- "It's incredibly exciting to be able to actually tell this story, because it's a huge story in Kanan's life—it's a significant event in his development. It's not just, 'Oh yeah, we're going to tell another story. Here's another adventure.' It's not just another adventure. It's a huge event in his life."
- ―Greg Weisman
Star Wars: Kanan, originally titled Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan, is a canon Star Wars comic series first released on April 1, 2015. It was published by Marvel Comics and centers on Kanan Jarrus, one of the protagonists of the Star Wars Rebels TV series. The two arcs, The Last Padawan and First Blood are written by Greg Weisman and penciled by Pepe Larraz.[8] The Last Padawan takes place during Order 66, while First Blood depicts Kanan's first foray into the Clone Wars. The series concluded with the publication of Kanan 12 on March 16, 2016.[9] Parts of the comic series are contradicted by the 2021 television series Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[10]
Media
Issues
| Color code key: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback | Omnibus | Epic Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book I: The Last Padawan |  Vol. 1 — The Last Padawan[11] November 3, 2015[12] |
 Star Wars: Kanan Omnibus December 20, 2016[13] |
 Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection August, 2025 | ||
| 1 | "Part I: Fight" | April 1, 2015 | |||
| 2 | "Part II: Flight" | May 6, 2015 | |||
| 3 | "Part III: Pivot" | June 10, 2015 | |||
| 4 | "Part IV: Catch" | July 22, 2015[14] | |||
| 5 | "Part V: Release" | August 19, 2015[15] | |||
| 6 | "Epilogue: Haunt" | September 23, 2015[16] | |||
| Book II: First Blood |  Vol. 2 — First Blood[17] May 31, 2016[17] | ||||
| 7 | "Part I: The Corridors of Coruscant" | October 28, 2015[18] | |||
| 8 | "Part II: The Towers of the Temple" | November 18, 2015[19] | |||
| 9 | "Part III: The Canyons of Kardoa" | December 16, 2015[20] | |||
| 10 | "Part IV: The Mesas of Mygeeto" | January 27, 2016[21] | |||
| 11 | "Part V: The Fog of War" | February 24, 2016[22] | |||
| 12 | "Epilogue: The Ties That Bind" | March 16, 2016[2] | |||
Sources
NYCC 2014: Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan on Marvel Comics' official website (original link is obsolete)- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 154
- "Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 154
- Marvel, Lucasfilm, and a New Era of Star Wars Comics on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Lando #1 Coming in July from Marvel - Exclusive! on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 157
- "Marvel Comics 2015: A Marvel Galaxy" — Star Wars Insider 158
- "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 160
- A Guide to Star Wars Rebels Books and Comics on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "Aftermath" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
- "John Jackson Miller: The Living Prose" — Star Wars Insider 225
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
NYCC 2014: Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan on Marvel Comics' official website (original link is obsolete)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kanan (2015) #12 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Star Wars Helmet Collection: Commander Bacara Helmets: Commander Bacara places the events of Kanan 10-11 months prior to the Fourth Battle of Mygeeto, which Star Wars: Galactic Atlas places in 19 BBY. Kanan 7-9 take place shortly prior to Kanan 10.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑
NYCC: Weisman Explores the Past in Marvel's "Star Wars: Kanan" by Ratcliffe, Amy on ComicBookResources (October 12, 2014) (backup link archived on May 18, 2020)
- ↑ SWCA: Star Wars Comes Home to Marvel Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Greg Weisman (@Greg_Weisman) on Twitter (post): "I'm told it ends with 12. But #StarWarsKanan 9 is available tomorrow!" (screenshot)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
- ↑ Marvel Comics OCTOBER 2015 Solicitations on Newsarama (July 14, 2015) (backup link archived on May 12, 2020)
- ↑ Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan Vol. 1 on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Kanan Omnibus on Hachette Book Group's Business Portal website (original site is defunct)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #4 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #5 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #6 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 2: First Blood on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #7 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #8 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #9 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #10 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Kanan (2015) #11 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
External links
- Kanan (2015 - Present) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- NYCC: Weisman Explores the Past in Marvel's "Star Wars: Kanan" by Ratcliffe, Amy on ComicBookResources (October 12, 2014) (backup link archived on May 18, 2020)
- STAR WARS: KANAN, a Story of 'Insecurity, Spirituality, Curiosity' Says Greg Weisman by Lucas Siegel on Newsarama (October 17, 2014) (backup link archived on May 13, 2020)
