This summer, a malevolent being known as The Scourge threatens to take over everything in the Star Wars Galaxy. From droids to cyborgs to humans, can anything stop its horrific march to ultimately control the Force?
Yes, you read that correctly! This mysterious new threat is looking to take control of the ancient power wielded by the Jedi and Sith.
This story, described by Marvel Comics as "bolder than anyone could have imagined," kicks off in the new crossover event, Star Wars: Dark Droids, but has been brewing over the course of this line of comic books for months.
The Scourge’s existence threatens both the Empire and the Rebels in its quest for power. It sounds like even Darth Vader - more machine than man - is not immune to succumbing to the Scourge's corruption, so this will be a story with high stakes.
Star Wars: Dark Droids will unfold in a main series by writer Charles Soule and artist Luke Ross, the team behind other Star Wars comic crossover epics like War of the Bounty Hunters as well as a spin-off limited series, Star Wars: Dark Droids - D-Squad, and tie into the four ongoing series that are currently bridging the gap between the films The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
The horror-fueled story promises to be unlike any told in Star Wars history as droids of all allegiances and roles become highjacked by the new entity created by the merging of two technologies introduced in both Doctor Aphra and Star Wars: Hidden Empire.
This terrifying threat was first teased in Star Wars: Revelations which debuted Ajax Sigma, a warrior droid with free will whose attempt at a droid revolution was brutally crushed by the Jedi during the High Republic era.
As seen in the Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca limited series, Han and Chewie made a desperate attempt to prevent Ajax’s remains from falling into the hands of Jabba the Hutt...but why was Ajax so important to Jabba and why is Ajax so important to stopping the threat of the Scourge?
Once the Spark Eternal makes contact with an ancient technology banned long ago by the Sith, no corner of the Star Wars galaxy will be safe.
You can check out some cover art below before this latest Star Wars event kicks off in August.