Star wars hasbro expanded universe comic two packs 2006. The legendary star wars expanded universe turns a new page. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Revenge of the sith is in my view infinitely better than the film itself. Learn how and when to remove these template messages this article consists almost entirely of a plot summary. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star wars comics from 1977 to 1986, are once again publishing star wars titles that started in 2015. The comics, especially, we used to flesh out preexisting. Discuss the storylines of the novels, comics and more. Lucasfilm president casts doubt on new star wars films. We are primarily a source of discussion and news for anything involving the star wars expanded universe legends or story group canon. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page.
For over 35 years, the expanded universe has enriched the star wars experience for fans seeking to continue the adventure beyond what is seen on the screen. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. If so, i highly recommend reading books from the star wars the expanded universe. It is a chronology of all the events that have ever occurred in the star wars universe, in all the films, books, cdroms, nintendo games, comic books, and roleplaying guides, and each medium is. The new expanded universe tends to not deviate too far away from the. Fleet junkie flagship the technical discussions of the. One of the first grownup books i read was dave wolvertons the courtship of princess leia. The force awakens and for several of the old expanded universe now legends star wars books follow.
Easy explanation is the legends timeline is the original and the. The star wars expanded universe was what the comics, books, and video games were called before disney bought lucasfilm. Here are 12 stories, characters and events in the star wars expanded universe that even jar jar binks would star wars comic booksstar wars comicsmarvel. Welcome to the star wars expanded universe subreddit. The expanded universe, or eu, is the moniker for the entire body of work that comprises the stories set in the star wars universe ranging from novels, comics, cartoons, short stories, young adult books. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the sequential art form of comics. Lucasfilms nowcorporate sibling marvel comics, which published star. The exact chronology of the events described in this article is currently unknown. Star wars legends should follow marvels comic example. This article is about the legends star wars expanded universe novel series. The other great expanded universe success story of the 1990s, michael stackpoles xwing books are essentially top gun for star wars fans, and catch the balance between pulp jollity and. Star wars legends, formerly known as the expanded universe abbreviated eu, encompasses every one of the licensed, fictional background stories of the star wars universe, outside of the original six star wars films produced by george lucas and certain other material such as star wars. The expanded universe quotes databank star wars legends. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon.
All of these products are now considered to be out of canon and called legends. I had been reading the star wars expanded universe novels for ages. The xwing comics and novels stand at the peak of the expanded universe, while the novelisation of star wars. Comics have been an important part of the star wars expanded universe.
Marvels kylo ren comic echoes a big rumor about new star. Must read star wars legends books, and where to start. New timelineapproved star wars cartoons, comic books, and video games began appearing last fall, as well as. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Novels, comic books, spinoff films, and even the occasional television series create what is collectively known. Of the approximately eleventy billion books in the original star wars expanded universe, there are the hallowed the thrawn books by timothy zahn, the good the xwing books, the bad the jedi. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. The original trilogy a graphic novel is the latest comic adaptation from disney lucasfilm press. Articles, columns and quotes in defense of the star wars expanded universe. In a one universe star wars, lucas st would have erased the eu from start to finish. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after.
The book largely kicked off the expanded universe, as it began just five years after return of the jedi. Star wars expanded universe book collection youtube. The star wars universe expands far beyond characters and events from the original film series. The star wars expanded universe, called the eu for short, is the name used to denote the star wars books, comics, video games, and more that were part of the star wars canon prior to april 25, 2014. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the. Its worth noting here that the entire whole enormous list above represents 90% dark horse star wars expanded universe titles, and 10% marvels original star.
The star wars expanded universe contains stories in a variety of different formats. All stories are presented here in in universe chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. Star wars books, comics, and expanded universe jedi. Today, we take a close look at the star wars legends expanded universe, examining which books a new reader should check out, and how to start reading star wars expanded universe. Debunking expanded universe myths disney star wars is dumb. The book also introduced beloved characters like grand admiral thrawn who was later worked back into canon in novels, comic books, and a tv show and mara jade who many fans hope is about to be recanonized in the star wars comic.
Star wars might want to close the book on the past, but the expanded universe of legends is perfect for new, outofcontinuity stories. A definitive legends clone wars timeline was never established by lucasfilm. Crystal star really is the worst star wars book ever. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Since then, disney has set about creating its own expanded universe. The book also introduced beloved characters like grand admiral thrawn who was later worked back into. And in the wake of the zahn books come more and more in the new republic era. Indeed, using read as shorthand is not entirely correct, since you cant read a tv show, video game or. You have to take into account that there are now 2 timelines with everything all media star wars. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Star wars legends comics the old expanded universe by marvel. After the conclusion of the original trilogy of star wars films, fans relied on various novels and comic books in the star wars expanded universe realm of mythology to hold them over, though.