More original characters to be invested in.On the other hand, Legends feels much larger by exploring the distant past and future. As a result, the Expanded Universe can feel quite small. The new Expanded Universe tends to not deviate too far away from the three trilogies.While each fan will have their preferences, some advantages to Legends include: They might not be canonical any longer, but it doesn’t mean that new readers cannot be invested in the Legends continuity. Why Should You Care About Star Wars Legends? This is when Lucasfilm decided that everything in the Expanded Universe was no longer canon and that a new Expanded Universe would be created ongoing, which is built around the two original trilogies, Disney’s Star Wars movies, and the Clone Wars animated series.Įvery Star Wars comic published from 2015 onwards are part of the new Expanded Universe.
Legends are the name of the Expanded Universe media (eg comics/video games/novels etc) that existed before 24th April 2014. Answering all your questions along the way, this extensive reading order is the perfect reading companion. Fortunately, this handy reading order guide is here to help make sense of everything. With decades worth of material, The Legends continuity can appear as scary as an encounter with Darth Vader. These stories introduced us to exciting new characters, explored events that we never saw on screen, and allowed characters that didn’t enough screen time their chance to shine. Comics have had one of the longest relationships with Star Wars with Marvel publishing stories as early as 1977.īetween that time and 2014, Star Wars built up a very healthy expanded universe, known as the Legacy continuity, which explored anything and everything Star Wars. The adventures in a galaxy far far away extend into every medium, including novels, toys, video games, TV, and even comic books. Star Wars isn’t just a bunch of box-office smashing movies.
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