This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. 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. 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. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people. If you are still trying to wrap your head around the new star wars canon or are looking for a good place to jump in, read on to see where each story. The new disney canon can be confusing, but these titles should help ease you in. Interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. 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.
Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. Star wars marvel reading order comic book reading orders. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. 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. If you havent had a chance to read any of marvels star wars comics then the ultimate guide to marvels star wars comics aims to give you all the details you need to go out. A new hope is a canon hardcover childrens book published by studio fun international, an adaptation of the film of the same name join luke skywalker as he meets obiwan kenobi, han solo, chewbacca, and princess leia in this hardcover book with a diecut cover. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. Alphabet squadron, is all about pilots and the stories they have to tell. Star wars timeline gold star wars datapad swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon.
New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. Bby and aby refer to before the battle of yavin and after the. A great, fun comic to start with, and as long as youve seen a new hope. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. 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. Are the marvel star wars legends comic books canon. The latest book that takes place in the galaxy far, far away, titled star wars. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. This reading order contains all the star wars comics published since marvel reacquired the license from dark horse. Codenamed project luminous, this new wave of star wars novels and comics will feature interconnected stories across different publishers. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession.
Ive also heard some of the expanded universe is canon, is this the comic book of what is canon in the legends comics. More 20202027 here is a comprehensive list of every major new star wars release across the entire canon, from the films and video games to the audiobooks. The new star wars expanded novel universe that includes all star wars novels and media created after the legends rebranding of the old eu. On december 2014 they bid adieu to 28,353 pages of comics and the star wars. John jackson miller steps confidently into the unexplored territory and owns it. 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 is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. Was the 3rd book i read after the original aftermath and heir to the jedi and got super disillusioned with what disney was doing. A new expanded universe is on the way for star wars fans as lucasfilm announced the high republic this week.
Star wars comic series timeline star wars canon timeline. Throw in the fact that all of these comics are part of official star wars canon and its no wonder theyve been some of the publishers biggest selling comics. 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. Released on december 28th of 2016, issue 26 starts a storyline featuring yoda from the journals of ben kenobi, which is technically the earliest piece of new canon star. A very nice look into the new canon that merges the rebels world with the star wars. 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. New star wars canon introduced in the book star wars. Comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as noncanon with the designation legends.
A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Since disney bought lucasfilm in 2012, there has been a substantial amount of new star wars material, including comic books, novels. Your ultimate guide to marvels star wars comics how to. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. Almost 20 years elapse between the two prequel trilogies. Ebook audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread.
E book audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. 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. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. Five years ago star wars was purchased by disney and became incorporated within their juggernaut of a system. On the 8th of april marvel released the star wars legends epic collection volume 1. Suddenly, 25 years of dark horse comic book canon was reconfigured to align with an allnew start from marvel comics with the launch of jason. Not included are other reprints and variant covers. The art is great and the story is fun and exciting and really evokes the feel of a new hope.
The complete star wars novelization canon timeline aipt. This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books that examine sith mythology, jedi. The marvel comics include the star wars, vader, poe damer. Marvel trade paperbackshardcovers, collections nonmarvel, and graphic novels are listed on their own collections tpbhc page. Twilight company, the novelization of rogue one, the new in canon novel takes place in the period following star wars. These are the only comics currently considered canon. The clone wars, and comics, books, and video games published after april of that year. Shortly after that the old universe of novels and comics known as the expanded universe, or eu was wiped away for a new canon, where this time everything will be equal and all the stories will matter. Completely different take on a typical star wars novel. Loved this book, good to have han and chewie back twilight company soft spot since it kind of saved this new canon for me. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force.
The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. Plus, several welldeveloped characters had been introduced in non canon stories that became beloved. All novels here are published in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, and are canon with the films and animated tv series. The publishing initiative was formally announced on monday night, revealing multiple new books and comic books that will be coming to the star wars canon. Over the last few years there have been numerous books, comics, and animated shorts aimed at both children and adults that shed light on the lives of the crew of the ghost. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer. A frequently updated list of every star wars books in the official canon.
Han solo and the hollow moon of khorya by jeremy barlow 2 years before star wars. The release of star wars comic books have been disrupted just as other comic book. 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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories.
Comic single issues and directors cut reprints that add new behindthescenes material are listed here. All you need to know now is that disney bought lucasfilm in 2014 and a simple, new canon was officially established. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars. The story of star wars, for the kind of fan that wants to know everything, is much bigger than the movies, spanning several novels, comic book. With the massive amount of canon media that has hit the star wars universe since 2014, we thought it would be expedient to provide our readers with a general timeline of the books, comics, and video games in relation to the films and tv series. The final episodes of star wars rebels are here starting tonight on disney xd at 8. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group.
Time was, this period wouldve begun with the original 1977 film. A frequently updated list of every star wars comic series in the official canon. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read this. The first chapter in the new star wars comic canon enters with a bang. A chronological reading order for all the novels in the new star wars canon. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series. Star wars used to have a complicated canon hierarchy, but were not. While the tv series will soon end, there are lots of places fans can discover more about their favorite rebels characters. The first phase called the light of the jedi, will begin publishing later this year. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe.
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