Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part One Darth Maul — Son of Dathomir , Part One is the first issue of the comic series " " . Within its pages , the once - Sith Lord Darth Maul is held captive by his former master , Darth Sidious , after being captured on Mandalore . He is rescued by his Death Watch followers from the Spire on Stygeon Prime , before rendezvousing with more of his forces on Zanbar . He is pursued by General Grievous and the Separatist Droid Army , under orders to weaken Maul ' s base of power in the hopes that he seeks out Mother Talzin so she can be drawn into the open and destroyed by the Sith . The two forces engage in a battle on Zanbar and each side suffers heavy losses , forcing Maul to flee and make contact with the Dathomir witch . " Son of Dathomir 1 " was written by Jeremy Barlow and pencilled by Juan Frigeri . It was adapted from " The Enemy of My Enemy , " an episode that was scripted by Aïda Mashaka Croal and Matt Michnovetz for what would have been the seventh season of the television series " " , had the show not been cancelled . Because it is based on a script from the series , which was produced by George Lucas , it is part of the official " Star Wars " canon . The 40 - page issue was published on May 21 , 2014 by Dark Horse Comics . Six pages of the issue had previously been released on May 3 as part of Free Comic Book Day . Publisher ' s summary . " Getting cut in half by Obi - Wan Kenobi and being rejected by his former Sith master Darth Sidious isn ' t going to defeat Darth Maul . In fact , it only makes him mad enough to take on the galaxy — with an army of Mandalorian s ! " " A part of " " season 6 you never saw ! " Plot summary . In the aftermath of Darth Maul ' s takeover on Mandalore , Maul is captured by Darth Sidious , his former Sith master . Sidious imprisons Maul in the Spire , a fortress controlled by the Confederacy of Independent Systems on Stygeon Prime . Sidious is followed by two Death Watch warriors , Rook Kast and Gar Saxon , who have orders from Mandalorian Prime Minister Almec to set Maul free . Once freed , Maul and the warriors are to rendezvous with Death Watch forces on Zanbar . On Stygeon Prime , Sidious reveals that he still has use for Maul . The two are interrupted by Count Dooku , Sidious ' current apprentice , whose arrival angers Maul ; Maul views Dooku as a Sith pretender , one unworthy to the title . Sidious and Dooku leave Maul , as Sidious explains that he imprisoned his former apprentice to draw Mother Talzin , the Dathomir Witch , out of hiding so she can be destroyed . Sidious also reveals that he has a history with Talzin , who offered a young Maul to Sidious as a gift . Sidious orders Dooku to interrogate Maul and find out more information about the Shadow Collective , knowing that causing Maul to believe the Sith want to destroy his army will lead the former apprentice to seek out Talzin for help . Meanwhile , Kast and Saxon arrive on Stygeon Prime and prepare to rescue their captive leader , who is being held on the seventh level of the fortress . Dooku proceeds to interrogate Maul , electrocuting him in an attempt to learn the names of Maul ' s associates and the location of his base of power . Maul , however , resists the Sith Lord , refusing to give up any information . Dooku leaves just before Death Watch sets off an explosion on the third level of the prison as a diversion , allowing them to enter the seventh level . Dooku sees through the charade , however , and commands his battle droid s to pursue Death Watch . The two warriors reach Maul in time and blast out a wall of the interrogation cell , before making their way out of the fortress and down the mountain it sits upon via zipline . The three are able to escape the planet aboard a Mandalorian ship . Separatist forces , led by General Grievous , pursue the ship on orders of Count Dooku . The Sith Lord makes it clear that Maul is not to be killed , only weakened . That way , he has enough reason to believe that the Sith wish to destroy his Shadow Collective and to seek out Mother Talzin for help . With Separatist forces in pursuit , Maul and the two warriors reach Zanbar . Maul speaks with Almec via hologram , where the Prime Minister says he ordered Maul ' s rescue as repayment for Maul freeing Almec from prison on Mandalore . Once again in command of his army , Maul reclaims his Darksaber and tells the Mandalorians that the war they had been craving is at hand . The Separatists arrive on the moon and launch all of their forces against Maul , knowing from experience that the Mandalorians will be a formidable enemy . Death Watch is overwhelmed by the droid soldiers , while Maul faces Grievous in single - combat . Death Watch is left in tatters , but Maul orders his Gauntlet fighters to firebomb the area , destroying much of the Separatist force as a result . Maul escapes in the chaos and orders his surviving forces to retreat from Zanbar . In the battle ' s aftermath , Grievous speaks to Dooku via hologram and tells the Sith Lord that Maul ' s army is on the run , at the cost of most of Grievous ' forces . Dooku reminds the General that these are acceptable losses , as they further the plan to push Maul towards Mother Talzin . Grievous inquires as to why the witch would choose to reveal herself to Maul and asks what value Maul could hold to her , to which Dooku replies that Grievous will learn in good time . Behind the scenes . " Son of Dathomir 1 " was adapted from " The Enemy of My Enemy , " an episode that Aïda Mashaka Croal and Matt Michnovetz scripted for what would have been the seventh season of " " . Dooku ' s line , " Know there is nothing you can possess that I cannot take away " echoes a similar line spoken by Rene Belloq in " Raiders of the Lost Ark " .