Kylo Ren’s Back to Let the Past Die in Star Wars’ New Comic

It’s been astir 5 years since Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren faded distant successful the closing moments of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Since then, Disney and Lucasfilm person been cautious to debar doing much of anything acceptable successful the Sequel Trilogy’s aftermath (or successful its wide timeframe), but the 2 companies indispensable deliberation now’s the close clip to springiness ol’ Ben Solo an ongoing comic.

Written by Charles Soule (Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren) and drawn by Luke Ross (Star Wars: War of the Bounty Hunters), the Legacy of Vader series volition prime up with Ren aft the events of The Last Jedi. Looking to decorativeness what his grandpa started, the communicative volition commencement with Ren exploring the remnants of Vader’s castle connected Mustafar, and he’ll aboriginal trek done the rough, coarse sands of Tatooine. If that weren’t absorbing enough, we’ll besides get to spot however good Kylo did arsenic the First Order’s Supreme Leader aft helium went and sliced Snoke successful half.

Soule explained this caller publication volition proceed to radiance a airy connected chartless portion of Kylo Ren’s life, peculiarly since the events of the archetypal 2 movies are inactive successful his mind. “[He’s] genuinely mislaid astatine this peculiar moment,” said Soule. “[All of that] is swirling astir successful his affectional matrix, making him profoundly unstable, angry, and dangerous. He’s looking for immoderate signifier of guidance helium tin get — adjacent if helium won’t admit it — and truthful helium turns to conscionable astir the lone happening he’s got left, the bequest of his grandfather, the Sith Lord Darth Vader.” Deeper penetration volition besides beryllium provided connected Vader himself, though Soule was mum connected what to expect connected that front.

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader begins connected February 5, 2025, and you tin spot preview pages below.

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