Whether or not you loved or hated the Star Wars sequels, you gotta admit Kylo Ren (Ben Solo) was a fairly nice villain, partly due to Adam Driver’s nuanced efficiency all through the three films. Many followers had been asking for extra tales centered round him, and now Lucasfilm and Marvel Comics are answering with an ongoing sequence written by Charles Soule.
The official Star Wars web site shared the information on October 24, teasing Legacy of Vader “begins with a journey to Mustafar, the place Ren will descend into Vader’s citadel,” with later points taking Kylo “to the acquainted sands of Tatooine as he tries to unlock the secrets and techniques of his household’s previous.”
Contemplating that The Final Jedi ended with Ren taking management of the First Order and that The Rise of Skywalker picked issues up one 12 months later, there is a huge story hole there that is solely been briefly explored in different books and media. The rise of the First Order throughout the galaxy earlier than Emperor Palpatine dropped an announcement in Fortnite is a state of affairs price exploring in depth, particularly with such a risky man in command of every little thing as he chases literal ghosts.
The continuing comedian ebook sequence is written by Star Wars veteran Charles Soule, who’s helped crack implausible Darth Vader, Kylo Ren, and Excessive Republic storylines, amongst many others, prior to now, each in comedian ebook and novel type. He is persistently been top-of-the-line trendy Star Wars writers round, so there are many causes to be excited for this one past the preliminary pitch. The artwork might be dealt with by Luke Ross (Thrawn, Darth Maul sequence). You’ll be able to take a look at the duvet for situation #1 by Derrick Chew under:
“When followers speak to me about my Star Wars work, two of my Marvel comedian runs come up greater than virtually anything: my 2017 run on Darth Vader with Giuseppe Camuncoli and my 2019 sequence The Rise of Kylo Ren with Will Sliney… I feel each of these labored so nicely partly as a result of they had been set in elements of the Star Wars timeline stuffed with unanswered questions on characters the viewers actually loves,” defined Soule earlier than admitting Legacy of Vader will really feel like a continuation of these two sequence.
This announcement arrives after Lucasfilm Publishing and Marvel Comics’ sturdy exhibiting at NYCC 2024 final week, the place new initiatives set throughout your entire on-screen Star Wars timeline had been introduced. Chief amongst them was Star Wars: Jedi Knights, which is able to comply with the Jedi Order by way of “an ensemble forged” within the lead-up to The Phantom Menace.