Darth Vader Returns With a New Mission From The Emperor in Rogue One Anniversary Comic

Image via Lucasfilm Published Oct 26, 2026, 3:01 PM EDT Jason is an award-winning journalist whose writing career dates back to when he developed the ability to use a crayon. He, most notably, worked previously as a "professional fan," as he likes to call it, at CinemaBlend, for which he wrote about anything and everything under the pop culture umbrella... especially Batman. His passion for the art of cinema began even earlier, stemming from repeat viewings of The Wizard of Oz. This initially led him to pursue a career in filmmaking -- and even work briefly in the industry as an extra in the straight-to-video family film, Alice Upside Down -- before deciding that his talents would be better served discussing and showing appreciation for the various forms of entertainment he is passionate about. Sign in to your CBR account Few villains in the history of science fiction, let alone cinema as a whole, are as fearsome as Darth Vader. However, many Star Wars fans may argue that the Sith Lord hit his peak of intimidation with a memorable scene from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. Moviegoers could not get enough of seeing the helmeted harbinger of doom laying waste to a group of rebel troope...