Crimson Reign #1 represents the inaugural edition of the canon comic miniseries titled Star Wars: Crimson Reign. Charles Soule penned this issue, while Steven Cummings and Guru-eFX provided the illustrations. Marvel Comics released it to the public on December 8, 2021, and it features the story "The Orphans," Part 1.
THE REIGN BEGINS FOLLOWING THE DAWN! Expanding on the narrative initiated in WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS, this issue serves as the second part of a trilogy poised to redefine the Star Wars Galaxy's history during the Rebellion era. Expect the comeback of beloved characters, unforeseen plot twists, remarkable displays of the Force, and a storyline that stretches from the deepest, darkest corners of Star Wars' criminal underworld to the Imperial Palace situated on Coruscant. Crimson Reign promises to be a Star Wars saga unlike any other!
- A panel erroneously places the Black Sun smash-processing lab on the planet Lothal.
- This issue portrays Deathstick as a human, contradicting her established identity as a Dathomirian Zabrak, as revealed in the 2015 video game Star Wars: Uprising. [3]
- We see Ochi wielding the Blade of Ochi of Bestoon. However, Shadow of the Sith clarifies that he only acquired this blade during the quest for Exegol in 21 ABY. Furthermore, Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker indicates that the blade's inscriptions, detailing the DS-2 Death Star II Mobile Battle Station's remains, imply its creation post-Battle of Endor.