- "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.[5] 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.[3] Parts of the comic series are contradicted by the 2021 television series Star Wars: The Bad Batch.[6]
Media[]
| 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[7] November 3, 2015[8] |
 Star Wars: Kanan Omnibus December 20, 2016[9] |
 Star Wars: Kanan Modern Era Epic Collection August, 2024[10] | ||
| 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[11] | |||
| 5 | "Part V: Release" | August 19, 2015[12] | |||
| 6 | "Epilogue: Haunt" | September 23, 2015[13] | |||
| Book II: First Blood |  Vol. 2 — First Blood[14] May 31, 2016[14] | ||||
| 7 | "Part I: The Corridors of Coruscant" | October 28, 2015[15] | |||
| 8 | "Part II: The Towers of the Temple" | November 18, 2015[16] | |||
| 9 | "Part III: The Canyons of Kardoa" | December 16, 2015[17] | |||
| 10 | "Part IV: The Mesas of Mygeeto" | January 27, 2016[18] | |||
| 11 | "Part V: The Fog of War" | February 24, 2016[19] | |||
| 12 | "Epilogue: The Ties That Bind" | March 16, 2016[2] | |||
Sources[]
"Launch Pad" — Star Wars Insider 154- "Blaster" — 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 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 (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 MARVEL COMICS March 2016 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (December 15, 2015) (archived from the original on April 1, 2019)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1
Greg Weisman (@Greg_Weisman) on Twitter: "I'm told it ends with 12. But #StarWarsKanan 9 is available tomorrow!" (screenshot)
- ↑ NYCC: Weisman Explores the Past in Marvel's "Star Wars: Kanan" by Ratcliffe, Amy on www.cbr.com (October 12, 2014) (archived from the original on May 18, 2020)
- ↑ SWCA: Star Wars Comes Home to Marvel Panel Liveblog on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Aftermath"
- ↑ Marvel Comics OCTOBER 2015 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (July 14, 2015) (archived from the original on May 12, 2020)
- ↑
Star Wars: Kanan: The Last Padawan Vol. 1 on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Kanan Omnibus on Hachette Business Portal (archived from the original on September 7, 2017)
- ↑
Breaking News: Marvel Epic Collections August to October 2024! Classic & Modern Epics! on the Near Mint Condition YouTube channel (backup link)
- ↑
KANAN LAST PADAWAN #4 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN LAST PADAWAN #5 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN #6 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Star Wars: Kanan Vol. 2: First Blood on Amazon.com (backup link)
- ↑ KANAN #7 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS November 2015 Solicitations on www.newsarama.com (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
- ↑ Marvel Comics Full Solicitations For December 2015 by Lovett, Jamie on Comicbook.com (September 15, 2015) (archived from the original on May 18, 2020)
- ↑ KANAN #10 on the official Previews World website (backup link)
- ↑ MARVEL COMICS February 2016 Solicitations on Newsarama.com (November 17, 2015) (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
External links[]
- Kanan (2015 - Present) on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- NYCC 2014: Star Wars – Kanan: The Last Padawan on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- NYCC: Weisman Explores the Past in Marvel's "Star Wars: Kanan" by Ratcliffe, Amy on www.cbr.com (October 12, 2014) (archived from the original on May 18, 2020)
- STAR WARS: KANAN, a Story of 'Insecurity, Spirituality, Curiosity' Says Greg Weisman by Lucas Siegel on www.newsarama.com (October 17, 2014) (archived from the original on May 13, 2020)
