Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3 is the third issue of the canon comic book miniseries Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle. It was written by Cavan Scott, illustrated by Francesco Francavilla and Nick Brokenshire, and published on October 16, 2019 by IDW Publishing.
The issue features the story "Bop Sh-Bop, Little Sarlacc Horror," a tale which focuses on Asajj Ventress during her time as a bounty hunter in the Coruscant Underworld.
Publisher's summary
'Return to Vader's Castle for a spooky spin on your favorite villains from a galaxy far, far away…
This exciting weekly series explores the hidden corners of the Star Wars Galaxy and features a wretched hive of scum and villainy including Darth Maul, Grand Moff Tarkin, Asajj Ventress, Jabba the Hutt—all under the shadow of Darth Vader!
Fans will be excited to discover these creepy stories by fan-favorite writer Cavan Scott, with art by the greatest talent from across the galaxy, including Nicoletta Baldari, Nick Brokenshire, Francesco Francavilla, Kelley Jones, Megan Levens, and Charles Paul Wilson III!
Plot summary
Media
Editions
- UPC 827714018745; October 16, 2019; IDW Publishing[1]
- 00311; Cover A; Francesco Francavilla
- 00321; Cover B; Nick Brokenshire
- 00331; Cover C; Francesco Francavilla
Cover gallery
Cover A
Cover B
Cover C
Collected in
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle trade paperback
- Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's Castle
- Star Wars: Vader's Castle – The Deluxe Library Collection
Appearances
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Sources
Behind the Spooky Scenes of IDW's Return to Vader's Castle #1 - Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)- Return to Vader's Castle #3 Gets Witchy with Asajj Ventress - Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle #3 on the official comiXology website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5 depicts the rescue of Thom Hudd from his imprisonment on Fortress Vader, which began during the events of Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle. According to Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link), Tales from Vader's Castle takes place around the events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which immediately precedes Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the ending of which is dated to 0 ABY by Star Wars: Timelines. Since the events of Rogue One and A New Hope occur in the span of days, and Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle 3 mentions that Thom Hudd was imprisoned on Fortress Vader for months, the frame stories of Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle, which span together in a very short period of time, must all occur on 0 ABY at the earliest.
- ↑ The events of Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3 take place between Asajj Ventress becoming a bounty hunter after the events of "Massacre" and losing her red lightsabers in "The Wrong Jedi." Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of those episodes to 20 BBY and 19 BBY respectively, meaning the flashbacks in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 3 must take place between those two years.
External links
- Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle #3 on IDW Publishing's official website (backup link)
- A Cavletter exclusive - See Nick Brokenshire's amazing process art for Return to Vader's Castle #3 by Cavan Scott on us18.campaign-archive.com (October 17, 2019) (backup link archived on October 18, 2019)
