Original generated cover art — not a reproduction of any published cover
Kylo Ren between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker: Supreme Leader of the First Order, haunted by a grandfather he never met, and increasingly unable to tell obsession from inheritance.
Twelve issues from Marvel between 5 February 2025 and 14 January 2026, written by Charles Soule with Luke Ross as principal artist and covers by Derrick Chew. Wookieepedia records issue #12 as the final issue.
The verdict
Soule returns to the character he defined in The Rise of Kylo Ren and gives him the interior life the films never had time for.
This run is in the catalogue but has not been written up. Everything above is verified publication data; there is no opinion here yet, and a placeholder review would be worse than none.
The arc breakdown and issue list below are the useful part for now.
Structure
How the run divides, and where a reader can get on and off.
#1–12
The Reign of Kylo Ren
Collected in two volumes: #1–6 on 7 October 2025 and #7–12 on 31 March 2026.
Every issue
Number, title, cover date and credits. A dash means the field is not verified — not that it is empty.
| # | Title | Cover date | Writer | Artist | Cover artist | Arc | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | February 5, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 2 | — | March 12, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 3 | — | April 16, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 4 | — | May 21, 2025 | Charles Soule | Stefano Raffaele | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 5 | — | June 25, 2025 | Charles Soule | Stefano Raffaele | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 6 | — | July 9, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 7 | — | August 6, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 8 | — | September 3, 2025 | Charles Soule | Stefano Raffaele | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 9 | — | October 15, 2025 | Charles Soule | Stefano Raffaele | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 10 | — | November 5, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 11 | — | December 3, 2025 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | |
| 12 | — | January 14, 2026 | Charles Soule | Luke Ross | Derrick Chew | The Reign of Kylo Ren | Recorded by Wookieepedia as the final issue of the series. |
In print
Trades, omnibuses and Epic Collections. ISBNs appear only where verified.
| Edition | Format | Publisher | Year | Collects | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Star Wars: Legacy of Vader Vol. 1: The Reign of Kylo Ren | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2025 | Star Wars: The Legacy Of Vader #1-6 | 978-1302960940 |
| Star Wars: Legacy of Vader Vol. 2: The Reign of Kylo Ren Vol. 2 | TPB | Marvel Comics | 2026 | Star Wars: The Legacy Of Vader #7-12 | 978-1302960957 |
Dossiers
Encyclopedia entries for the figures this run develops.
The Skywalker heir who wanted to be Vader, and could not even manage that properly.
Two characters in one suit, and the publishing programme has spent fifty years arguing about the seam.
A scavenger who chose her own surname — and the newest character with the whole saga resting on her.
