In order to give maximum creative freedom to the filmmakers and also preserve an element of surprise and discovery for the audience, star wars episodes viiix will not tell the same story told in the postreturn of the jedi expanded universe. The old expanded universe now designated as legends covers a lot of. 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 content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and more information becomes available.
In this episode i will go over the changes to star wars that were made after the disney takeover of. More star wars legends characters will become canon cbr. The force awakens and for several of the old expanded universe now legends star wars books follow. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. Everything star wars has reintroduced from the old. Still on the hunt for their kidnapped parents, milo and lina graf head to lothal in search of an ally. Make sure to comment, like, and subscribe also stay up to date with star wars and everything star wars related by following me. The star wars expanded universe sweu encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional material of the star wars saga, outside of the seven feature films, the clone wars film and series, and rebels series produced by lucasfilm. Star wars legends books represent the original star wars expanded universe which is now known as star wars legends. Legends notification emails are working properly again. Disney may be creating its own canon book universe now since they decided the original expanded universe is no longer canon, but that doesnt mean the books currently labeled legends should be forgotten. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist.
Also there are so many great books, no list or ranking could. Star wars creatives explain why canon vs expanded universe shouldnt matter. Canon discuss some of the differences and similarities between the two continuities. Are the star wars movies canon and games like star wars. The best place to put this would be before the darth bane books already confirmed as legends. Updated regularly, with new releases and upcoming titles highlightesd.
These novels were officially declared non canon to the star wars franchise in april 2014. Those in charge of upcoming star wars tv series and novels explain that the expanded universe is still important whether its canon or not. Plus, of all the star wars eras, this is the one i would most like to see new stories in. On the 8th of april marvel released the star wars legends epic collection volume 1. Timothy zahns thrawn reintroduces the titular grand admiral, a main bad guy of many of the nolongercanon legends books. They were always secondclass citizens in star wars canon, occupying a. This really isnt a vs fight but i just thought you sw fans should know about announcements made after the legends announcement.
These books are considered history and the material that occurs in these stories is officially part of the star wars timeline. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. The star wars expanded universe, now known as legends, is a weird and. This spinoff material is licensed and moderated by lucasfilm, though during his involvement with the franchise george lucas reserved the right to both draw from and contradict it in his own works. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe.
When a franchise is around for four decades, it can get impossibly unwieldy to try and grasp its lore and star wars canon is no exception. Star wars legends is the name given to the nowdefunct expanded universe. The star wars canon is growing, but theres still a whole universe of great. The old expanded universe eu now known as legends encompassed all of the officially licensed stories from the star wars universe. Wars expanded universe that should have stayed canon. An alternate means of treating the universe by beniboybling april 30, 2015 4 comments weve stuck to a very. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. I would give up every star wars book, comic, and video game ever just for these three movies. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi training, ancient worlds and the murderous rampage of darth vader. Many people say any star wars comics that come under legends are not canon, but people also say that any new star wars comic is canon.
Now that were 3 films and multiple books comics into the new canon, id like to know everyones thoughts on whether they prefer the new canon continuity or legends. Hes back, this time as an adversary to the rebels, and his background is set to be detailed in a new book by the characters original creator. This article is about star wars books by inuniverse chronological order. This page contains information about a confirmed future group of books. Below are our picks of the best star wars books from both the legends timeline and current canon. Do you prefer the old star wars canon legends or the new star wars canon postdisney buyout. A complete list of all fulllength star wars novels in chronological order. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by. Now that we have a completed canon thrawn trilogy, i thought it would be a good time to look back at the books that kicked off the old eu, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of all six books. It is a dark time in a galaxy far, far away when the parents of milo and lina graf are abducted by agents of the evil empire, the children must undertake a perilous journey across adventures in wild space. Timothy zahn says we shouldnt assume that all star wars. Author john jackson millers next novel will be a preceding chapter to the star wars rebels tv. Timothy zahn says we shouldnt assume that all star wars expanded universe books are non canon.
Unlike the luke skywalker presented in star wars eu legends, the luke in canon exists strictly in the ot movies and a handful of new canon material. Please check your email spam folder and if you see any emails from the cantina there, make sure to mark them as not spam. This is a list of original novels, novel adaptations, original junior novels, junior novel adaptations, young readers, and short stories in the star wars franchise. Heres my ranking of 31 individual books and multi book series in the star wars universe, minus the movie novelizations 31. What casual fans may not know is that all of these productions and publications are now officially part of the new canon, meaning that they are included in the fictional history of that galaxy far, far away. All the star wars books released after 2014, when disney started releasing books that fell into the official star wars universe. If there is no banner at all, then its a canon book. Although that interpretation is now canon a decision that ultimately pushed traviss away from writing more star wars novels some rare elements of traviss mando culture lived on in the new. Darth vader vs boba fett is another, very different kind of fantasy fight. In a separate incident in the mandalorian armor book, we learn boba blasted.
The purpose is too help sw fans feel better about there legends collection because from what has been said legends doesnt equal non canon. The content of the page may change dramatically as the product release approaches and. Hamills reasoning was that rian johnsons take went against what a jedi should. Regarding the status of the expanded universe canon in relation to the official canon established by the films. Legends general discussion now that were 3 films and multiple books comics into the new canon, id like to know everyones thoughts on whether they prefer the new canon continuity or legends. Which thrawn trilogy is better star wars canon vs legends. Simple list of star wars books in order of when they take place, with sidebyside timelines for legends and the new canon. There are decades worth of stories and characters introduced in lucasfilmapproved novels, comic books and games, beginning in 1979 with the release of splinter of the minds eye.
This would then explain the differences between the legends and canon. One of the most popular characters from the star wars legends catalog, mara jade was the emperors secret. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. He never fell in love and married mara jade, and he didnt continually fight battle after battle for the sake of the galaxy alongside his friends. This list does not include journals, graphic novels or comic books, which can be found in the list of star wars comic books. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon. Star wars disney canon vs legends spacebattles forums. As a disclosure, this blog is mostly for myself to share my fandom of the star wars universe with others. Ive also heard some of the expanded universe is canon, is this the comic book of what is canon in the legends comics. If theres golden legends banner on the cover, its a legends book. Legends star wars expanded universe content everything outside of the films and tv series created before it was purchased by disney cannon the star wars movies and the clone wars cartoon, as well as anything created with disneys approval afte.
Such derivative works have been produced concurrently with, between, and after the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, as. If you are at a used bookstore, its not quite as simple because if the book was printed before the disneystar wars purchase, there isnt a legends banner. However, following disneys purchase of lucasfilm, it was declared that, outside of the franchise films and certain other works like star. The expanded universe includes books, comic books, video games, toys and other assorted media. As stated by lucasfilm and disney, future books and novels will not be based on these stories, but since the expanded universe started. Lucasfilm has announced that all of the books and comics that filled the empty. Why disney blew up more than 30 years of star wars canon.
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