Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars. In the meantime, wed like to drop some star wars knowledge and share the chronological listening order of the star wars canon audiobooks that we publish, presented in line. Star wars new books and comics storytelling event takes us 400 years before the skywalker saga. Stay uptodate about upcoming star wars books and comics releases including variants. Since then, the company has set forth new books comics, video games, and tv series to continue the ongoing star wars story outside the films. Jason aarons star wars comics mentioned the hundred years darkness. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Here are the first jedi art, characters, plot details, and more. Lords of the sith is a bit like a buddy road movie, except that the buddies are evil emperor palpatine and his equally nasty sidekick, darth vader. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars.
Dec 25, 2015 here are the only star wars books that are considered canon december 25, 2015 by michael kozlowski 4 comments in april 2014 lucasfilm and disney publishing stated that the existing expanded. The rise of skywalker, we still cant help but love some of these great legendsexpanded universe graphic novels. The series art, by mike mayhew, takes its cues from the earliest concept art by. Today, marvel is pleased to present your first look at star wars. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. For canon clone wars stuff, after you have watched the clone wars, you can read the son of dathomir comic on the official marvel app, the 12issue kanan comic and the new jedi of the republic. A lot of random tie ins to scenes from the movies that can feel a bit forced. Named one of the best books of the year by buzzfeed a companion novel inspired by star wars. There have been many artof star wars books, usually consisting of fantastic concept illustrations, sketches, and storyboards. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Star trek provides examples of two extremes regarding canon and comic books.
While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon. The blueprints gives a voice to the star wars studio art departments who, film after film, laid the groundwork and built the structures of many of the most iconic sets in the history of cinema. The author discusses his latest book and chronicling the concept art phase of star wars. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. A fantastic series of books that take place during the clone wars are the star wars republic commando novels. Get a first look at the final installment in the acclaimed series of books reimagining star wars. Plus, several welldeveloped characters had been introduced in non canon stories that became beloved. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20.
The phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy. The star wars concept deserves much better treatment than this basic pulp and clearly does not work in this format. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Our guide to the star wars expanded universe in reading order. Dec 27, 2018 another huge update inside this video, in todays episode vader gets destroyed by a measly smuggler because of simple overconfidence. A very nice look into the new canon that merges the rebels world with the star wars. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. The final episodes of star wars rebels are here starting tonight on disney xd at 8.
Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this anthology based on the beloved animated series. Chartbusting writers jason aaron star wars, doctor strange and kieron gillen darth. Comics, star wars books, star wars comics, star wars rebels 2014. If youre a comicbook fan, you know that i didnt change superman. Visit for first looks at star wars comics, exclusive book excerpts, and more. Princess leia by mark waid, terry dodson, rachel dodson, jordie bellaire, and joe caramagna. On december 2014 they bid adieu to 28,353 pages of comics and the star wars.
It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books, video. All of these give a great insight into the star wars universe as a whole, now go out and get theses comics. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the. Why fans of marvel and dc, game of thrones, and star. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books. The character first appeared in the comic books released in the 70s and 80s under the marvel license. At the 2019 star wars celebration last april, lucasfilm and disney publishing announced an ambitioussounding plan. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. Monday night, executives and creators from lucasfilm assembled to finally unveil star wars. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. The star wars is an 8issue comic book miniseries set in the star wars legends or rather, the non canon infinities part of it, released in 20 and later rereleased in trade paperback and as part of star wars legends epic collection.
The starkiller name is an interesting one for the star wars, as it has been used and reused in major ways throughout the franchises long history. I think it gets built up quite heavily around most star wars subreddits and while it is good, i dont think its for everyone and distant 11 and 12 for the first aftermath book and heir to the jedi. Fan question video subscribe places you can find me blog facebook htt. Here is the new star wars canon timeline, which presents all of the disneyapproved star wars canon movies, tv shows, books, games in chronological order. The character first appeared in the comic books released in the 70s and 80s under the. The clone wars were on their own level, while comics, games, and books had different classifications. Canon the established facts and backstory of a fictional worldis a concept common in fan spaces. The art is great and the story is fun and exciting and really evokes the feel of a new hope. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes. Aftermath you kinda have to force yourself through to get everything you can out of life debt and empires end. Comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as noncanon with the designation legends. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. It is often contrasted with, or used as the basis for, works of fan fiction.
Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist in the 1999 prequel trilogy film. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Finally, a story addressing leias post new hope grief and hows she processing the loss of her planet. May 04, 2017 before april 2014, the star wars universe had levels of canon. This is the canon for the expanded universe, it is for the comics, novels, video. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. Best new star wars books best new star wars canon books. Find the complete star wars disney canon graphic novel book series listed in order. Dec 02, 2019 making sense of the books and comics in the new star wars canon is tough. To discuss anything from doctor who to star wars to superman without demonstrating some. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Id also recommend some of the star wars comics if youre interested in reading more.
Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. Star wars comic series timeline star wars canon timeline. 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. In addition to release date, you can sort by seriesissue, story arc, abybby year, writer, or artist. A history of the starkiller name, from annikin to the first order. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars.
Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Amy richau is a writer, lifelong star wars geek, and diehard denver broncos fan. 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. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. E book audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it.
The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. I am not the owner of any of the content in this video other. Starting in 2014, the new canon includes all of the episodes and oneoff movies, the clone wars film, the tv shows star wars resistance, star wars rebels, star wars. 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.
Ebook audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread. Browse the marvel comic series star wars 2015 present. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. For books, read dark disciple to continue ventress story. Star wars has been expanded to media other than the original films. Mar 05, 2018 do you have a favorite star wars rebels book or comic. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side. Star wars comic series timeline page 2 of 4 star wars. The high republic the project the outfit has been working on for years under the working title of. Throughout its 30plusyear existence, the concept of star wars canon has been relatively simple. They either included everything being published, or. Jaxxon, the lepi smuggler or green rabbit, is making a return for the star wars adventure comic series.
As we gear up for star wars celebration 2019, we thought it would be helpful to compile a list of canon audiobooks for fans of the franchise. Theyre among the worst star wars books ive read including legends. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. With a new saga trilogy, new standalone anthology movies, tv shows, comics, books, and video games all coming out in a rapidly expanding new canon, has there ever been a better time to be a star wars fan. Darth vader almost gets killed by a smugglercanon star. So lucasfilm has just come out and said everything postrotj eu is non canon. Star wars fans got the answers they were looking for on monday night, when the first details surrounding the project luminous publishing initiative began to be released. You can use the search box to narrow results in real time. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read this. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens the books, movies, and tv shows that make up the star wars universe. Star wars holonetstar wars canonphil notostar wars comic booksstar wars comicsmarvel comicsmarvel avengersstarwarssith. Rebel jail, it can be deduced that annual 1 occurs sometime after star wars.
Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. The alternative terms mythology, timeline, universe and continuity are often used, with the first of these being used especially to refer to a richly detailed fictional canon requiring a large degree of suspension of disbelief, while the latter two typically refer to a single arc where all events are direc. August 29, 2019 since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels, tv series, and games. The force awakens ushered in an entirely new generation of fans looking for more adventures in the galaxy far, far away, but with the whole issue of legends canon vs. Everything that happens in the movies counts, and everything that happened in any of the spinoff. Battlefront, this actionpacked adventure follows a squad of soldiers caught in the trenches of the ultimate galactic war between good and evil. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list. And thatspretty much the premise of the entire comic.
The first chapter in the new star wars comic canon enters with a bang. In this video i will list off the top 5 star wars canon comics you must read. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars canon. Why fans of marvel and dc, game of thrones, and star wars. In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in the fictional universe of that story. In 2014, lucasfilm pulled the plug on the original expanded universe, resetting the official canon of all of star wars to the original saga and the clone wars series. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. Apr, 2016 canonthe established facts and backstory of a fictional worldis a concept common in fan spaces. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. A guide to star wars rebels books and comics while the animated series may be ending, theres still a galaxy of rebelsrelated stories to explore.