- "You know how you get those spooky Halloween stories where a car breaks down and there's a creepy castle on a hill. Well, imagine a spaceship landing on a lava planet and the only place is a castle on a hill."
- ―Cavan Scott
Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle is a comic book miniseries written by Cavan Scott that was published by IDW Publishing. The first issue was released on October 3, 2018.
A sequel series, Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle, was written by Scott and published in October 2019. All five issues of Tales from Vader's Castle, along with all five issues from Return to Vader's Castle, were collected in the hardcover graphic novel, Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's Castle.
Media[]
| Color code key: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback | Hardcover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Haunting of the Ghost | October 3, 2018[1] |  Tales from Vader's Castle May 7, 2019[4] |
 Beware Vader's Castle January 26, 2021[5]  Vader's Castle – The Deluxe Library Collection October 8, 2024[6] |
| 2 | Count Dooku: Prince of Darkness! | October 10, 2018[1] | ||
| 3 | The Briar Witch | October 17, 2018[1] | ||
| 4 | Night of the Gorax | October 24, 2018[1] | ||
| 5 | The Terror of Darth Vader | October 31, 2018[1] | ||
| FCBD 2019 | Droid Hunters | May 4, 2019[7] |
Sources[]
SDCC 2018: IDW's Tales From Vader's Castle To Bring The Galactic Frights This October – Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)- SDCC 2018: Queen's Shadow Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Spooky Secrets of IDW's Tales from Vader's Castle on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Galaxy in Comics: Over 5 Issues, Tales from Vader's Castle Delivers Fun Star Wars Chills on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SWCC 2019: New Tales from Vader's Castle Series Announced, Jaxxon Returns, and More from the IDW Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
The Star Wars Show: Star Wars Dates Announced, Plus We Won an Emmy! on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link)- SDCC 2019: Marvel's The Rise of Kylo Ren Revealed and More Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Galactic Frights Return This Halloween in IDW's Star Wars Adventures: Ghosts of Vader's Castle – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Make the Jump Into Star Wars: Hyperspace Stories With the New Dark Horse Comic – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- SWCA 2022: 6 Things We Learned From the Lucasfilm Publishing Fiction Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Author Cavan Scott Springs the Trap with Tales from the Rancor Pit on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link)
"Launchpad" — Star Wars Insider 227
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 SDCC 2018: IDW's Tales From Vader's Castle To Bring The Galactic Frights This October – Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Cavan Scott on the Ghoulactic Horrors of Tales from the Death Star on StarWars.com (backup link) states that Star Wars Adventures: Tales from Vader's Castle takes place around the time of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the events of which are dated to 1 BBY by Star Wars: Timelines. Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle must take place after the story told by Thom Hudd in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 4, which Star Wars Outlaws, dated to 3 ABY by Visit a Galaxy Far, Far Away with our Star Wars liveblog direct from San Diego Comic-Con 2024! on www.thepopverse.com (archived from the original on August 5, 2024), refers to as having recently occurred. The appearance of Darth Vader in Star Wars Adventures: Return to Vader's Castle 5 means the series must also take place before Vader's death at the Battle of Endor, dated to 4 ABY by Timelines, placing Return to Vader's Castle around c. 3-4 ABY.
- ↑ SDCC 2018: Queen's Shadow Revealed and More from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars Adventures: Tales From Vader's Castle on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Adventures: Beware Vader's Castle on Penguin Random House's official website (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: Vader's Castle The Deluxe Library Collection on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ FCBD 2019 Star Wars Adventures Droid Hunters on Free Comic Book Day (archived from the original on December 21, 2018)
