Thursday, September 20, 2012

Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison TPB [2012]

  

      

STAR WARS: DARTH VADER AND THE GHOST PRISON TRADE PAPERBACK
The first class of Imperial cadets including Cadet Laurita Tohm before he became Commander graduates on Coruscant. Lieutenant Tohm is assigned to Grand Moff Tarkin’s fleet. His classmates later trap him inside a prototype Tie Fighter. Tohm escapes only to land in the middle of a terrorist coup. Tohm later realize his classmates were apart of the coup against the Emperor.

Darth Vader, Tohm, and Moff Trachta take the Emperor to his crypt to prevent Headmaster Gentis to target him further. Darth Vader and Tohm go to the Jedi Temple and watch a hologram of the Jedi Council with a younger Anakin Skywalker.

The Jedi Council has been keeping a secret concerning the captured prisoners of the Clone Wars. A secret prison housed the prisoners of Count Dooku’s army. Darth Vader, Tohm, Moff Trachta, and the injured Emperor travel to the secret prison. They take out the Jedi watching over it and use the medical facility to save the Emperor’s life.

Meanwhile on Coruscant, Headmaster Gentis recalls his account of events to Grand Moff Tarkin who plans to head to Coruscant to take command until the Emperor is well. Back on at the prison Tohm as an idea to take back Coruscant however asks Darth Vader to release some of the prisoners.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Headmaster Gentis lost his sons due to Emperor Palpatine orders
- As Moff Tarkin meets Gentis, Darth Vader and his crew was hiding in his shuttle
- The Emperor has his revenge on Headmaster Gentis and electrocutes him
- Trachta replaces Gentis has Headmaster and the prisoners where exiled off planet
- As the prisoner ship left, it exploded over the skies of Coruscant thanks to Tohm
- The Emperor suggest to Darth Vader Tohm would make an excellent replacement
- Vader teaches Tohm his final lesson and throws his rival to his death

This paperback collects
Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ghost Prison #1–5

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5