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Darth Vader and Son

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What if Darth Vader took an active role in raising his son? What if "Luke, I am your father" was just a stern admonishment from an annoyed dad? In this hilarious and sweet comic reimagining, Darth Vader is a dad like any other—except with all the baggage of being the Dark Lord of the Sith. Celebrated artist Jeffrey Brown's delightful illustrations give classic Star Wars® moments a fresh twist, presenting the trials and joys of parenting through the lens of a galaxy far, far away. Life lessons include lightsaber batting practice, using the Force to raid the cookie jar, Take Your Child to Work Day on the Death Star ("Er, he looks just like you, Lord Vader!"), and the special bond shared between any father and son.

Editor's Note

Father's Day…

Curl up on the couch and explore a galaxy far, far away with young Luke and his father, whose parenting skills are put to the test during the Death Star’s Take Your Child to Work Day and Luke’s lightsaber batting practice.

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Release dateJul 22, 2014
ISBN9781452138220
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Darth Vader and Son
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Jeffrey Brown

Jeffrey Brown is the critically acclaimed author of Clumsy, Unlikely, AEIOU, I Am Going to be Small, Bighead, and Little Things. He has been featured in Best American Comics, McSweeney's, and Mome, as well as on This American Life. 

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    This book is SO cute. It takes quotes and characters from Star Wars and matches them with cute cartoon drawings of little Luke and Darth Vader. It has all the "little kids are cute but also annoying" tropes we've come to expect from picture books for adults. I made both my parents read it and they both thought it was pretty good, despite not being quite as nerdy as I am. My only complaint is that some of the jokes ARE pretty obscure unless you're in the Star Wars/geek fandom (Han shot first, Jar Jar Binks being the worst thing that ever happened to Star Wars, etc.).
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    SUPER cute!!
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5

    This was a cute comic book predicting what life would be like for Darth Vader raising a four-year-old son.  The illustrations were adorable as Darth Vader reacts to questions such as Where do babies come from?" and "Are we there yet?"  A true Star Wars fanatic might not appreciate the stray from the original storyline.  However, since I enjoyed the movies, but am not a fanatic I appreciated the humor. 

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Very cute! Lots of chuckles, if you're a Star Wars geek like me!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    All of these Star Wars books by Jeffrey Brown are super cute and well drawn. They aren't super funny but they did make me smile a lot.

    Probably best given as gifts for the Star Wars fan that has everything!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read this because I love the Incredible Change-Bots by the same author so much :D I'm going to buy the second volume sooner or later, instead of relying on a library copy. It's probably something I'll pull out and read in a half hour ever year or so. (Incredible Change-Bots 2. I have one. He's planning on at least two more volumes, three, and 2 point something something, and I'll get those, too.) I needed a short break. A very short break. While an insanely quick read, this is a lot of quirky fun. The illustrations are done in a charmingly seductive style, and it's funny, because it takes normal situations, and goes, 'but with Darth Vader and son!' It's funny because of how ridiculous Luke asking 'Are we there yet?' is because... it's Darth Vader. Very few people could pull this off with such simplicity that it simply draws you in as this book does. Jeffrey Brown is one of those people. I have to admit I'm looking forward to more Incredible Change-Bots most of all, but so far, I've loved everything I've read by him. Library book. I probably won't invest in this, as I'm not sure I'll reread it that often. (As opposed to Change-Bots.) But it would make a great gift for a Star Wars fan!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    With each page its own comic, this book is a low-stress commitment when reading to my kiddos. And while they understand some of it, the humor is not too simplistic for my enjoyment. I appreciate that we can enjoy it together.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Great fun little read with lots of inside jokes for both adult (more knowledgeable) Star Wars fans as well as kids. Read this tonight to my girls and they absolutely loved it. All three of us were laughing the whole way through. Great pre-bed book.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hilarious little cartoon book that will appeal most/only to parents raised on Star Wars.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    This is just a bunch of one-page comics. Don't expect anything substantial on the subject of parenting. Some of them were amusing. Mostly I was put off by the fact that it's Darth Vader and _Son_. Leia appears in exactly one comic and it's basically to dismiss her. If you're positing a situation where Darth Vader raised Luke, then is he not also raising Leia? And if so, then I think twins are going to pal around a lot more. Y'know, like.. a lot more than her appearing in one page so Luke can dismiss her.

    I have now added a new shelf called 'sexist-crap' just so I can add this to it.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hilarious! A whole new view of the Vader/Luke relationship.

    2nd Reading: It was just as funny the second time around. I really must own this book.
    A favorite one: Said as Darth Vader is carrying a crying Luke over his shoulder, "It is
    pointless to resist, my son. It's bedtime." *giggle giggle*
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I read this short yet delightful book at target. I loved the idea behind this book. What would it be like to see darth vader being a dad figure to a young Luke skywalker. Very clever idea!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Quite possibly the cutest Star Wars book ever
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Hilarious doesn't begin to explain what this picture book is. The title makes it obvious what its topic is, Darth Vader in a kid friendly way.Basically it's a bunch of individually drawn pages, each with a father and son sort of joke or situation. There's stuff like 'Are we there yet?', and little Luke doing a pee pee dance, but it all has a Star Wars twist.I was surprised that this was shelved in the children's room though, because some of the jokes in the book seemed like they were too old, not only for the kids to be exposed to, but even to understand.Still. Hilarious.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I admit it.... I love Star Wars, as do many teens.Quick, easy read.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    A very creative and fun read!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Darth Vader And Son by [[Jeffrey Brown]] Guys read this book its really funny and it really entertains your mind and if i were u i would read the book as long as i have some free time. Really Recommended Please read it :)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Darth Vader and Son is a delightful and clever children’s comic book that is well conceived and worthwhile entertainment for children and adults alike.

    Set up as a series of illustrated tableaus from the life of a Darth Vader who, instead of learning only mid-way through Empire Strikes Back that Luke Skywalker is his son, is the single father of a four-year old Luke (featuring a cameo from the other Skywalker twin, Leia–oops! Spoiler alert! Luke and Leia are siblings!), the book opens with a title page that spoofs the flowing titles and prologue that we’ve come to know as the standard opening of George Lucas’ blockbuster Star Wars films.

    Each page is a colorfully drawn picture, scenes that every Star Wars fan will recognize. Brown’s art is simple, focusing on depicting the setting with only minor changes from the original. Rather, his wry drawings are just enough to both satirize and shed a humorous light on otherwise serious and pivotal scenes. The conversation between Darth Vader and the Emperor by holographic transmission is interrupted by a nattering Luke. In another, Luke trick or treats in the costume of a Storm Trooper while Mon Mothma asks “Aren’t you a little short for a storm trooper?”

    The Prequel Trilogy doesn’t escape Brown’s jabs either, especially Jar Jar Binks. “That’s not the toy you’re looking for,” says a hand waving Vader. “Yes, it is,” replies young Luke, proving he is not among the weak-minded. It’s a sly commentary on the generational split in opinions about the first and second Star Wars trilogies.

    While each scene pokes fun at Star Wars, it is without malice or mockery. Rather, it is tongue-in-cheek and by the hand of someone who clearly loves Star Wars. Brown knows that Han shot first, that children keep adults grounded and from taking ourselves too seriously, and recognizes that all the things we older Star Wars fans hate are the same things that kids love, from Ewoks to JarJar Binks.

    As I flipped the pages, I chuckled, smiled, and laughed. Then my five-year old saw the book sitting on my bed stand, and she laughed, too. She wouldn’t put the book down after I finished it, and it isn’t for lack of other books to read. After she fell asleep, I found the book under her arm, and this afternoon she informed me that it would be accompanying her to school for ‘show and tell’ tomorrow.

    If it can make my daughter laugh as much as it does me, it will be a great addition to our shelves.

    Article first published as Graphic Novel Review: ‘Darth Vader and Son’ by Jeffrey Brown on Blogcritics.org.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    This is a primarily picture book of what it might have been like if Darth Vader had raised toddler Luke. The graphics are very detailed to enhance the brief narrative that accompanies each page.The tale is filled with humor, some emotion, and references to the Star Wars movies.Overall, a fun read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I enjoyed Brown's latest book "Jedi Academy" so much I wanted to check out these other two books I had heard so much about. This was not what I had expected and I only thought it was OK. A small book filled with one page comic strips featuring what it would have been like for Vader to be a father to Luke when he was a little boy. An extensive knowledge of Star Wars is needed to get these jokes, especially the original trilogy, with some familiarity of the characters in the new movies also. I didn't really find any of the comics hilarious, some were cute, some I didn't get and others I just didn't think were funny. The art on the other hand is very cute and funny. Vader looks so awkward in his role as "Dad". I don't see this as being a book for kids. To me it seems more aimed at adults, parent specific humour, and because of the father theme would make a good Father's Day present for the Star Wars fan dad.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Pretty darn funny. The most menacing figure in the Star Wars universe faced with the ultimate challenge - fatherhood.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Totally charming and funny book of gags, all riffing on the idea of Darth Vader actually raising Luke as a single parent. A perfect gift book for dads who grew up on Star Wars. (Takes about five minutes to read.)
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I loved this to pieces. I've seen similar things done with fanworks, but this is the first I've seen published as a graphic novel. It works so well too, putting these extraordinairy characters into very ordinairy mundane situations and the way the two meet, sometimes in sweet and funny ways and other times, surprisingly dark. I might just have to purchase a copy of this.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Adorable, Darth Vader raising four-year-old Luke Skywalker. There is no storyline, just a compilation of comics. Still, hilarious.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    An absolutely adorable little picture book, which re-imagines key scenes from Star Wars with the addition of Vader and a three-year-old Luke in tow. Bound to bring a grin to your face.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Fast, cute, little book with several chuckles and more than one laugh-out-loud moments. Who ever thought that Darth Vader might find the same challenges raising a boy and we would. The play between typical boy comments and Star Wars lines is priceless.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Meh. This was okay, I guess. Maybe it was because I am not that much of a Star Wars fan, but I felt kind of tepid about it. None of the cartoons made me laugh out loud or even chuckle (there were smiles though), and they all seemed pretty generic. My boyfriend is a huge Star Wars fan; I'll see if he likes this book more than I do.
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Totally adorable and hilarious -- from the point of view of a parent of an almost 4-year-old *as well as* a serious Star Wars fan. Funny, inventive, and cute. YOU WANT TO READ THIS BOOK.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Normally I save my reviewing for longer books but this book was so much fun I just had to make a plug to help get the word out. Darth Vader and Son was recommended a couple of months ago when I was reading another "Dad" book ("Dad Rules.").Darth Vader and Son is a cute and fun ~60 page art/comic book. While the book doesn't have a particular plot arc that it follows, it has great storytelling moments that are portrayed fabulously. As the title implies, this book is about the interactions of Darth Vader and his son. (For the 1% of you who aren't up on Star Wars lore…be aware that this book poses some pretty blatant spoilers, though I think the spoiler grace period there ended in the early 80s).In the book, Luke Skywalker is a young (5-8 year old?) boy wandering the universe with his dad…the intimidating Darth Vader. The scenes range from endearingly sweet to laugh out loud hilarious. Aside from the blatant relation to the Star Wars universe, there are a bunch of more subtle nods to lesser known elements.The art style is solid and a lot of fun. The author (Jeffrey Brown) has a website where you can get a glimpse of his art style and find links to his other work. I haven't read or seen anything else by him but my whole family has enjoyed reading through Darth Vader and Son. Even though we've all read it, my kids love holding the book in front of another family member with a "Lookit! Lookit!" to get us giggling again at the fun juxtaposition of the powerful Darth Vader and a cute little Luke.This is a fun little read for any Star Wars fan who is willing to poke a little fun at the universe. Great for parents, kids or just kids at heart.****4 out of 5 stars
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I just read the sweetest book, ever!What would have happened if Darth Vader would have raised Luke?This most adorable book shows Darth and Luke visiting the zoo, assembling light sabers, building LEGO spaceships, playing baseball, and lots of other fun things fathers and sons do.This book is a must for any Star Wars fan of any age.