Star wars comic series timeline star wars canon timeline. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. Star wars fans have launched a petition to have the last jedi removed from the franchises canon. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. Its sequel, spirits of ash and foam was released on july 8, 2014. While this series is not quite as good as star wars or darth vader, it is still enjoyable, and does a lot with very little familiar territory. His first novel, rain of the ghosts was released on december 3, 20. Star wars comics, noncanon now, for some noncanon, old eu aka star wars legends stuff if you were obsessed with timothy zahns thrawn trilogy. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars canon. This is the full and complete list of all officially released star wars timeline of canon books novels, novelizations of the movies, comic books and all movies and tv shows. The entire star wars community was up in arms when disney said. 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.
Why marvels original star wars comics arent canon screen rant. The star wars universe has always been big and messy, and that complexity certainly extends to the comic book realm. Are the jedi path and book of sith volumes part of the. My official star wars canon key comic book listguide reddit.
Comic book publisher dark horse has been heavily involved in the. Return to a time of great upheaval in the galaxy, the final years of the republic, in this. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. This series follows kanan, the socalled last padawan, and main character of the currently running star wars rebels tv series. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them. Mar 24, 2020 star wars the high republic will be a series of comics books and novels set 200 years before the star wars prequel trilogy started, a time when the sith empire was thought gone, and the jedi were. Rebel jail, it can be deduced that annual 1 occurs sometime after star wars. However, the star wars adventure comic series is considered official. Dec 25, 2015 here are the only star wars books that are considered canon. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Star wars canon novels a reading order justin beeson medium. Sep 30, 2017 the star wars comic book landscape underwent a major revision in 2015 when marvel comics took over the property license from dark horse comics.
Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon books. The series followed the exploits of lukes descendant, cade, 125 years after return of the jedi. Between the star wars movies, novels, tv shows, video games, and comic books that make up the expanded universe, it can be hard to distinguish what is considered truly canon to the primary film series. The rise of skywalker takes a part of the dark empire comic book series and makes it official canon. The petition, posted to, has earned merely 1,800 signatures by the time of publishing. Star wars comic book collection legends and canon part two. Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. For many star wars fans, jaxxon was a very odd addition to the franchise, but he only showed up in a handful of early issues. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read this. Palpatines return answered in 30 year old star wars. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group.
Star wars marvel reading order comic book reading orders. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations. 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. Dec 02, 2019 for a little while, that meant it was less intimidating to jump into the wider star wars universe but the number of works has grown once again. The work is proofpositive that disney cares about the star wars brand by continually reinvigorating our beloved mythology in new and refreshing ways. The first chapter in the new star wars comic canon enters with a bang. The petition, posted to, has earned merely 1,800 signatures by the time of. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. You can also check out my list of the marvel star wars comics in the new canon. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. The answer to palpatines return was in a 30yearold star wars comic this. Here are the only star wars books that are considered canon.
Star trek provides examples of two extremes regarding canon and comic books. Theres so much media stretching back to the release of the original trilogy a little before it, actually that the idea of jumping into the star wars print universewith old canon and new canon and everexpanding storylinescan be a daunting prospect for any fan. 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. This is a fairly recent old eu comic, but its based on an even older and much beloved star wars series set just after return.
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. Fans with a knack for comic books might be particularly attached to the marvel star wars series, which ran from the first movies opening in 1977 all the way through to 1986, the end of the. From marvel to dark horse and back to marvel yet again. The high republic mixedmedia series, now seems like a great time to look back on the novelizations, stand alones, and book series that have been an integral part of building the rich and expansive universe that we know and love today the first star wars novelization was released six months following the premiere of star wars. Unlike the amazon links, i dont get a single cent from these. Star wars comic book collection legends and canon youtube. It ran for 50 issues and reached its planned conclusion in 2010. In other words the original star wars comics, like the many novels published before 2014, are referred to by many as secondary canon. Bby stands for years before the battle of yavin, which occurred during the original star wars 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.
Star wars comics have been part of the literary universe since the 70s. Lets talk about the novels, comics, short stories, tv shows, movies, and reference books. Allow me to present to you this timeline of marvel star wars. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist in the 1999 prequel trilogy film. Fans start petition to remove the last jedi from star wars. Star wars the high republic will be a series of comics books and novels set 200 years before the star wars prequel trilogy started, a time when.
Bby stands for years before the battle of yavin, which occurred. The thrawn trilogy by mike baron, olivier vatine, fred blanchard, edvin biukovic, and terry dodson. Star wars timeline of canon movies, books and comics. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist. Jun 07, 2015 star wars comics have been part of the literary universe since the 70s. Dec 10, 2017 interested in getting into marvels new star wars expanded universe, but youre not sure what comics are canon, or where to start. But fosters luke and leia adventure isnt actually the first star wars book. What if stories such as the first 20 issues of the star wars tales comic anthology, crossover appearances such as star wars character appearances in soulcalibur iv, game statistics, and anything else directly contradicted by higher levels of canon. 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. Jaxxon the green rabbit is now part of official star wars.
The list contains all disney and marvel officially released and published stories. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comic book series star wars adventures. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Ever since walt disney had acquired the rights from george lucas, all of the star wars books and comic books that were written prior to that are no longer canon, but rather they are considered to be a part of star wars legends. Comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as noncanon with the designation legends. It ran for 50 issues and reached its planned conclusion in 20. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. The star wars comic book landscape underwent a major revision in 2015 when marvel comics took over the property license from dark horse comics. A frequently updated list of every star wars comic series in the official canon.
All listed chronologically based on the events they describe. All stories are presented here in inuniverse chronological order, as opposed to realworld release dates. This includes all film novelizations, novels, comics, young readers, reference books, roleplaying sourcebooks, and more. Greg weisman is an american comic book and animation writer and producer, best known as the cocreator of gargoyles and as the supervising producer of the spectacular spiderman. Weisman also worked as producer on the young justice animated series. Legacy is a series published in 2006 by dark horse comics that was purged from canon like most of the expanded universe after disneys purchase of lucasfilm. Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014.
The canon includes all the series in this article marvel comics on wookieepedia released from 2015 and the. All future comic release info is subject to last minute changes whether underlined or not. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Browse the marvel comic series star wars 2015 present. For fans who have only seen the films and found rise of. The high republic must explain how the jedi doomed.
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