Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1

Recap
The next installment of its Star Wars story with the ongoing series, The Legacy of Vader. Written by Charles Soule with art by Luke Ross, the series bridges the gap between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker for Kylo Ren. The grandson of Vader was named Supreme Leader of the first order at the end of Rian Johnson’s film and now must retrace his grandfather’s steps for a new journey.
The reign of SUPREME LEADER KYLO REN begins! Kylo’s dark obsession leads him to MUSTAFAR! What secrets does FORTRESS VADER hold for the young tyrant? And what face from the past will guide him on his quest?
Review
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1 is the latest foray back into the the Star Wars galaxy far, far away from Charles Soule, he focuses on Kylo Ren and the story between The Last Jedi and Rise Of Skywalker.
This first issue of this series picks up after the events of the Battle on Crait aboard The Finalizer as Kylo address the troops and unceremoniously flings Snoke’s cut in twain body out the airlock as he declares himself Supreme Leader. Soule, along with artist Luke Ross and colorist Nolan Woodard do an excellent job showing the psychological struggle that Kylo Ren is facing using the red theme, similar to that used for the Darth Vader series to distinguish between the present and the past that haunts him.
Soule also does a nice job writing Hux as a sneiviling ‘Yes Man’ trying to figure out where he stands in Kylo’s grand plan, trying to be an advisor and becoming a mere servant, setting the stage for actions in Rise Of Skywalker.
Seeing as Soule has the span of a year to work with between the end of Last Jedi and Kylo finding the Sith ship which takes him to Exegol, it will be interesting to see where the story goes, much like the Star Wars series that filled the gaps between original series movies. It was also cool to see Vaney, even though he does look a bit worse for wear in his robotic form, but it does fall in line with Darth Vader’s proclivities.
It will be interesting to see if any of the other characters from the sequel era make some cameos or if some of the characters from the previous series, who show up in the last movie will make cameos or play a part of this story. Hopefully readers will also gain some insight into his past after the incident at the Jedi temple which has been somewhat explored in the previous Kylo Ren limited series.
Final Thoughts
Star Wars: Legacy Of Vader #1 is a strong start out of the gate establishing Kylo Ren's stats following The Last Jedi and sets the stage as he explores his grandfather's Legacy which will eventually lead him to travel to Exegol in The Rise Of Skywalker
Star Wars: Legacy of Vader #1
- Writing - 10/1010/10
- Storyline - 10/1010/10
- Art - 10/1010/10
- Color - 10/1010/10
- Cover Art - 10/1010/10