Kylo Ren’s Again to Let the Previous Die in Star Wars’ New Comedian

It’s been nearly 5 years since Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren light away within the closing moments of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Since then, Disney and Lucasfilm have been cautious to keep away from doing much of anything set within the Sequel Trilogy’s aftermath (or in its basic timeframe), however the two firms should suppose now’s the best time to present ol’ Ben Solo an ongoing comedian.

Written by Charles Soule (Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren) and drawn by Luke Ross (Star Wars: Battle of the Bounty Hunters), the Legacy of Vader sequence will choose up with Ren after the occasions of The Final Jedi. Seeking to end what his grandpa began, the story will begin with Ren exploring the remnants of Vader’s castle on Mustafar, and he’ll later trek by means of the tough, coarse sands of Tatooine. If that weren’t attention-grabbing sufficient, we’ll additionally get to see how effectively Kylo did because the First Order’s Supreme Chief after he went and sliced Snoke in half.

Soule defined this new e-book will proceed to shine a lightweight on unknown a part of Kylo Ren’s life, notably for the reason that occasions of the primary two motion pictures are nonetheless in his thoughts. “[He’s] really misplaced at this specific second,” mentioned Soule. “[All of that] is swirling round in his emotional matrix, making him deeply unstable, indignant, and harmful. He’s in search of any type of steerage he can get — even when he gained’t admit it — and so he turns to simply about the one factor he’s received left, the legacy of his grandfather, the Sith Lord Darth Vader.” Deeper perception may also be supplied on Vader himself, although Soule was mum on what to anticipate on that entrance.

Star Wars: Legacy of Vader begins on February 5, 2025, and you’ll see preview pages under.

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