Marvel Comics has announced Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red — a new four-issue anthology series starring the galaxy far, far away’s infamous Sisyphean Sith Lord.
Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red launches late this coming April. The limited series carries on Marvel‘s recent tradition of “Black, White & Blood” titles — and serves as a spiritual successor to last year’s Star Wars – Darth Vader: Black, White & Red. In a break from previous installments, however, each issue of Darth Maul‘s new comic will tell a single, standalone story. The debut issue hails from writer Benjamin Percy (Wolverine, Ghost Rider) and artist Stefano Raffaele (Moon Knight: Black, White & Blood).
Check out Alex Maleev‘s cover art for Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red #1 below:
What to expect from Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red
According to Marvel, Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red will “boast a new superstar creative team each issue” and “offer sagas set throughout the character’s mysterious history, diving into his never-before-seen missions and further exploring his twisted bond with his dark master, Palpatine.”
In Percy and Raffaele’s first story, “Maul initiate[s] a one-man war against a newly discovered adversary for the Sith.” A full synopsis reads as follows: “A prison ship — transporting a mysterious group known as the Final Occultation — goes offline, and Darth Maul is sent by Palpatine to investigate. What he finds on board is the stuff of nightmares! Now, it’s up to him to stop this profoundly dark and unstable threat that wishes to bring chaos to the galaxy.”
“The silent assassin has a busy inner world,” Percy told StarWars.com. “He is loyal to Palpatine, but that does not make him a puppet or a tool. He is willing to make his own decisions — ones that could shake the very fabric of the galaxy — as is the case in this chiller and thriller of a story, ‘The Final Occultation.'”
“DARTH VADER: BLACK, WHITE & RED was a huge success for us and fans went wild for it,” editor Mark Paniccia added. “We immediately started getting requests to feature Darth Maul for our next journey into the unique BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD comic format. Ben and Stefano serve a story filled with horrors you haven’t seen before in a Star Wars tale.”
Star Wars: Darth Maul – Black, White & Red #1 goes on sale Wednesday, April 25 from Marvel Comics.
