It’s been virtually 5 years since Adam Driver’s Kylo Ren pale 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 a lot of something set within the Sequel Trilogy’s aftermath (or in its common timeframe), however the two corporations should assume now’s the suitable time to provide ol’ Ben Solo an ongoing comedian.
Written by Charles Soule (Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren) and drawn by Luke Ross (Star Wars: Struggle of the Bounty Hunters), the Legacy of Vader collection will decide up with Ren after the occasions of The Final Jedi. Trying to end what his grandpa began, the story will begin with Ren exploring the remnants of Vader’s fort on Mustafar, and he’ll later trek by way of the tough, coarse sands of Tatooine. If that weren’t attention-grabbing sufficient, we’ll additionally get to see how properly 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 light-weight on unknown a part of Kylo Ren’s life, significantly for the reason that occasions of the primary two films are nonetheless in his thoughts. “[He’s] really misplaced at this explicit second,” mentioned Soule. “[All of that] is swirling round in his emotional matrix, making him deeply unstable, indignant, and harmful. He’s on the lookout for any type of steering he can get — even when he received’t admit it — and so he turns to only about the one factor he’s bought left, the legacy of his grandfather, the Sith Lord Darth Vader.” Deeper perception may even be offered 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 beneath.
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