Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Canon, in regards to comic books, is what is considered to be real, what really. If you watch rebels but havent read star wars books or comics before, kanan series is a. On december 2014 they bid adieu to 28,353 pages of comics and the star wars. The series art, by mike mayhew, takes its cues from the earliest concept art by. See the complete star wars disney canon graphic novel series book. This will also set aside specific concepts that were first done by the eu such as. The star wars disney canon graphic novel book series by multiple authors includes books star wars. Comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as noncanon with the designation legends. For a certain generation, the answer may be yes star wars. At the 2019 star wars celebration last april, lucasfilm and disney publishing announced an ambitioussounding plan.
No, you werent hearing things, star wars rebels and legends fans, when ursa wren, sabines mother, was talking about the. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. Why fans of marvel and dc, game of thrones, and star. They either included everything being published, or. Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house. In the meantime, wed like to drop some star wars knowledge and share the chronological listening order of the star wars canon. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was re. Star wars comics, non canon now, for some non canon, old eu aka star wars legends stuff if you were obsessed with timothy zahns thrawn trilogy. The highest level was the original star wars films, and statements by george lucas.
Comic book publisher dark horse has been heavily involved in the star wars universe for the last decade. Star wars comic series timeline star wars canon timeline. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the. It confronts the idea of slavery in star wars, the tragedy of the way papatine. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. The star wars concept deserves much better treatment than this basic pulp and clearly does not work in this format. These are the only comics currently considered canon. None of the files shown here are hosted or transmitted by this server. Moving forward, all future properties films, books, comics, games and short.
Plus, several welldeveloped characters had been introduced in non canon stories that became beloved. The star wars is a non canonical series based on george lucass discarded 1974 draft for the original film. All of these products are now considered to be out of canon and called legends. Many authors have been contracted to write all sorts of stories that add on to the star wars saga. The non canon books and comic books helped fill the gaps between the movies. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. This is a fairly recent old eu comic, but its based on an even older and much beloved 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. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. Star wars gained many fans thanks to its numerous films, but theres more to the galaxy than just major movie releases. Trying to figure out where to start in the vast universe of star wars comics. It served as a testing ground for many different concepts and allowed. The first issue of a comic book adaptation of this thrawn novel written by jody houser has just hit stands. 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. Ebook audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread. And no matter what happens to thrawn in the last few episodes of star wars rebels, there will be even more thrawn exploits revealed in zahns upcoming novel thrawn. Star wars viewcomic reading comics online for free 2019. After the force awakens, multiple films have been released, including spinoffs rogue one 2016 and solo. Brian gives his list of the canon comics from least favorite to favorite. While most of them are no longer canonical and belong to the star wars legends brand, there are some that were left as canon.
Bby stands for years before the battle of yavin, which occurred during the original star wars film. Star wars disney canon graphic novel series by jason aaron. Some cancelled the clone wars episodes were adapted into canon books and comics in the clone wars legacy multimedia project. The star wars expanded universe was what the comics, books, and. This is a list of novels considered canon in the new continuity of star wars. There have been many artof star wars books, usually consisting of fantastic concept. The first chapter in the new star wars comic canon enters with a bang. Rebel jail, it can be deduced that annual 1 occurs sometime after star wars. Canon graphic novel series star wars 2015 star wars. Unlike the amazon links, i dont get a single cent from these. Star wars fans have launched a petition to have the last jedi removed from the franchises canon. The thrawn trilogy by mike baron, olivier vatine, fred blanchard, edvin biukovic, and terry dodson. The first lando miniseries is probably his best story and one of the best in canon. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline.
Jason aarons star wars comics mentioned the hundred years. There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people behind one of the alltime great science fantasy sagas have always been more than happy to oblige. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. The star wars canon originally existed on several levels.
What does the star wars rebels reference of hand of the. This reading order contains all the star wars comics published since marvel reacquired the license from dark horse. New star wars canon timeline in chronological order. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official 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. All canon means is that a given story affects and can be affected by other things in the star wars universe. Republic told an excellent quinlan vos story across a few years and into the clone wars. 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 issue of which aspects are canon was one of the most hotly debated topics.
The star wars is a noncanonical series based on george lucass discarded 1974 draft for the original film. 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. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. 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. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon. And of course a book or comic not being canon shouldnt stop you from reading it. The complex system was maintained by leland chee, a lucasfilm employee. It is derived from and includes most official star wars books, comic books, video. I wanted to keep track of my slow progress reading through all the star wars canon novels, but i couldnt find a good list.
This list of the top 15 non canon star wars stories includes books. 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. A list of star wars trade paperback and hardcover graphic novels considered canon by the lucasfilm story group in publication order. Canonthe established facts and backstory of a fictional worldis a concept common in fan spaces. In star wars canon, there are five different classes. How is canonicity of derivative works determined for star wars. Stay uptodate about upcoming star wars books and comics releases including variants. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20. Timothy zahn wrote his new canon backstory in the novel thrawn, lightly. Knights of the old republic was great fun, dramatic, and inventive. Agent of the empire was great too in canon, the current darth vader series has been excellent.
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. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. E book audiobook comics star wars canon eu megathread. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist in the 1999 prequel trilogy film. A frequently updated list of every star wars comic series in the official canon. The term classic can get thrown around a lot undeservedly, but in the case of this classic star wars collection, the term is very appropriate. Volume i this timeline accurate as of december 2017 star wars darth vader vader down screaming citadel doctor. Comics legends archie goodwin and al williamson began a star wars.
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