- "It's incredibly exciting to be able to actually tell this story, because it's a huge story in Kanan's life—it's a significant event in his development. It's not just, 'Oh yeah, we're going to tell another story. Here's another adventure.' It's not just another adventure. It's a huge event in his life."
- ―Greg Weisman
Star Wars: Kanan, originally titled Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan, is a canon Star Wars comic series first released on April 1, 2015. It was published by Marvel Comics and centers on Kanan Jarrus, one of the protagonists of the Star Wars Rebels TV series. The two arcs, The Last Padawan and First Blood are written by Greg Weisman and penciled by Pepe Larraz.[4] The Last Padawan takes place during Order 66, while First Blood depicts Kanan's first foray into the Clone Wars. The series concluded with the publication of Kanan 12 on March 16, 2016.[3] Parts of the comic series are contradicted by the 2021 television series Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[5]
Media[]
| Color code key: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback | Omnibus |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book I: The Last Padawan |  Vol. 1 — The Last Padawan[6] November 3, 2015[7] |
 Omnibus[8] December 20, 2016[8] | ||
| 1 | "Part I: Fight" | April 1, 2015 | ||
| 2 | "Part II: Flight" | May 6, 2015 | ||
| 3 | "Part III: Pivot" | June 10, 2015 | ||
| 4 | "Part IV: Catch" | July 22, 2015[9] | ||
| 5 | "Part V: Release" | August 19, 2015[10] | ||
| 6 | "Epilogue: Haunt" | September 23, 2015[11] | ||
| Book II: First Blood |  Vol. 2 — First Blood[12] May 31, 2016[12] | |||
| 7 | "Part I: The Corridors of Coruscant" | October 28, 2015[13] | ||
| 8 | "Part II: The Towers of the Temple" | November 18, 2015[14] | ||
| 9 | "Part III: The Canyons of Kardoa" | December 16, 2015[15] | ||
| 10 | "Part IV: The Mesas of Mygeeto" | January 27, 2016[16] | ||
| 11 | "Part V: The Fog of War" | February 24, 2016[17] | ||
| 12 | "Epilogue: The Ties That Bind" | March 16, 2016[2] | ||
Sources[]
"Launch Pad" – Star Wars Insider 154- "Blaster" – Star Wars Insider 154
- Marvel, Lucasfilm, and a New Era of Star Wars Comics on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Lando #1 Coming in July from Marvel – Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" – Star Wars Insider 157
- "Blaster" – Star Wars Insider 160
- "Aftermath" Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
NYCC 2014: Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MARVEL COMICS March 2016 Solicitations (December 15, 2015) on Newsarama.com (archived from the original on April 1, 2019)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Greg Weisman (@Greg_Weisman) on Twitter: "I'm told it ends with 12. But #StarWarsKanan 9 is available tomorrow!" (screenshot)
- ↑
SWCA: Star Wars Comes Home to Marvel Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch – "Aftermath"
- ↑ Marvel Comics OCTOBER 2015 Solicitations (July 14, 2015) published by Newsarama on www.newsarama.com (archived from the original on May 12, 2020)
- ↑ Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan Vol. 1 on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Star Wars: Kanan Omnibus published by Hachette Book Group on Hachette Business Portal (archived from the original on September 7, 2017)
- ↑ KANAN LAST PADAWAN #4 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN LAST PADAWAN #5 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN #6 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 2: First Blood on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN #7 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS November 2015 Solicitations published by Newsarama on www.newsarama.com (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
- ↑ Lovett, Jamie: Marvel Comics Full Solicitations For December 2015 (September 15, 2015) on Comicbook.com (archived from the original on May 18, 2020)
- ↑ KANAN #10 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS February 2016 Solicitations (November 17, 2015) on Newsarama.com (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
External links[]
- Kanan (2015 - Present) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- NYCC 2014: Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- NYCC: Weisman Explores the Past in Marvel's "Star Wars: Kanan" (backup link)
- STAR WARS: KANAN, a Story of 'Insecurity, Spirituality, Curiosity' Says Greg Weisman (backup link)
