This timeline is organized by chronology, and separated by era, as defined by lucas licensing. Star wars is an american epic spaceopera media franchise, centered on a film series created by george lucas that includes star wars 1977, the empire strikes back 1980, and return of the jedi 1983. Many of marvels star wars comic series so far take place in the original trilogy time period. Lucasfilm has made it clear that only the films, the clone wars series, and everything. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. This timeline includes published, unpublished, and ambiguouslycanonical star wars stories.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.
Salvador larroca is a spanish comic book artist, primarily known for his work on various xmen. Is there an officialish complete chronological order. Heres all the new canon info from the visual dictionary by. Erik voss breaks down the full canonical timeline of star wars properties, including all films and canon tv series, to explain the history of the mandalorians, the rise of palpatine, and the. May 04, 2017 almost all of the comic books are available for free with the marvel unlimited monthly subscription i picked it up a few months ago and am enjoying tons and tons of star wars comics on my tablet. Marvel began publishing new star wars comic book series in january 2015, and the journey to star wars publishing initiative included books and comics tying in to the sequel trilogy films. Kieron gillen is a british comic book writer and former computer game and music journalist. Youve all worked on different titles, obviously, but something neat about what marvel is doing is that each comic feels like a different genre. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star. Wars multimedia program prior to the clone wars animated series, go here. The best of the marvel star wars comic books inverse. All listed chronologically based on the events they describe.
The last jedi is a comic book miniseries adapting the last jedi, set in the sequel era. Bby before the battle of yavin while aby after the battle of yavin, which of course is the final battle of star wars. On may 29, 2019, the original star wars series by marvel comicswhich is set in the legends continuityreceived a oneshot continuation issue in commemoration of the companys 80th anniversary. Star wars timeline from phantom menace to rise of skywalker. Republic, signifying the differences in the timeline. Dark horse digital expanded beyond inhouse offerings with the addition of dynamite entertainment titles through the digital comics storefront and. While obiwan kenobi, anakin skywalker, and other jedi knights.
The last jedi comics adaptation star wars timeline. The objective is to find any franchises canonical chronology, or the official timeline of events in that. This also includes the approximate date in the timeline that they take place. This is a list of star wars comics, comic books set in the fictional star wars universe. Timeline of legends video games wookieepedia fandom. The marvel star wars series began as straightup fan service, in anticipation of 2015s star wars. Vaders castle and mustafar, was definitely one of them. The old republic with its constant updates and expansions. Star wars timeline no title indexed table of contents. Star wars episode 9 rise of skywalker had a lot of cool little easter eggs. Making sense of the star wars timeline december 16, 2016 8. From the adventures of luke skywalker 1976, the novelization of the 1977 film. While the stories were wellreceived by the fans, a growing demand rose that forced dark horse to create a second ongoing monthly series, this time set in the era of the original trilogy star wars. Star fox is a spaceship shooter game series created by nintendo.
Frank millers 300 limitededition lithograph is released. Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy of. He is known for his creatorowned comic phonogram, created with artist jamie mckelvie, published by image comics, and for numerous projects for marvel comics, such as journey into mystery and uncanny xmen. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the. List of star wars comic books, an inuniverse chronological list of comics. Everything that is currently out, with a few books that are currently scheduled can be found below. The phantom menace, in the era of the glorious high republic, the noble and wise jedi knights must face a frightening threat to themselves, the galaxy, and the force itself. 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. 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.
Home forums star wars beyond the movies notification emails are working properly again. Maybe there will be more to come as some events take place a few days after the last jedi movie episode 8. Although listed as complete, it remains a workinprogress this complete saga page follows the one canon approach, allowing eucompatible stories from the postdisney era of star wars literature. The games follow a combat team of anthropomorphic animals called star fox, led by chief protagonist fox mccloud.
This exciting weekly series explores a time of great upheaval in the galaxythe clone wars. Some single issues are included, such as oneshots, or issues that are part of a collection but are not in the same time period as the rest of the books collected. The usercontributed site covers books, comic books, tv series, movies, and video games. All star wars fans are welcome here, but this is a proexpanded universe site, and as such, there is a zero tolerance policy for eubashing. We are a participant in the amazon services llc associates program, an affiliate. Star wars comic series timeline page 2 of 4 star wars. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. Many derivative star wars works have been produced in conjunction with, between, and after. Please check your email spam folder and if you see any emails from the cantina there, make sure to mark them as not spam. While it didnt start off as strong as some of marvels other star wars series, im loathe to think of another comic series that improved quite as much as charles soules poe dameron did over the course of its 31 issues.
This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group. It began publication on may 09, 2018, and concluded on september 12, 2018. The first sequel trilogy film, the force awakens, was released in december 2015. Thrawn trilogy series of novels and tom veitchs dark empire comic series, and. Here are the collectionsdarth vader thats this book that you are reading about shadows and secrets vader down this is a cross over story with the main star wars series the shutorun war. The series depicts the adventures of various characters a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, the adventures of luke skywalker, han solo, princess, leia, darth vader and more continue. This reading order contains all the star wars comics published since marvel reacquired the license from dark horse.
Luke discovers that vader is his father in the empire strikes back, thus in all stories written prior to this event luke must be ignorant of this. At a panel discussing the journey to the rise of skywalker publishing program at san diego comiccon 2019, the fourissue star wars. The original star fox 1993 was a forwardscrolling 3d rail shooter, though. The star wars expanded universe timeline august 17, 2017 policy guidelines for new and old fans alike. This starts what i think is the best of the new marvel star wars series.
Video game developed by ea dice, motive studios, criterion software. Swdatapad is the ultimate chronological timeline and release date lists for star wars media. Attack of the clones is a seminal tale of the star wars mythos, unlocking some of the history and events that laid the foundation for the rebel alliances epic struggle against the empire as chronicled in the original star wars film trilogy. Star wars comic story 12 pages report information script michael murnane pencils michael murnane inks. Star wars comic book age era timeline what does bby aby mean. All timelines has the correct viewing order of movies, tv. Star wars marvel reading order comic book reading orders.
A new hope, marvels ongoing star wars comics reveal new stories featuring these classic characters. Attack of the clones and chronicles the three years of allout galactic warfare between the trade federation and the republic leading directly into episode 3. 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. Dec 23, 2019 star wars episode 9 rise of skywalker had a lot of cool little easter eggs. This visual timeline mostly includes the trade collections of each series. Star wars canon timeline aug 2019 kenobi series update. Star wars novel timeline an up to date list of the star wars novels in chronological order. Originally premiering in 2015, this comic was the first of the fabled adventures of luke skywalker to be published by the company since 1986, when marvel ended the publication of the very. It is not a continuation from the dark horse star wars series.
A comprehensive guide to the star wars timeline of films, novels, comic. Lucas later commissioned alan dean foster, who ghostwrote the novelization, to write a sequel, which resulted in splinter of the minds eye 1978. The force awakens release, and the project suffered. The star wars timeline helps us define what is star wars canon. Their comics take broad looks at the galaxy and zoom in on personal stories. May 25, 1977 to jul 22, 2016 star wars and star trek. Star wars movie release dates timeline timetoast timelines. The last jedi is a comic book mini series adapting the last jedi, set in the sequel era. Original clone wars timeline the star wars expanded.
Star wars novel timeline from old republic era to legacy. Through the work of talented writers and artists, weve been able to experience fresh takes on familiar characters such as han solo and darth vader and to see the spotlight turned on lesser known individuals like lobot. The list contains all disney and marvel officially released and published stories. Original clone wars timeline prior to the debut of lucas animations clone wars film, or more specifically the adaptations released on july 26th, 2008, the clone wars era timeline looked very different. Jul 04, 2019 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. Star wars volume 1 is a 296 paged book collecting the first 12 issues of the inaugural star wars monthly ongoing comic book series from marvel comics. It should include all of the known star wars books, not just the main novels including the entire timeline, from the origins of the sith in,000 bby to postnewjediorder books, all of the comics and all the games. Given that the series is still in its infancy, it remains to be seen how rebels will tie into the larger star wars storyline not to mention how the lothal rebels and the dark force inquisitors that hunt them will connect with episode 4 and become a significant part of star wars mythology possibly influencing events in episode 7 and beyond. Nov 07, 2016 talked with alex maleev lando, mark brooks han solo, and phil noto chewbacca, poe dameron about what its been like to play in the star wars sandbox. Gameplay involves adventures around the lylat planetary system in the futuristic arwing fighter aircraft, in other vehicles and on foot.
January 20 saw one of the biggest months ever, with the launch of brian woods star wars series and the release of what was to be one of the highestselling books in the history of the company, the legend of zelda. The son of dathomir comic was based off of unproduced tcw episodes that explained what palpatine did with maul after s5. So far i was unable to find an actual complete chronological list. Some single issues are included, such as oneshots, or issues that are part of a collection but are not in the same time period as the rest of the books. I have total faith in soule when it comes to star wars his darth vader lord of the sith series is excellent aswell. Timeline lists star wars novels only, not comic books or young adult novels. Star wars timeline the complete chronology from phantom. Every star wars legends story, whether novel, comic or short story was written with a sense of continuity, i.
The first issue for this story line was pretty entertaining. Sep 28, 2019 erik voss breaks down the full canonical timeline of star wars properties, including all films and canon tv series, to explain the history of the mandalorians, the rise of palpatine, and the. This one is about mace windu during the early days of the clone wars, and it punches above its. Comic news marvel and idw to resume shipping star wars titles in may. Check out our beginners guide to the canon timeline. The star wars expanded universe timeline home facebook. These are the only comics currently considered canon. Dec 16, 2016 making sense of the star wars timeline december 16, 2016 8. Original clone wars timeline prior to the debut of lucas animations clone wars film, or more specifically the adaptations released on july 26th, 2008, the clone warsera timeline looked very different.
Star wars is an ongoing star wars comic book series written by charles soule and published by marvel comics, beginning in january of 2020, published by marvel comics. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. You can find the full list with posters and the few missing here upcoming novels and comics here. The understanding had been that anakin remained obiwans padawan until the third year of the war 20 bby at which point he was knighted. This marks the first ongoing star wars comic series since the 1980s. The sixissue series was published monthly by marvel comics. Marvel comics expands the star wars universe inch by inch and issue by issue every month. The clone wars begins shortly after the events of star wars episode 2.
Jedi academy are coming to the nintendo switch and playstation 4. I enjoyed seeing lukes emotional reaction and also enjoyed a use of gls rhyming, this time by referencing the first darth vader comic series when darth vader found out luke was his son, this time, luke is cracking the window. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. Why it matters that star wars jedi knight is coming to switch. The first star wars spinoff material was star wars. Vaders castle is in episode 9 why you missed it youtube. There are five trades that youll want to obtain to read the full story. It is not hosted, operated, or sponsored by lucasfilm ltd. August 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. Star wars is an american epic space opera franchise, created by george lucas and centered around a film series that began with the eponymous 1977 movie. Anakin skywalker, obiwan kenobi, and ahsoka tano anakins young padawan headline the series, but the clone wars was not. 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 galaxy far, far away. It features the characters luke skywalker, leia organa, lando calrissian, chewbacca, c3po, and r2d2, and takes place between the events of star wars.
Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. The book goes into the star wars criminal underworld and fills the space empire strikes back and return of the jedi. December 1998 the first issue of our ongoing star wars series is published. Wild space book 2 of the clone wars series the clone wars.
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