- "Forgive me. I feel it again. The pull to the light. The Supreme Leader senses it. Show me again, the power of the darkness, and I will let nothing stand in our way. Show me, grandfather… and I will finish what you started."
- ―Kylo Ren
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader, or Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader, is a canon 2025 ongoing comic book series written by Charles Soule and illustrated by Luke Ross. The series focuses on First Order Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and takes place right between the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi and Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker. The first issue was published by Marvel Comics on February 5, 2025.
Media[]
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Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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Reign of Kylo Ren | ![]() Legacy of Vader Vol. 1 September 30, 2025[4] | ||
1 | Legacy of Vader 1 | February 5, 2025[1] | |
2 | Legacy of Vader 2 | March 12, 2025[5] | |
3 | Legacy of Vader 3 | April 16, 2025[6] | |
4 | Legacy of Vader 4 | TBA[4] | |
5 | Legacy of Vader 5 | TBA[4] | |
6 | Legacy of Vader 6 | TBA[4] | |
7 | Legacy of Vader 7 | TBA[7] |
Sources[]
Kylo Ren Returns in Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader — Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)
Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Begins His Reign and Journeys Into Darth Vader’s Past in 'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
'Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker' Gets Its Long-Awaited Marvel Comics Adaptation on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
New Star Wars Women's History Month Variant Covers Spotlight Iconic Heroes of the Galaxy Far, Far Away on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7
Supreme Leader Kylo Ren Begins His Reign and Journeys Into Darth Vader’s Past in 'Star Wars: Legacy of Vader' on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
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The FUTURE of Star Wars Comics - An Interview With Charles Soule, Marc Guggenheim, and Alex Segura on the Star Wars Explained YouTube channel (backup link) establishes that the events of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader take place immediately after the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which takes place in 34 ABY per Star Wars: Timelines.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 LEGACY OF VADER VOL. 1 on Penguin Random House Comics (archived from the original)
- ↑ Full March 2025 Marvel Comics solicitations: Godzilla and Doom reign supreme on aiptcomics.com (archived from the original on December 19, 2024)
- ↑ Full Marvel Comics April 2025 solicitations: Godzilla rises and Spider-Man gets new on aiptcomics.com (archived from the original on January 23, 2025)
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Charles Soule (@charlessoule.bsky.social) on Bluesky (January 30, 2025): "Just broke Kylo 7. What a gift that character is. Everything he does is driven by self-hatred and self-love in equal measure. A rich stew." (backup link)
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