Star Wars: Age of Resistance - Kylo Ren #1

Star Wars: Age of Resistance

by Tom Taylor

A DYNASTY OF DOOM! ANAKIN SKYWALKER casts a long shadow. Can KYLO REN ever escape his infamous grandfather’s reputation? Or will he succeed where DARTH VADER failed?

Genres: Star Wars, Comics, Graphic Novels, Science Fiction, Graphic Novels Comics, Marvel, Space

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2019

About the author

Once a professional juggler and fire eater, Tom Taylor is a #1 New York Times Bestselling, multi-award-winning comic book writer, playwright and screenwriter.

Well known for his work with DC Comics and Marvel, Taylor is the co-creator of NEVERLANDERS from Penguin Random House, SEVEN SECRETS from Boom Studios and the Aurealis-Award-winning graphic novel series THE DEEP. Taylor is also the Head Writer and Executive Producer of The Deep animated series, four seasons of which is broadcast in over 140 countries.

He is perhaps best known for the DC Comics series, DCEASED (Shadow Awards Winner), NIGHTWING (nominated for 5 Eisner Awards), SUPERMAN: SON OF KAL-EL (GLAAD Award Nominee), INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US, SUICIDE SQUAD, EARTH 2 and BATMAN/SUPERMAN as well as Marvel's FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN, ALL NEW WOLVERINE, X-MEN: RED, DARK AGES and SUPERIOR IRON MAN. Taylor is also the writer of many Star Wars series, which include STAR WARS: INVASION and STAR WARS: BLOOD TIES (Stan Lee Excelsior Award winner). Taylor has written for Marvel, DC Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Boom Studios, Wildstorm, 2000 AD and Gestalt Comics.

He can be followed on twitter @TomTaylorMade.

Reviews

[Tiag⊗ the Mutant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kylo Ren kills the Zillo Beast, pretty awesome, I enjoy seeing these Clone Wars characters popping up again.

[Halls · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adam Driver is way too hot to be done this dirty

[Freya]

Best part of this was the written piece at the end by Bryan Young about how each viewer's interpretation of Ben Solo is deeply personal, with no interpretation being invalid.

[Esra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Seni çok seviyorum Ben Solo

[Hasret]

wished salihace had drawn this.

[April · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m a comic book novice, so I don’t feel like I can critique too much. I enjoyed it and how they captured the Solo snark. I do wonder if anyone will be able to capture how Adam represented him on screen though, visually and in character.

[Eva B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5
This was my least favorite of the Age of Resistance: Villains collections, mainly due to the lack of focus on Kylo Ren. The Snoke story felt more like a Kylo one.

[ryka 𖦹‧⭑.ᐟ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kylo taking down a zillo beast by himself raaahhh 👹 “Not so tall without legs” WHAT IS HIS DEAL 😭

[Andrea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

This was my first time reading a comic book and l loved it. It sucked me in and held my attention. I can't wait to read more!

[m. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5 stars

Sassy kylo is the best kylo, more please!

Loved seeing the shadow of vader still following his grandson. It's interesting to see the ways in which kylo is outsmarting vader, i think it's definitely something we'll see play out in the rise of skywalker.

Amyway, it feels very reverse anidala-esque and i'm here for it!

[ㅡ Sam • The Reckless Fan · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ⭐'s To The Galaxy!!

I know Kylo isn't the most well rounded character. He's flawed, very flawed, but I think that's what makes him so interesting.

Can I just say that Zillo Beast was wild! I loved it! Obviously I knew Kylo wasn't going to die, but it was pretty cool!

I just strongly dislike the constant need to follow in Darth Vader's footsteps, but appreciated the fact that Kylo says he will surpass where vader failed. I thought that was a good bit.

Again, I don't care for the art style on Kylo's face. Again, I will say that no amount of artwork would do Adam Driver's face justice, but still it looks a bit off even more a comic style.

Either way, that was my only thing with this comic. I loved it and Kylo/Ben is a badass! Love him!

[Martina · Rating 4 out of 5]

The art didn’t do justice to Adam Driver’s looks. His face was poorly drawn. I have read a ton of comic books and I am used to people being drawn differently, but this was insanely, out-of-question, wrong.
Also, he looked way older than Kylo Ren is supposed to be.
Other than that, I loved the story.

[Lada · Rating 4 out of 5]

I laughed so much while reading this. He is such a dumbass, but I like his sense of humor. This adventure was simple and fun.
But why is it so hard for artists to capture Adam Driver's likeness? They seem to be doing just fine with anyone else, but Kylo Ren always ends up looking like wrinkly middle-aged man.

[Spencer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I didn’t much care for this, it just reminded me of the flaws in Kylo Ren’s character and the fact he’s underdeveloped.

[Wanderluster · Rating 5 out of 5]

Only complaint is that it was too short 🥺

[Steven Shinder · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wasn't a fan of the Zillo Beast episodes of The Clone Wars, but it was nice to see one pop up. It would've been nice to find out that this was the cloned beast that Palpating wanted, but there is no such mention, as far as I can tell. This issue actually shares parallels with the first issue of Darth Vader: Dark Visions. So it was interesting to see a similar theme. And there are bits of good humor.

[Elwin Kline · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nicely done Kylo Ren comic. - 3 out of 5 star rating.

Heavy emphasis on Kylo following in Vader's footsteps. Pretty cool alien world/race introduced in this one as well. I'd be curious to see more of them and what happens next with the aliens more so than Kylo. Kylo... basically behaved per usual as a young Sith trying to 'prove himself to a dead man.'

[Jacquie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fun short read and makes me want to check out the rest of the Age of Resistance Villain comics.

I love the slight nod to the Clone Wars series as well. Always great to see tie ins to the rest of the Star Wars universe throughout the comics!

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really nice story although after what the Rise Of Skywalker did with the character making him be only a reboot of Vader, this comic that, shows that Ben could achieve what Anakin did never, becomed pointless.

[Mark Nevitt · Rating 4 out of 5]

An intriguing insight in to the troubled life of one Ben Solo.

[Joss · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting links to past ages in the Star Wars universe. Not necessarily a memorable story, but it pushes the character in what feels like the right direction.

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the son of Han Solo we've all been waiting for.

[Eva · Rating 4 out of 5]

tu me manques déjà love of my life je vais me tuer

[Elizabeth Alfaro · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very poor attent to to make Kylo look or be better than Vadder.

[Beth Hartley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want moooooore!

If only there was an entire series of Kylo Ren graphics comings out...

I maybe have to now read this entire series...

[Laurie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun quick read.

[Octavi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Curioso y entretenido.

[Ebrar G · Rating 5 out of 5]

Canım Ben Solo/Kylo Ren, seni seviyorum 🖤❤️

[Matias Kjølstad · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok, but we don't learn anything we already know. Nice art though.

[EMFubz · Rating 5 out of 5]

5/5📚 0/5🌶️
Ren is in it and it’s automatically a 5/5 read.❤️