With Dark Droids challenge #1 out right now, Charles Soule chatted with StarWars.com about a few of the inspirations behind the comedian, and the motivations behind the villain, The Scourge. The Dark Droids comedian crossover occasion sees all the galaxy’s droids being taken over and rising up in opposition to their natural masters in a crossover that can happen throughout the comics Dark Droids, Darth Vader, Bounty Hunters, Doctor Aphra, the mini-series D-Squad, and the mainline Star Wars comedian.
When requested what have been a few of the inspirations for the making of Dark Droids, Charles Soule replied that he regarded to many traditional horror movies:
“Dark Droids attracts inspiration from horror masterpieces like Frankenstein, The Thing, and the Evil Dead collection, amongst many extra. I usually put reference photos into my scripts. Usually, they’re issues like, ‘Here’s the precise mannequin of stormtrooper I’d like to make use of’ or ‘This is what Burryaga’s lightsaber hilt appears like.’ For Dark Droids, although, the reference photos have been key photographs from horror movies designed to evoke temper or moments — one thing from Alien, and even issues just like the music video for Herbie Hancock’s “Rockit.”
The important subject of dialogue, nonetheless, was Dark Droids’ villain, The Scourge. Alongside a dialogue of what makes The Scourge a terrifying villain in Soule’s thoughts, a brand new variant cowl of Dark Droids challenge #4 offers the most effective appears on the villain that followers have seen to date (posted above). Soule additionally touched upon why The Scourge targets Darth Vader particularly, alongside those that use the Force:
“The Scourge does plenty of nefarious issues within the story. He’s possessed by an all-consuming starvation. He should preserve consuming — minds, actually — and is absolutely looking for a approach to cease, as unusual as that may sound. He’s the type of monster who is aware of he’s a monster, and actually doesn’t wish to be.
He sees the Force as a method he would possibly have the ability to grow to be highly effective sufficient to rise above the starvation consuming him. He can solely entry droids… however droids can’t use the Force. So, as a stopgap, he’s excited about somebody he’s heard of, very highly effective at nighttime facet of the Force, who’s, very famously, ‘extra machine than man …’
Charles Soule then went on to clarify how The Scourge has hacked into most of the droids inside the galaxy, inflicting a lot of the spine of the universe to be shaken and creating a way of suspense:
“You find yourself with this ‘evil spirit,’ for lack of a greater time period, working its method into essentially the most safe locations within the galaxy, taking the type of a few of the most trusted advisors and helpers within the lives of our heroes and villains.
The Star Wars galaxy is constructed on the backs of droids. It can’t operate with out them, from astromechs to medical droids. Now, that basis has been infiltrated by an evil, burrowing, darkness. It’s terrifying.”
Feel free to take a look at the complete interview on StarWars.com, which additionally has extra photos and panels from the crossover occasion. Dark Droids #1 is out right now and will be bought at comedian ebook shops and digital cabinets. Also, take a look at our opinions of a few of the comics main as much as Dark Droids, together with our assessment of Darth Vader #36 and our assessment of Bounty Hunters #36.
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