- "We're looking at more or less a year in the life, give or take. So, we're looking at the first year of Caleb's life because this is before he took the name Kanan. We're looking at the first year of Caleb's life after Order 66, the day before, and about give or take a year after. This is not designed to be, just to be clear, sum total. It's not like this will completely fill in the gap of Order 66 and A New Dawn. It's not designed to be encyclopedic and take you all the way from point A to point B."
- ―Greg Weisman, on the first arc of Kanan
Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 1 — The Last Padawan is a canon trade paperback that collects the first six issues and first story arc of the comic-book series Star Wars: Kanan from author Greg Weisman. It was published by Marvel Comics on November 3, 2015.
Publisher's summary[]
In Star Wars: Rebels, Kanan Jarrus is a cocky, sarcastic renegade fighting the Galactic Empire alongside the ragtag crew of the Ghost. But years before, during the Clone Wars, he was known as Caleb Dume, a Jedi Padawan training under Master Depa Billaba. Neither master nor apprentice ever suspected that their "loyal" Clone Troopers would turn on them upon the issuing of Order 66 — the Emperor's directive to execute all Jedi. How did Caleb Dume escape the Jedi purge? How did he learn to survive on his own after his master fell? And how did he become the man we know as Kanan Jarrus? What can a Padawan do when being a Jedi makes him a target? Join young Caleb for a tale that bridges the years between the Clone Wars and Rebels!
Collecting KANAN: THE LAST PADAWAN #1–6.
Collected issues[]
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Editions[]
- ISBN 9780785193661; November 3, 2015; Marvel Comics; US paperback[1]
- ISBN 9781302482763; November 4, 2015; Marvel Comics; US eBook[2][3]
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Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan Vol. 1 on Amazon.com (backup link) (Paperback)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 1 - The Last Padawan (Trade Paperback) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 1 - The Last Padawan on Barnes & Noble's official website (backup link) (eBook)
- ↑ The flashback story in Kanan 1-Kanan 3 takes place during and shortly after Order 66, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY.
- ↑ Kanan 6 states that it had been fourteen years since Kanan Jarrus had seen Gamut Key. As Kanan last saw Gamut Key in Kanan 4, this comic must be set fourteen years prior to Kanan 6. Kanan 6 has the Ghost crew aware of Fulcrum, meaning that it must also be set after "Gathering Forces". However, as Ezra Bridger does not yet have his lightsaber, it must be set before "Path of the Jedi." "Star Wars: Galactic Atlas" places "Empire Day" (which directly precedes "Gathering Forces") and "Path of the Jedi" in 4 BBY, meaning that Kanan 6 must also take place in 4 BBY. If Kanan 6 takes place in 4 BBY, and Kanan 4 takes place fourteen years prior, it must take place in 18 BBY. Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Kanan 5 to 18 BBY.
- ↑ The opening crawl for Kanan 2 places the present day events of Star Wars: Kanan to be fifteen years after the Proclamation of the New Order, which occurred in 19 BBY according to Star Wars: Timelines. Therefore, the present day events occur in 4 BBY.
- ↑
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