10 Insane Star Wars Comics That Changed Everything

1. The Rise Of Kylo Ren - Charles Soule & Will Sliney

Although the Sequel Trilogy hasn't been without its faults, there's no denying that Ben Solo has become one of Star Wars' greatest villains, if not one of the greatest villains in sci-fi history. Adam Driver's performance has been brilliant in every film, but with fairly little known of Ben's time spent training with Luke Skywalker before his fall, it's been left to the audience to fill in the blanks - at least until recently.

Charles Soule makes yet another return to Star Wars with The Rise of Kylo Ren, a four issue mini-series that depicts the beginnings of Solo's turn to the dark side, his involvement with the Knights of Ren and what exactly happened on that fateful night Luke contemplated killing his nephew. The series is only two issues deep at the time of writing, but it's already forcing fans to reconsider what actually happened the night Luke's temple burned, with it being revealed that Solo was not the one responsible for its destruction.

Soule and Sliney's comic also serves a valuable purpose in fleshing out the backstory behind the Knights of Ren. That faction was pretty much just window-dressing throughout the sequels, but the first issue has already established their link to the First Order, and where Ben seemingly first adopted his Sith moniker...