Dark horse comics owned the license to publish star wars comics from lucasfilm exclusively from 1991 to 2014. The rise of skywalker and the mandalorian, as well as star wars series, video games, books, and more. Aside from toys, clothes, and the obscenely large death star co. 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.
The art is great and the story is fun and exciting and really evokes the feel of a new hope. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. The first star wars novel created in collaboration with the lucasfilm story group, star wars. 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 falls in the timeline of the larger story. 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. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. Comics published prior to 2015 have been rebranded as noncanon with the designation legends. Everything published after april 24, 2014 is considered canon. You can find star wars comics at any good comic book stores. Disney upending the star wars canon was a major part of buying out lucasfilm, but years later, the lore is. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988.
Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media in the official canon. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Jan 11, 2017 depends on which ones, most of them are not. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist in the 1999 prequel trilogy film. Throw in the fact that all of these comics are part of official star wars canon and its. Star wars used to have a complicated canon hierarchy, but were not going to get into that here. All you need to know now is that disney bought lucasfilmin 2014 and a simple, new canon was officially established. This is a playlist of every single one of our star wars audio comics that we have released so far in chronological order. Star wars marvel reading order comic book reading orders.
Mar 05, 2018 do you have a favorite star wars rebels book or comic. Mar 31, 2020 since then, a series of novels, as well as comic books published by marvel, have helped shape the new canon, in addition to animated shows like star wars rebels. At first i was skeptical about the new marvel comics takeover of star wars, but my ideas were shattered when i read this. The clone wars battle tales is a canon trade paperback that collects the fivepart comicbook series star wars adventures. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. What happens when disneyera canon contradicts itself. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. The clone wars television series and film, while the expanded universe is no longer considered canon and was retermed as the legends brand. Marvel comics are doing their part to give you your star wars hit with their.
The first chapter in the new star wars comic canon enters with a bang. Sep 21, 2018 today jason inman and i talk about our eight star wars comic books, including stories from both the current canon and star wars legends. Dec 02, 2019 star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. The canon includes all the series in this article marvel comics on wookieepedia released from 2015 and the darth maul. 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 publishing initiative was formally announced on monday night, revealing multiple new books and comic books that will be coming to the star wars canon. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Bby stands for years before the battle of yavin, which occurred. Your ultimate guide to marvels star wars comics how to love. The films, tv shows, books, comics, video games, and short stories are all. The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. The star wars legend, who has spent 43 years acting as the golden droid, reflects on the end of the skywalker. 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. Why marvels original star wars comics arent canon screen rant. Star trek provides examples of two extremes regarding canon and comic books. Star wars audio comics in chronological order canon. Lucasfilm needs to start adapting star wars novels and comic.
Star wars canon audiobook timeline penguin random house audio. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series. As of april 25, 2014, the only previously published materials that are considered canon are the six star wars films and the star wars. May 02, 2018 the world of star wars can be a little overwhelming. Dec 10, 2019 below are our picks of the best star wars booksfrom both the legends timeline and current canon. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
While marvels comics division has certainly made some major tactical errors lately, their star wars comic universe has remained consistently in the range of decent to phenomenal except for the main titles recent yoda arc. Before reading any of the star wars novels, theres something very important to know when it comes to the stories from these books. Now known as legends, the shows, comics, and novels that followed the first six star wars films were sequestered to their own canon and allowed disney to work with a clean slate. In other words, in what disney now calls legends, here are the best non canon stories we wish were still part of the continuity. A frequently updated list of every star wars comic series in the official canon. Dec 16, 2015 a complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force awakens. Star wars comic series timeline star wars canon timeline. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. A new dawn is set during the legendary dark times between episodes iii and iv and tells the story of how two of the lead characters from the animated series star wars rebels first came to cross paths.
Star wars timeline the ultimate star wars canon timeline. Aug 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 canon includes all the series in this article marvel comics on wookieepedia released from 2015 and the. 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. 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. Each novel is attributed to its respective era, along with name, timeline, authors name and date of release. Three books, four major villains of the star wars universe if your tastes run to the dark side.
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. Nov 18, 2016 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. New canon star wars characters who need their own comic books. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. 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. 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. The official site for star wars, featuring the latest on star wars. A complete guide to the new star wars canon before the force. Star wars inspires a love that can border on obsession. Take a look at the list table of star wars official canon 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. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group. Ive been really enjoying the new canon materials and my ranking for what ive seenread is as follows in order of descending favoritism. Stay uptodate about upcoming star wars books and comics releases including variants.
There are plenty of fans for whom the movies arent nearly enough, and the people. Son of dathomir, a new dawn, marvels princess leia. Marvels darth vader, marvels kanan, tarkin, marvels star wars, marvels shattered empire, marvels lando, darth maul. First wave of high republic books and comics announced. A mostly complete star wars canon timeline nerdist.
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