Marvel Comics has announced a brand-new Star Wars series starring Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. The upcoming series, Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader, is set between the events of The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker and will debut in February 2025.

The Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader announcement arrived via StarWars.com. New York Times best-selling author Charles Soule, who oversaw Vader’s rise to power in his 2017 Darth Vader run, and artist Luke Ross, known for his work on Star Wars books such as Jango Fett, War of the Bounty Hunters and Thrawn, will helm the new ongoing series. Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader will force Kylo Ren to revisit his past and confront his inner turmoil, chronicling his journey between the Star Wars movies The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Annie Wu provides a variant cover for Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader #1 in addition to Derrick Chew’s main cover.

Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader #1

Written by CHARLES SOULE Art by LUKE ROSS Cover by DERRICK CHEW Variant Cover by ANNIE WU

Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader‘s description reads, “After slaying his master, Supreme Leader Snoke, Kylo Ren is now the leader of the First Order, but recent events including his murder of his father, defeat at the hands of Luke Skywalker, and a surprising connection with the mysterious Rey force him to reckon with what it truly means to be Vader’s heir. As he pursues his dark mission to bring order to the galaxy, Kylo’s madness takes him down a deadly path to discover the truth about his grandfather’s life. From Mustafar to Tattooine, these are the thrilling adventures that enabled Kylo to confront his inner turmoil and meet his destiny!”

Series writer Soule is excited about his upcoming The Legacy of Vader and believes the series combines elements of his best Star Wars work. “When fans talk to me about my Star Wars work, two of my Marvel comic runs come up more than almost anything else: my 2017 run on Darth Vader with Giuseppe Camuncoli and my 2019 series The Rise of Kylo Ren with Will Sliney,” he said. “I think both of those worked so well in part because they were set in parts of the Star Wars timeline full of unanswered questions about characters the audience really loves.”

Soule continued, “This new series is not just a combination of those two books, but also a chance to explore an extremely rich section of the timeline that’s almost entirely open: Kylo Ren’s time as Supreme Leader of the First Order between Episode VIII and Episode IX. It’s one of the coolest series I’ve ever worked on, and I am very thrilled that I get to keep following my own path through the Star Wars galaxy with an amazing book like this.”

Star Wars: The Legacy of Vader #1 will arrive in comic book shops on February 5, 2024.

Source: StarWars.com