Marvel / Disney
Star Wars Comics
There’s a lot to be said about
Disney’s acquisition of George Lucas’ Star
Wars. The first thing I remember, which many friends and fellow fans
lamented, was the Disney Death Star shot that obliterated the original Star
Wars Expanded Universe content, prior to the release of The Force Awakens in 2015. The Expanded Universe took the beloved
Star Wars franchise and added over 30 years of additional content to enjoy, in
the form of novels, comics, video games and animation. But all of that was
ended when Disney took over, and this left many fans feeling betrayed.
I
had recently heard from a friend that Marvel has since been put in charge of
creating all-new Star Wars stories in comic book form for Disney’s own Star
Wars Expanded Universe, and I was very apprehensive. But having been reassured
by my friend that they were good fun, I gave them a shot. He wasn’t wrong, if
I’m honest. Marvel has worked closely with the Star Wars story group to really
make all of the films in the franchise feel further fleshed out and lived in.
And what’s more, they tied all of the films together in very meaningful ways
that truly expand on the worldbuilding of the galaxy. One example has
characters from the original trilogy traveling to planets from both the prequel
and sequel films, as if to reinforce the idea that all of the films, regardless
of the decade there were made, all belong to the same shared space. Another
such example is the inclusion of aliens from the prequels popping in stories
surrounding events from the originals, or sequel film aliens showing up now in
prequel-related stories.
The idea of that larger shared space is very successful
in this regard, and the characters and stories that bridge the films together
are handled with care and finesse. Arguably, I enjoy far more what Marvel is
doing with the Star Wars property than Disney itself.
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