- "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
Issues
| Color code key: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Collected (TPB) issue | Released issue | Future issue | Story arc |
| Issue | Title | Publication date | Trade paperback |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Legacy of Vader 1 | February 5, 2025[1] |  The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 1 October 7, 2025[5] |
| 2 | Legacy of Vader 2 | March 12, 2025[6] | |
| 3 | Legacy of Vader 3 | April 16, 2025[7] | |
| 4 | Legacy of Vader 4 | May 21, 2025[8] | |
| 5 | Legacy of Vader 5 | June 25, 2025[9] | |
| 6 | Legacy of Vader 6 | July 9, 2025[10] | |
| FCBD | "Legacy of Vaneé" | May 3, 2025[11] | |
| 7 | Legacy of Vader 7 | August 6, 2025[12] |  The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2 March 31, 2026[13] |
| 8 | Legacy of Vader 8 | September 3, 2025[14] | |
| 9 | Legacy of Vader 9 | October 15, 2025[15] | |
| 10 | Legacy of Vader 10 | November 5, 2025[16] | |
| 11 | Legacy of Vader 11 | December 3, 2025[16] | |
| 12 | Legacy of Vader 12 | January 14, 2026[2] |
Sources
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)- Kylo Ren Returns in Marvel's Star Wars: Legacy of Vader — Reveal on StarWars.com (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)
- Star Wars: Master of Evil, a New Darth Vader Novel, Turns the Page on the Sith Lord on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars Celebration - DAY 1 Replay on the official Star Wars YouTube channel (backup link) (livestream no longer available)
- 'Star Wars: The High Republic - The Finale' and More Marvel 'Star Wars' Titles Revealed At Star Wars Celebration on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- SDCC 2025: Highlights from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (backup link)
- NYCC 2025: All the News and Reveals from the Lucasfilm Publishing Panel on StarWars.com (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)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Full Marvel Comics solicitations January 2026: New Iron Man and Ultimate ending on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)
- ↑ The events of Star Wars: Legacy of Vader take place after the events of Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi, which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 34 ABY. The series also features the Finalizer as the First Order's flagship. As Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy establishes that the Steadfast became the First Order's flagship following the Battle of Batuu, dated to 34 ABY by Timelines, the events of Legacy of Vader must be set in that year.
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑
LEGACY OF VADER VOL. 1 on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ Full March 2025 Marvel Comics solicitations: Godzilla and Doom reign supreme on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link archived on December 19, 2024)
- ↑ Full Marvel Comics April 2025 solicitations: Godzilla rises and Spider-Man gets new on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link archived on January 23, 2025)
- ↑ Full Marvel Comics May 2025 solicitations: Doom reigns and Godzilla strikes on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)
- ↑ Take Pride in Marvel Comics Full Solicits For June 2025 on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)
- ↑ 'Star Wars: The High Republic - The Finale' and More Marvel 'Star Wars' Titles Revealed At Star Wars Celebration on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel Reveals 2025 Free Comic Book Day Titles Starring the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and More on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Full Marvel Comics August 2025 solicitations: on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Legacy Of Vader Vol. 2 on Penguin Random House's Comics Retail website (backup link)
- ↑ Full Marvel Comics September 2025 solicitations: Deadpool meets Batman, zombies rise, and the X-Men evolve on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link archived on June 19, 2025)
- ↑ The Full Marvel Comics October 2025 Solicits And Solicitations on BleedingCool (backup link archived on July 24, 2025)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Full Marvel Comics November 2025 solicitations on Adventures In Poor Taste (backup link)