Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren is a canon comic book miniseries written by Charles Soule and drawn by Will Sliney. The story explores the backstory of Kylo Ren and the Knights of Ren. The four-part series began on December 18, 2019.[1]
Legacy[]
In the 2021 film LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales, Vaneé tells the story "The Lost Boy," which is about how Ben Solo joined the Knights of Ren speeder bike gang and became Kylo Ren.[4] The story was inspired by the 1987 film The Lost Boys and the Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren series.[5]
Media[]
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Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
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1 | Chapter One | December 18, 2019[1] | The Rise of Kylo Ren August 11, 2020[6] |
2 | Chapter Two | January 8, 2020[7] | |
3 | Chapter Three | February 12, 2020[8] | |
4 | Chapter Four | March 11, 2020[9] |
Sources[]
- SDCC 2019: Marvel's The Rise of Kylo Ren Revealed and More Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- We Brushed Kylo Ren's Hair at San Diego Comic-Con on StarWars.com (backup link)
- NYCC 2019: 'Project Luminous' Details and More Revealed at the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- The Creators of Marvel's Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren on Ben Solo's Turn on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection
- Star Wars: Best of 2020 on StarWars.com (backup link)
- 20 Eerie Easter Eggs from LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: The Mini Book of Lightsabers
- SWCA 2022: 8 Things We Learned from the Marvel Star Wars Comics Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- As His 100th Star Wars Comic Hits Shelves, Charles Soule Looks Back on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Comics to Read on May the Fourth on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- Our Favorite Scary Star Wars Stories to Thrill You This Halloween Season on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "The Acolyte" (Episode 8) – Episode Guide | The Acolyte on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Marvel Comics December 2019 Solicitations on comicspit.com (September 19, 2019) (archived from the original on August 11, 2020)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren (2019) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ According to Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary, the Jedi Temple of Luke Skywalker was destroyed six years before the Starkiller Incident, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates to 34 ABY. Therefore, since the events of The Rise of Kylo Ren 2 are set immediately after the temple's destruction, it can be deduced that the story takes place in 28 ABY.
- ↑ LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales
- ↑ 20 Eerie Easter Eggs from LEGO Star Wars Terrifying Tales on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ STAR WARS RISE KYLO REN #2 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS February 2020 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (November 21, 2019) (archived from the original on December 21, 2019)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS March 2020 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (December 19, 2019) (archived from the original on March 13, 2020)