![]() ![]() Neeroj Menon did a notably great job here! In this simple way, the comic communicates so much about the character in a way that only comics can truly do. As such, he literally cannot envision his past without his current state casting a shadow over it. Vader can no longer remember a time he didn’t literally see red, and the nature of memory is imperfect. I think the red symbolizes, not just Vader’s hatred, both in general and toward himself, but it symbolizes his literal eyes. This isn’t the reader, or an omniscient narrator bringing the images to mind, and it isn’t disconnected emotionally from what is happening. All of the flashbacks are given a red color, which is obviously striking, but I think the intent is to show whose memory this is. What this series does so well, though, is it contextualizes the memory, and gives it new meaning with the coloring choice. ![]() The flashbacks are similar in use to the way that previous Vader comics have done, where he remembers a specific scene, or set of scenes, from the prequel trilogy that are tied to where he is or what is happening in the plot. ![]() Listen to the latest episode of our Star Wars podcast, Talkin' Tauntauns! ![]()
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