Star Wars: The Canon Reloaded

[Prime Clone]

The latest issue of Marvel Star Wars has the earliest canonical appearance of airspeeders (known as snowspeeders when adapted to Hoth conditions).

With Han at the controls and Leia on the gun...

 

[Prime Clone]

The origin of Vader's castle!

 

[ajp4mgs]

"You could burn its sand to glass." Palpatine is invoking Anakin's dislike of sand. I hope the writer meant to do that as a tongue-in-cheek wink at the reader.

As far as this topic goes, I've never really considered non-movie stories as canon. Whether it's comics, cartoons, or novels - the stories never seemed "official" to me, regardless of whether I've enjoyed them or not. But they're nice to have, especially when they deal with stuff that bridges gaps left unaddressed by the movies.

The problem is that some of the non-movie stuff is so excessive that it can get contradictory. These stories can be more enjoyable for me sometimes when they don't "count." Helps keep actual canon less messy.

 

[Khev]

The origin of Vader's castle!

I don't know, kind of reminds me of the "Otisburg" exchange in Superman: The Movie. I'm fine with the events leading up to Vader's castle not being spelled out, lol.

 

[Prime Clone]

"You could burn its sand to glass." Palpatine is invoking Anakin's dislike of sand. I hope the writer meant to do that as a tongue-in-cheek wink at the reader.

Ha, I totally missed that!

The problem is that some of the non-movie stuff is so excessive that it can get contradictory. These stories can be more enjoyable for me sometimes when they don't "count." Helps keep actual canon less messy.

The EU reboot, and having the dedicated Lucasfilm Story Group, should keep everything consistent going forward. But yes, the comics aren't for everyone, and can be easily ignored. They tend to overexplain stuff even worse than the new films!

I don't know, kind of reminds me of the "Otisburg" exchange in Superman: The Movie.

Classic!

 

[Khev]

Classic!

"Annieburg?"

"Well yes, I just thought that since you have Coruscant and so many other planets that--"

"ANNIEBURG?!?"

"Uh yes but it's just Tatooine my lord, I simply thought it might be fun to--"

"You can have Mustafar."

"As you wish. Thank you my master."

 

[Prime Clone]

"It's just a small place, sandy..."

 

[Johnny1378]

[I]"You could burn its sand to glass."[/I] Palpatine is invoking Anakin's dislike of sand. I hope the writer meant to do that as a tongue-in-cheek wink at the reader.

As far as this topic goes, I've never really considered non-movie stories as canon. Whether it's comics, cartoons, or novels - the stories never seemed "official" to me, regardless of whether I've enjoyed them or not. But they're nice to have, especially when they deal with stuff that bridges gaps left unaddressed by the movies.

The problem is that some of the non-movie stuff is so excessive that it can get contradictory. These stories can be more enjoyable for me sometimes when they don't "count." Helps keep actual canon less messy.

It gets everywhere.

 

[Rixx]

The original 3 movies is the only canon for me. Everything else is fan fiction as far as I'm concerned, and that includes the PT.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[Prime Clone]

The latest thing the Star Wars comics feel the need to explain is why the Millennium Falcon was in such bad shape at the start of ESB. It never actually occurred to me there had to be a reason, I just thought it was a "hunk of junk"...

 

[YoNoSe]

Can’t wait for the Disney Streaming series that really digs in to why Jar Jar was banished.

 

[Khev]

Can’t wait for the Disney Streaming series that really digs in to why Jar Jar was banished.

Yousa mutton be sayin dat!

 

[slynger]

Of course the unaltered OT is by far and away the only "true" SW; I thoroughly enjoyed what they did with Rogue One (although one could argue most of the story was already written). The Clone Wars and Rebels ended up being quite good as well. And while only Ford can be Han Solo, I did enjoy the Solo movie.

So I guess that puts me in the pick and choose category.

 

[Prime Clone]

Great page from the latest Darth Vader issue...

Reminiscent of the teaser poster...

 

[YoNoSe]

What is the context of that scene? Is it a dream sequence?

 

[fosing]

Great page from the latest Darth Vader issue...

Reminiscent of the teaser poster...

that kid needs an old priest and a young priest ASAP!

 

[Prime Clone]

What is the context of that scene? Is it a dream sequence?

Yes, Palpatine trolls Vader by giving him Padme's Royal Starship. He pilots it back to Mustafar and proceeds to build his castle.

The mask proves to have a dark-side effect on those who go near it.

 

[xipotec]

Dunno , seems to me alot of SW fans need detailed explanations of things....

Many cannot seem to make the small leaps needed to explain the simple things in the ST....


Sent from the inside of a giant slug in outer space.....

 

[Prime Clone]

Dunno , seems to me alot of SW fans need detailed explanations of things....

Many cannot seem to make the small leaps needed to explain the simple things in the ST....

Either that or the Lucasfilm Story Group feels the need to explain/connect every little thing!

I will admit this latest Vader back story is pretty cool though.

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

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