A new, official
Star Wars infographic has revealed the updated canon for all upcoming movies, TV shows, books and video games within the franchise.
Last year, Disney and Lucasfilm announced a new continuity that would be replacing the "Expanded Universe" (long considered canon by fans) and other Star Wars related games and fiction. This new continuity would only include the six previous Star Wars films,
Star Wars: The Clone Wars and any future Star Wars material that is licensed or produced by Disney and Lucasfilm. The following timeline is included in the Amazon preview for the upcoming paperback edition of
Star Wars: A New Dawn, the novel which acts as a prequel to the
Star Wars: Rebels TV series.
While we already knew that 'Rebels' is considered canon (the time before
A New Hope is a rather large 'grey area'), it's interesting to note the placement of the media in relation to the main installments of the series. The most notable is the upcoming
Star Wars: Battlefront video game. According to the new timeline, the game will take place in between
A New Hope and
The Empire Strikes Back. Another note of interest is the absence of the Marvel/Star Wars comic books, which are being considered canon and take place after
A New Hope.
What are your thoughts on this new timeline of events?
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Matt is a graduate of the Ryerson University School of Journalism, and has been a fan of superheroes since he picked up his first comic book issue as a child. While he works as a professional musician, Matt has a massive passion for comic books, films and heroes, along with participating in discussion and debate with the CBM community.