about everyone else in the galaxy!

Aphra's got debts to pay. But can she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, some Bounty Hunters and just about everyone else in the galaxy!?

• Aphra's hunt for the Ordu Aspectu has led to the last place she wants to be…
• …an Imperial encampment!
• The good doctor, her deadly droids and her Wookiee companion are in for trouble…

• Aphra's back with a brand-new plan that's guaranteed to pay!
• There's just one teensy problem…
• It involves surrounding herself by some of the galaxy's biggest baddies.
• And they don't like Aphra's tricks!

Doctor Aphra's antics are causing mayhem once again… But is she really the one calling the shots?

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra may be in over her head... ... but at least she's not alone! Er... let's hope they're friendly! 

Doctor Aphra is being blackmailed by Triple-Zero to run missions for his underground crime syndicate - but that doesn't mean she can't cause trouble and have fun along the way! Sometimes that fun means infiltrating Rebellion training grounds...and sometimes that trouble means crossing paths with famed rebel Hera Syndulla herself! 

"Worst Among Equals", part two 

Rogue archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA has ten hours to cross a hostile megacity before the bomb implanted in her throat blows up.No big deal, right? And even if there ARE, say, insane cops and bounty hunters on her tail-she's got a partner to help her! 

"WORST AMONG EQUALS", part 4 

Rogue archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA continues her race against time - and total bodily explosion - with only professional murder droid TRIPLE-ZERO for company. Facing firing squads, harpoon-flinging reptiles and - worst of all - really bad traffic, they have no idea they're being watched by the deadliest Imperial threat of all: The Coalition for Progress! Face the unmitigated terror of the EMPIRE'S public relations division... 

"WORST AMONG EQUALS" PART 5: WHEREIN: PUBLIC RELATIONS DISASTER! DOCTOR APHRA's race across an alien city continues, pursued by innumerable enemies - not least the EMPIRE'S villainous propaganda division. But with the timer ticking down on the bomb in her throat, the truest horror might come from some unscheduled soul-searching. Could it be that her psychotic droid companion TRIPLE-ZERO is the closest thing she has (or deserves) to a true soulmate? 

"Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon", part 1 

After a year of close shaves, Doctor CHELLI APHRA is taking it easy and lying low. Probably herding banthas or something. She's smart like that, right? NAH, not really. The galaxy's shadiest archaeologist is back doing what she does best: busting into alien temples to steal horrifying weapons for huge profit. She just can't stop herself.But plenty of other people could. Powerful factions are watching closely: Rebel and Empire, familiar and strange - all calculating whether Aphra's more useful alive... or dead. 

A ROGUE'S END! All good things must come to an end. Unfortunately, so must all evil things. And probably also all things somewhere-in-the-middleit's-complicated. Renegade archaeologist DOCTOR APHRA has been outrunning fate far longer than anyone dared hope. But her time is finally up. DARTH VADER stalks her through the shadows of an ancient temple, and this time? Only one of them will be leaving in one piece.

With the Rebel Alliance back on the run after their defeat at the Battle of Hoth, it's never been a more dangerous time for outlaws, scoundrels, and the errant rogue archaeologist to make their way in the galaxy. But after a string of bad luck and near escapes, DOCTOR APHRA is back on the job! She's been keeping a low profile - jobs are scarce and credits scarcer. But the promise of the score of a lifetime is a chance too good for her to pass up. And to find the cursed RINGS OF VAALE, Aphra will need a crew of treasure hunters the likes of which the galaxy has never seen before! But RONEN TAGGE, heir to the powerful Tagge family, also has his eyes on the prize. Do Aphra and her team stand a chance at fortune and glory? 

APHRA HAS A NEW WORST ENEMY - THE VILLAINOUS DOMINA TAGGE RETURNS! 
Someone sinister has put a price on DOCTOR APHRA's head... and it's none other than DOMINA TAGGE! 
Now Aphra's running for her life, trying to shake every bounty hunter on her tail. 
But one of those is SANA STARROS... and for Sana, it's personal! 
Aphra can't out-think Domina or outrun Sana...what choice does she have left?! 

Hired by DOMINA TAGGE, APHRA sets her sights on a mysterious piece of tech that could shift the balance of the galactic civil war.

PRELUDE TO WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS: "THE INVITATION"
•  DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS find themselves cornered by VUKORAH and the UNBROKEN CLAN! 
•  Can they pull off a daring escape--even if that means surrendering the NIHIL HYPERDRIVE? 
•  And what sets them on a collision course with one of the most deadly BOUNTY HUNTERS in the galaxy?
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MYSTERIES ABOUND ABOARD A DURGE-ANGED SHIP! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS discover an eerie abandoned ship while on a new mission from DOMINA TAGGE. But on board, they will come face-to-face with a nightmarish horror not seen in the galaxy for untold eons. And then there's...THE FEARSOME BOUNTY HUNTER DURGE! 

EVOCATIONS! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS stumble upon a STRANGE RITUAL…...And STRANGER ENEMY! Will they fall victim to a practitioner of an ANCIENT CULT? 

EVOCATIONS! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS stumble upon a STRANGE RITUAL…...And STRANGER ENEMY! Will they fall victim to a practitioner of an ANCIENT CULT? 

ETERNALLY YOURS! The trap has been set! DOCTOR APHRA and SANA STARROS are ready to steal the ASCENDANT'S GREATEST TREASURE! But their search for the SPARK ETERNAL will lead them somewhere they never expected......back to the place where Aphra's archaeological adventures began! 

Tainted by the SPARK ETERNAL, DOCTOR CHELLI APHRA is not herself! Trapped in her own mind, Aphra's only hope for escape lies in her own memories...
..but will she find a way out before the Spark consumes her completely?

"DESCENT" Desperate to rescue DOCTOR APHRA at any cost, SANA STARROS and her CREW'S search leads them to an OLD HAUNT…and two FAMILIAR FACES they might not survive! Meanwhile, Aphra delves deeper into the secrets of THE ASCENDANT …and the true origin of the SPARK ETERNAL!

LUKE SKYWALKER: FRIEND OR FOE? 
After the fallout of HIDDEN EMPIRE, DOCTOR APHRA is at a crossroads. Who better to help her with that than...LUKE SKYWALKER?!

LUKE SKYWALKER! A LOST JEDI TEMPLE! AND A GRAVE MISCALCULATION! APHRA has convinced LUKE that she can help him find long-lost secrets of THE JEDI! But she has other plans for him that include...DARTH VADER!!!