I guess I should mention that I never actually completely read the series beyond the first tedious, unengaging, decompressed storyline. I did skim through the succeeding issues, though, and seeing Vader as a raving lightsaber-swinging lunatic killed all interest I had for the series.

Oh, I didn't like how Brian Wood said this

My plan is to pretend that nothing else exists other than ‘A New Hope,’ at least in the minds of the characters,

only to identify Vader as Anakin and throw allusions to the PT into the books anyway. I went into this series specifically to explore a modern take on a SW '77-only universe and only got more of the same I'd already seen in various other series' and mini-series' published by Dark Horse in the past.

The comics did have some awesome cover art, though; at least it succeeded in that regard.