Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren #1 — Charles Soule and Will Sliney chart Kylo's ruthless rise as Hux and Pryde scheme against him

You know that moment in a saga where a character stops wrestling with their legacy and just embraces the storm? That's where Summer lands this week. Star Wars: The Fall of Kylo Ren #1 isn't just another entry in the canon; it's the moment the mask hardens and the hesitation vanishes.

Inside the First Order, the generals are getting ambitious. Hux and Pryde are driving a wedge through the leadership, their schemes and betrayals threatening to unravel Kylo's hold on the galaxy. But this isn't the Kylo who used to second-guess himself. He channels a raw fury that cuts through the political noise, moving through their plots with a lethal precision that leaves no room for error. The story follows Kylo as he turns that wrath into a weapon, binding the regime together not through hope, but through a fear so absolute that neither general stands a chance.

One quiet detail worth keeping an eye on is how Soule recontextualizes Pryde and Hux here; they aren't just villains anymore, they're the spark that forces Kylo to become the supreme threat he's destined to be. This issue is the kind of book that makes you want to go back and re-read the Sequel Era trilogy with fresh eyes. Trust me, the art and the writing click in a way that makes this debut impossible to put down once you start.