This December, Marvel Comics is releasing a four-issue limited series titled
The Rise of Kylo Ren. Written by Charles Soule with artwork by Will Sliney, the series will delve into Ben Solo's past.
Now, the cover for January's issue has been revealed and, as you can see, it pits Ben and Luke Skywalker against the Knights of Ren. This confirms a few different things; for starters, the Knights clearly aren't Luke's former students who Kylo turned to the Dark Side when he decided to align himself with Supreme Leader Snoke.
Ben must have also been given his "Kylo Ren" title by Snoke after destroying the new Jedi Order alongside the group, earning his place as their leader in the process.
"With the new Jedi school in ruins and fellow students hot on his trail for the murder of their master, Ben Solo flees to the only friend he has left in the galaxy…a man named Snoke," reveals the solicitation text for this issue.
"But Snoke has plans for Ben…and ideas about the Force that are as dangerous as they are intriguing for the troubled young Jedi."
"If Ben wishes to be truly free…the answers might lie with the dark side. And with the Knights of Ren," it continues.
"But it won’t be the first time he’s tangled with the Knights. In the past, Jedi Master Luke Skywalker journeys to the Unknown Regions and brings young Ben along for the mission. Can even Luke Skywalker stand against the fabled Knights of Ren?!"
It's a shame that none of this is being explored in
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker but you have to believe the movie will shed some light on the Knight of Ren's place in the Galaxy...
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