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Five important facts about the Star Wars series. Official Comic Collection"
This is the most complete collection comics about Star Wars. By collecting all the books, you will know absolutely everything about the universe created by George Lucas, even what people who claim to be fans of the Saga do not know about since childhood.
1. In the first issues, you will find original comics that were released back in 1977, that is, simultaneously with the showing of the first film in cinemas.
2. Graphic novels are combined into series - Empire, Clone Wars, Rebellion, Dark Times, Legacy and other parts of the epic that will not leave anyone indifferent. After reading everything, you will become a full citizen of the Universe.
3. All comics are designed in different styles. The releases were worked on by the legendary creative teams. From book to book, follow the evolution of the art of graphic novel writing over the past forty years.
4. The collection consists of 70 books, each hardcover with 200 pages printed on excellent quality paper. But that is not all!
5. In each issue you will find reprints of original magazine covers from many years ago.
When you collect the collection completely and put the books in the order of their release, you will see beautiful drawing with the main characters of the saga. This series will become the main decoration of your home library.
Where to buy books?
Buy the Star Wars Episodes. Official Comic Book Collection" is available on our website. A new book will come out every two weeks. The recommended price of the first issue is 149 rubles, the second - 299 rubles, the third and subsequent - 499 rubles. If you do not want to depend on intermediary markups, we advise you to subscribe to the collection.
The legendary saga in a unique collection of books " Star Wars. Official Comic Collection". publishing house DeAgostini.
Aside from the films that birthed the Star Wars legend, the power of the saga has lived on in other art forms for decades, illuminating the history of the universe. Comics have always played a leading role in the development of the history of the universe: since 1977, after the premiere of A New Hope, when the first Star Wars comics appeared, many works with exciting stories have been created.
Collection
In the world of comics, Star Wars characters appeared back in 1977, when Marvel released the first book. Since then events famous movie filled with other stories, characters and situations that fans of the space saga have never seen on screen. Best comics about Star Wars are collected in this exclusive collection of books.
Where did the Force come from? How did the Dark Side come about? Who created the Jedi Order? What happened during the Clone Wars? What happened to Luke, Han Solo and Leia after the death of the Emperor? You will find answers to these and many other questions in the books of the collection!
When George Lucas allowed other authors to develop the history of the Star Wars universe, he could not imagine the magnitude of creativity, which was shown by even a few, but very famous people in the field of comics. The comic is the perfect, flexible visual medium for bringing the saga to life: writers like Kevin J. Anderson, Randy Stradley or John Ostrander; illustrators such as Jen Duursima, Rick Leonardi or Fred Blanchard have been able to create stories and characters that will be remembered for a long time.
- The most comprehensive collection of comics in the Star Wars universe, contains the best stories created over more than 40 years of the legendary Space Saga - from the first graphic novels published in 1977 to comedians recent years.
- The collection consists of a series of graphic novels that allow you to go on exciting adventures with the heroes of the saga.
- Additional material at the end of each book: information about the authors and the history of the creation of comics, original covers, chronologies key events Star Wars, character portraits, information about spaceships and planets.
Games, books and comics of the Star Wars Expanded Universe have enriched distant galaxy Lots of great stories and characters. Admiral Thrawn, Corran Horn, Kyle Katarn, Quinlan Vos or Darth Revan deserve to be on a par with the characters of the original films. Moreover, it was the creators of the Expanded Universe who sometimes opened up new eras of the saga that were not shown in the movies. The authors created new conflicts and proved that Star Wars could be interesting without the Skywalker family.
Perhaps the most obvious example is the era of the Knights of the Old Republic. Games and comics based on it are among the the best works Expanded universe. Their authors climbed not only into the deep past, but also into the future distant galaxy. For example, in the bold comic book series Legacy, the action unfolded one hundred and thirty years after the events of A New Hope.
As a young man, Cade Skywalker saw the Jedi Order and his father fall under the blows of the Sith who took over the galaxy. The heir to the Jedi dynasty grew up among criminals and became a skilled smuggler and bounty hunter. But, although the role of the savior of the galaxy does not appeal to him, Cade will have to remember his origin and find himself at the center of the confrontation between the Jedi and the Sith.
Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1: Broken
Genre: space opera
Screenwriters Cast: John Ostrander, Jen Duursima
Artist Story by: Jen Duursima
Original Output: 2006
publishing house: AST, 2017
Dark Horse published comics based on " Star Wars"For almost a quarter of a century, and during this time it has given fans a lot of bright and original stories. One of the most original and bold was the series "Heritage". Its authors moved the action into the future of a distant galaxy, creating new era sagas.
The series is based on elements familiar to Star Wars: there is the Empire and the rebels, the Sith with the Jedi, space battles and, of course, the Skywalkers. But these elements are presented in a new way. For example, the Sith are numerous here, and at their head is the mysterious Darth Krayt, who occupied the imperial throne. The empire is not united, but split into two camps: some recognize the usurper Sith, others remain loyal to the overthrown Fel dynasty. The dynasty is supported by imperial knights who wield the Force as well as the Jedi.
And the Jedi themselves again, as after the Clone Wars, became victims of massacres and purges ... But this time, the surviving masters and knights did not hide on distant planets, refusing to fight, but secretly gather strength to strike back. Finally, the heir to the Skywalker family does not want to have anything to do with the Force and fight for the fate of the galaxy - he is satisfied with the role of a petty bandit and does not even hesitate to hunt the Jedi.
The world of "Heritage" turned out to be gloomy and cruel. This becomes clear from the very first pages, when the Sith descend on the Jedi Temple and kill the head of the order, Kol Skywalker, and his only son goes missing. Cade Skywalker falls into the criminal world, and when we meet him again a few years later, we already have a seasoned bounty hunter in front of us. And this is not a charming criminal with a heart of gold, like Han Solo - Cade is not burdened moral principles and the end justifies the means. Needless to say, we have not yet seen such Skywalkers. The main character of "Broken" can hardly be called pleasant and imbued with sympathy for him. But this is a very interesting and non-trivial protagonist, whose fate and development is interesting to watch.
The first volume of the series is devoid of scope: a large-scale confrontation between the Jedi and the Sith, political battles and battles of star fleets await us in the next issues. "Broken" focuses on Cade and his friends. Having successfully completed another case, they encounter fugitives, followed by the Sith. In the calculation of profit, Skywalker undertakes to help casual acquaintances, not yet suspecting that he is getting involved in a conflict between the Sith, Jedi and Imperial Knights. And adventures begin, fierce fights and dramatic clashes with the ghosts of the past.
Events are developing rapidly, but the authors manage to acquaint us with new era and its main actors thus laying the foundation for the story. This is only the beginning of the story - but it has already turned out to be incredibly exciting. And in the next volumes, Legacy will take on a scale worthy of Lucas' films.
Outcome: the Legacy series proves once again that in the scenery of Star Wars you can create new and original heroes, conflicts and history. The series has its own plot, so the comic is suitable for those who are not familiar with the Expanded Universe. And he will please connoisseurs with frequent references to other works of the saga.
Since the Expanded Universe became non-canon "Legends", there have been quite a few novels and comics published within the new canon. But so far, the plots of these works invariably revolve around the events of the films and their characters. The authors seem to be afraid to experiment and open new horizons. Yes and for real bright characters, who first appeared outside of the silver screen, are still very few in the new canon. One of the rare exceptions can be considered Doctor Aphra, a kind of black archaeologist from a distant galaxy. Aphra was a servant of Darth Vader and rightfully deserved her own comic book series.
Finding out who was the mysterious pilot who destroyed the Death Star, Darth Vader was determined to find the young Skywalker. After learning from his agent where to look for Luke, Vader personally goes after him to the planet where the secret Rebel base is located. To get to the young Jedi, the Sith Lord will have to single-handedly challenge an entire army of rebels.
Star Wars: Vader Down
Genre: space opera
Screenwriters Cast: Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen
Artists Cast: Mike Deodato, Salvador Larroca
Original Output: 2015–2016
publishing house: "Comme il faut", 2017
Apart from films, the most curious works of the new canon Star Wars- This is a series of comics with the uncomplicated names "Star Wars" and "Darth Vader". Both tell about the events after the destruction of the first Death Star, their plots develop simultaneously and often even intertwined. Less than a year after the launch of the series, Marvel decided to tie them even closer with the launch of the Vader Has Fallen crossover.
However, the title "Vader's Benefit" would be more suitable for the comic book. From the very first pages, the Sith shows its frightening power. Already at the beginning of the crossover, he single-handedly dealt with three squadrons of the Rebels at the helm of a fighter. Only Luke's suicidal maneuver makes it possible to stop this beating and leads to the very fall that is in the title. After that, father and son find themselves among the ancient ruins without ships and means of communication.
Realizing that they have a rare chance to get rid of Vader, the Rebels begin to hunt him down. But the real hunter here is Dart - he pursues Luke, sweeping away everyone who gets in his way. Every scene featuring Vader is a reminder of why his name strikes terror into the hearts of opponents. If at first he cracks down on the rebels, then the turn comes to a rival from the imperial camp: he tried to get his hands on the booty that the dark lord set his sights on.
But Vader wasn't the only one to shine in the crossover. almost as much important role assigned to Doctor Aphra, her companions - a pair of killer droids, outwardly very similar to R2-D2 and C-3PO, and also to the half-mad Wookiee Black Krrsantan. This colorful company comes to the aid of Vader, and Luke is helped faithful friends- Han with Chewbacca. Thanks to the droids, who now and then find themselves in comical situations, the confrontation turned out to be not only exciting, but also very funny.
Unfortunately, while the crossover reads in, it lacks drama. In the center of the plot are the main characters of the films, and the action takes place between the fourth and fifth episodes. Therefore, it is quite obvious that the tension that the authors are whipping up is actually imaginary and the danger looming over Luke and his comrades will safely pass. Some criticism is caused by the drawing. The issues drawn by Deodato are very spectacular and beautiful, but against their background, the parts for which Larroca was responsible look unattractive.
Outcome: The Star Wars and Darth Vader series are some of the best in the new canon. And the crossover between them, although it did not bring any special surprises, was a success.
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Star Wars
Star Wars is a cult and epic science fiction saga that tells the story of the confrontation of planets, civilization and factions of the “Galaxy Far Away”.
Contains 7 major episodes, as well as animated television series, cartoons, films, books, Star Wars comics, video games, united by a single universe. On our site you can read Star Wars comics online for free. Invented and originally portrayed in motion pictures by American director and producer George Lucas in the early 1970s. For this reason, Star Wars is, first of all, a film saga and films with it set the canon for other works.
The official date of the birth of the project Star Wars- May 25, 1977 is the date of entry on the spacious screen of the film "Star Wars" (now it is Episode IV). Nevertheless, the main creation in the universe - the novelization book of the same name - appeared back in 1976, as the producers were afraid of failure and an enchanting bummer of the film at the box office. This episode was followed by successful sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).
These three films make up the original Star Wars trilogy (Episodes IV-VI). Prequel trilogy ( Episodes I-III) were released later, between 1999 and 2005. This trilogy received a more mixed response from critics and fans compared to the fan reactions to the original trilogy.
Most recently, a continuation of the trilogy (Episodes VII-IX) began with the release of Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015).
All seven films were nominated for Academy Awards and were commercially successful, with a combined box office gross of $6460 million, making Star Wars the fourth highest grossing film.
Additional films outside main saga include the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008) and the upcoming anthology film series, which will begin with the release of Star Wars: Rogue One (2016).
Hierarchy of the Star Wars saga
Today, the hierarchy of the saga can be depicted as follows:
- "Star Wars" is a single number of all materials that have been filmed under the official license of "Lucasfilm". This includes canonical and non-canonical works that make up the history of the Star Wars universe, films, literature, video games, toys, theme parks, merchandise, and more.
- The Star Wars Universe (SWU) is the collection of all data and documentation on the subject of Star Wars, which was published under an official license, containing biographies fictional characters, descriptions of events, fictitious documents, chronologies.
Within its framework, there is a canonical division:
- Authoritative, G-canon are works whose canonicity is confirmed by George Lucas (epic, radio dramas, novelizations) and to the creation of which he was directly involved. More later works it can overlap the old retcons.
- T-canon is made up of some television series and events that took place next to epic films.
- C-canon make up Star Wars comics, novels, Board games, video games, serials that have separate canonical elements.
- S-canon - works released in the film epic, and secondary works, later partially became components of the G-canon.
- N-canon is not canon at all, describing alternate or false events deemed by Lucasfilm.
- D-canon formed humorous works by Star Wars. The database of all works, divided according to the canonical, is the so-called Holocron.
The Star Wars film epic is a series of seven episode films (1977-2015) whose plots form the basis for the entire franchise.
Extended cinematic universe Star Wars serves as an addition to the old trilogy, but it expands the boundaries of the universe more for viewers. Telling the story from ancient and distant times to the year 137, following that film "A New Hope".
The project has a considerable number of fresh characters, stories, models technical progress and technology, different races of humanity and animals. After the release of the seventh part of the film epic, it is considered non-canonical and belongs to the N-canon. However, some, relatively rare, elements of it are included in the canon of higher ranks.
The Universe of the "Distant Galaxy"
The opening line in all Star Wars films is "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..." (Once upon a time in a very, very distant galaxy). The saga tells about the life of different civilizations and factions of this galaxy, among which there are both people and various other thinking beings, highly developed and primitive, numerous fantastic animals and plants. The story spans thousands of years from antiquity to the "current" time depicted primarily in films.
Most of the galaxy different times controlled any state: Galactic Republic, Galactic Empire, New Republic or Galactic Alliance. These states spanned thousands of planets with different populations and levels of development. In the numerous species of the galaxy there are people who, like on Earth, differ in facial features and skin color. Human speech is the basis for the Galactic Basic Language.
The galaxy is divided, depending on the device and value, into regions. Those in turn into sectors, planetary systems and individual planets. The main regions are Core, Core Colonies, Inner Rim Expansion Region, Middle Rim, outer ring, Tingel Arm, Wild Space and Unknown Regions.
A key concept to the Star Wars universe is the Force, the energy or field that binds all life in the galaxy. Many sentient beings know how to use the Force to gain magical-like powers.
The light side and the dark side, around which many Star Wars events revolve. Whereas the Light side is the control of thoughts and the direction of power to protect the world. The dark side is following your emotions, directing the Force to achieve personal power. Traditionally, the Light side is professed by the Jedi, and the Dark side by the Sith.
The reckoning is traditionally based on the battle over the planet Azor, in which the Galactic Empire suffered a key defeat from the rebels. The dates are respectively BBY (before the Battle of Javin) and ABY (after the Battle of Javin).
Cinematography "Star Wars"
The Star Wars cinematic cycle includes as many as six episodes, which were filmed in two stages. Stage by stage, and initially the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes were filmed, and only sixteen years later - the main first, second and third.
The seventh was released in 2015. This episode marked the beginning of a completely new trilogy. Read right now Star Wars comics on our website!
original trilogy
- 1977 - Star Wars. Episode IV Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
- 1980 - Star Wars. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
- 1983 - Star Wars. Episode VI Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
The original or, as the people call it, the “classic” trilogy consists of Episodes IV, V, VI. This numbering was chosen due to the considerable length of the original script. Lucas decided that shooting from the inside is the best option, which could be adhered to, since he placed there the most interesting, in his opinion, events.
The events of this trilogy unfold in the era of domination of the Galactic Republic-Empire. Events revolve around the struggle of the rebels against the Galactic Empire, which is ruled by the Sith Emperor Palpatine and Darth Vader. Focuses on the adventures of the crew of the Millennium Falcon, Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia.
The original Trilogy begins with the Galactic Empire and nears the end of the space station's Death Star. This station will allow the Empire to crush the Rebel Alliance organized by the resistance, formed to fight Emperor Palpatine. The Palpatine Sith, under the master Darth Vader, captured Princess Leia. Member of the rebellion who stole the plans for the Death Star and hid them in the droid R2-D2.
R2, along with his fellow droid C-3PO, leaves for the remote planet Tatooine. There, the droids meet the boy Luke Skywalker and his step-uncle and aunt. The moment Luke was clearing R2, he inadvertently triggers a message containing a message from Leia. She asks for help from the legendary Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Luke later assists the droids in finding an exiled Jedi who given time was an old hermit under the pseudonym Obi-Wan Kenobi. When Luke asks about his dad, whom he has never met in his life, Obi-Wan Kenobi states to him that Anakin Skywalker was a grand Jedi who was betrayed and killed by Vader.
Obi-Wan and Luke recruit Han Solo and his Wookiee, secondary pilot Chewbacca, to take them to Alderaan, Leia's homeworld. So that they eventually find and destroy the Death Star.
Following both aboard the space station, Luke and Han rescue Leia while Obi-Wan allows himself to be killed during a light duel with Vader. His sacrifice allows the group to leave with plans that help the Rebels destroy the Death Star.
Luke himself, guided by his strength, fired a fire shot that destroys a deadly space station during the battles of Yavin.
Three years later, Luke travels to find Jedi Master Yoda, who is now living in exile. Luke wants to find him to start his Jedi training. However, Luke's studies are interrupted when Vader traps him, taking Han and his friends to Cloud City.
During a malevolent lightsaber duel, Vader reveals that he is the very father that Luke was so desperate to find. Vader took advantage of the moment and tries to drag him to his dark side Forces. Luke escapes and, after rescuing Han, returns to Master Yoda to complete his training.
Luke found 900-year-old Jedi Master Yoda on his deathbed. Before his death, Master Yoda confirms that Vader is Luke's father. Moments later, Obi-Wan's Force ghost informs Luke that he must confront his father Darth one more time before he can become a Jedi, and that the Princess Leia they are trying to find is his twin sister.
As the rebels attack the second Death Star, Luke takes on Vader in another lightsaber duel. The Sith Lords intend to drag Luke to the dark side and accept him as their apprentice.
During the duel, Luke succumbs to his anger and brutally overpowers Vader, but controls himself at the last minute, realizing that he is about to kill his father. He spares Vader's life and proudly declares his loyalty to the Jedi.
Enraged Palpatine - The Sith Lord tries to kill Luke with the power of lightning. Vader, noticing this, turns around and kills the emperor. After thanking Luke for bringing him back to the light side, Anakin Skywalker dies in his son's arms while the rebels manage to destroy the second Death Star. Find out more if you start reading Star Wars comics on our website!
Trilogy - prequel
- 1999 - Star Wars. Episode I. The Phantom Menace / Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
- 2002 - Star Wars: Episode II. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
- 2005 - Star Wars. Episode III. Revenge of the Sith / Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
After their divorce in 1987, George Lucas lost most of his fortune and did not want to return to Star Wars, and unofficially canceled the filming of the sequel trilogy. But after Star Wars became popular again, Lucas saw that they still had a lot of fans. In 1993, he announced that he would direct prequels. He began to create a story centered on Anakin Skywalker, the future Darth Vader, and the transformation of the Galactic Republic into an authoritarian empire. In 1994, Lucas began writing the script for the first film, which was called Episode I: The Beginning. And at the same time began work on the second film (Episode II).
The episode was released in May 1999 and grossed $924,317,558 at the box office. The AI episode was released in May 2002 and grossed $649,398,328 at the box office. Episode III was released in May 2005.
The prequel trilogy begins 32 years before the original film. The Sith Lord Darth Sirius was secretly planning a blockade to give his alter ego Senator Palpatine the excuse to overthrow and replace the Galactic Republic's Supreme Chancellor.
At the request of the Chancellor, Jedi Knight Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice, the younger Obi-Wan Kenobi, travel to Naboo to negotiate with the Federation. However, the two Jedi are forced, instead of helping the Queen of Naboo, to break out of the blockade and plead with her in front of the Republic Senate on Coruscant. When they spaceship damaged during their escape, they land on Tatooine for repairs, where Qui-Gon discovers nine-year-old Anakin Skywalker.
Qui-Gon begins to believe that Anakin is the "Chosen One". Qui-Gon prophesied a Jedi prophecy to bring balance to the Force, and helps free the boy from slavery so he can train as a Jedi.
The Jedi Council, led by Master Yoda, suspects Anakin of having too much fear and anger inside him, but reluctantly makes a promise to Obi-Wan to train the boy after Qui-Gon was killed by Palpatine's first apprentice, Darth Maul during battles of Naboo.
Ten years later, the Jedi Order would participate in the Clone Wars between Republic forces and the Confederacy of Independent Systems, which Palpatine secretly created to destroy the Jedi Order and lure Anakin into his service.
At the same time, Anakin and Padmé fall in love and are secretly married, and eventually Padmé becomes pregnant. Anakin has a prophetic vision in which Padmé dies in childbirth, and Palpatine convinces him that the dark side of the Force can save Padmé's life.
Desperate, Anakin submits to Palpatine's Sith teachings and Anakin Skywalker becomes Darth Vader, the greatest villain in the Star Wars world.
While Palpatine is reorganizing the Republic into a tyrannical empire, Vader is involved in the destruction of the Jedi Order. And in a climactic lightsaber duel between himself and Obi-Wan on the volcanic planet Mustafar, Obi-Wan defeated his former student and a friend, tearing off his limbs and leaving him to burn on the banks of a lava flow.
Palpatine arrives shortly after and rescues Vader by placing him in a mechanical black mask and armor that serves as permanent system life support. At the same time, Padmé dies giving birth to twins Luke and Leia.
Obi-Wan and Yoda are now the only survivors among the Jedi. They agree to separate the twins and keep them hidden from both Vader and the Emperor until the time comes when Anakin's children can be used to help bring down the empire.
Trilogy - Sequel
- 2015 - Star Wars. Episode VII. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
- 2017 - Star Wars. Episode VIII / Star Wars: Episode VIII
- 2019 - Star Wars. Episode IX / Star Wars: Episode IX
The third trilogy is based on Episode VII. Its events unfold 20 years after Episode VI. The plot tells about the fate of the heroes of the two previous trilogies and the struggle of the Resistance and the New Republic against the Supreme Order - an organization that continues the traditions of the Galactic Empire.
Approximately 30 years after the destruction of the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker, the last jedi, disappeared. The First Order has risen from a fallen empire and seeks to destroy Luke and New Republic, while resistance and a small effort backed by the Republic and led by the former Princess of Alderaana, General Leia, opposes them.
On the planet Jakku, Resistance pilot Poe Dameron receives a map that leads to Luke's location. Stormtroopers under the command of Kylo Ren, son of Han Solo and Leia, captured Poe Dameron.
His droid BB-8 leaves with the map and encounters Kylo's absorber. Ren tortures Edgar and recognizes BB-8. Stormtrooper FN-2187 concludes that he cannot kill and frees Poe Dameron. Two exits in a TIE fighter, Po dubbed FN-2187 as "Finn". But still, after the accident on Jakku, Po dies.
Finn runs into Rey and BB-8, but the first encounter places them in such a way that they avoid the planet in a stolen ship, the Millennium Falcon. After leaving Jakku, the falcon would be recaptured by Han Solo and Chewbacca, who withdrew from the resistance and resumed their lives as smugglers.
Five companions on a trip to Takodana meet the pirate Maz Kanata. While they are visiting her, Rey finds a lightsaber formerly owned by Anakin and Luke Skywalker. And after the touch of her brush with the sword, she is overcome by the Force.
At this moment, the MAZ castle is attacked by the first order. Finn, Han, and Chewbacca are saved by a group of Resistance pilots led by Po, who survived the crash on Jakku, but Rey is captured by Kylo Ren and taken to Starkiller Base.
After reuniting with Leia and resisting D'Kaur, Khan, Finna, and Chewbacca traveled to Starkiller to free Rey and disable the planet's shields, allowing the resistance pilots to destroy him.
Rey is tormented by Kylo Ren, but her Force sensitivity allows her to stand up to him. She escapes using a mind trick and reunites with Han, Finna, and Chewbacca. But the group runs into Kylo Ren.
Han confronts his son, calling him by his birth name, Ben Solo, and asks him to come home. Ren appears to have returned to the light side for a moment, but then sets fire to his lightsaber and kills Khan.
Resistance pilots begin bombarding the base. Finn and Rey run to the base and are confronted by Kylo Ren. Finn draws Anakin's lightsaber, only to badly injure Ren. Rey's power pulls her lightsaber towards her, and fights Ren.
Rey, Finn and Chewbacca escape the exploding planets on the Falcon and make it back to the resistance in time. The wounded Finn remains on D'Kaura. While Rey, Chewbacca and R2-D2 use the map to find Luke Skywalker on the planet Ahch-To, where Rey introduces the silent Bow with his old lightsaber.
Expanded Universe
The Star Wars Expanded Universe or Star Wars Legends is a collection of material depicting a universe outside of the movie saga. Includes books, animations, toys, video games released before April 24, 2014. Since 2014, the expanded universe has been declared non-canonical and the works behind it are released under the brand name Star Wars Legends. Start reading Star Wars comics now on our website for free!
Main themes and interpretations
Star Wars shows the self-destructive nature of anger and hatred. Definition of Yoda's word: Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, suffering leads to hate, suffering leads to the dark side of the Force. Evil has psychological basis, and hatred is born in a person as a result of the suffering that a person experiences.
Darth Vader was a despised slave from childhood, he never had a father, and was soon separated from his mother, the subsequent tragic death couldn't make it stop. At the same time, the young man is tempted by evil (represented by the dark figure of Dart), who refers to his ambition and leads them to eventually enter into a "satanic pact" - to surrender to him in order to satisfy their own desires and possession of omnipotence, which turns out to be illusory.
Good and Evil in Star Wars are clearly presented, but this does not mean that the world is black and white, even the Jedi (including Yoda) have their own weak sides. Even Vader isn't very bad, that's a common person who has evil spells.
Star Wars is a story about power inherent love: What the biggest and most powerful Jedi can't do - by defeating the Sith - is done through the love of son for father and father for son. The story also juxtaposes two kinds of "love": selfish, pushing Anakin to the dark side, and altruistic, leading to his ultimate survival.
Star Wars is an analysis of the birth mechanism of authoritarian and totalitarian systems. The Republic is going through a deep crisis and ceases to fulfill its function. The Senate raises taxes, which provokes opposition from the trade federation, which meets the corrupt system. This leads to a war that is aimed at overthrowing the regime.
Anakin Skywalker, standing on the side of the Jedi Order, begins to understand that this is the law that holds power in the name of democracy. Exorbitant ambition to mix it with sincere desire help who becomes Darth Vader to save people from disaster.
Inspiration of George Lucas
As for the original saga, George Lucas was primarily inspired by Frank Herbert's novel Dune and science fiction comic valerian (both were released in the 60s of the twentieth century). Great importance and influence was also from writer John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, who wrote the famous epic novel The Lord of the Rings and samurai films (for example, director Akira Kurosawa). Don't know where to read Star Wars comics? On our site comics online you can read Star Wars comics in Russian for free and without registration!
Cultural influence
There are many fan associations around the world. A large audience manifests itself in the United States and Great Britain. Mass gatherings of fans are often held in the USA, reaching costumed festivals and parades of the 501st Legion (an international fan association whose goal is to gather, disguised as stormtroopers, in Darth Vader and other antagonists). In the UK, 300,000 fans declared their desire for the concept of the Force to be recognized as the basis of their religion.
Movies
- The Star Wars Christmas Episode (1978) is a non-canonical TV movie special Christmas episode.
- Ewok Adventures Caravan of Courage (1984) is a television movie that takes place between episodes five and six.
- Ewoka: The Battle for Endor (1985) - Sequel to Caravan of Courage.
- The Great Heep (1986) is a special episode prior to the Star Wars: Droids animated series.
- Lego Star Wars: Revenge of the Brick (2005) is an animated short film based on Episode III.
- Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 (2009) is a parody based on Episode II.
- Lego Star Wars: The Padawan Menace (2011) is a comedy special episode based on the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
- Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012) is a comedy special episode based on the original trilogy.
- Rebel One. Star Wars. History (2016) is the expected prequel to the sixth episode.
- Untitled film about Gana Solo (2018).
- Untitled Boba Fet film (2020).
TV serials
- Star Wars: Droids (1985) is an animated television series based on the adventures of robots R2-D2 and C-3PO between the events of Episode III and Episode IV.
- Star Wars: The Ewok (1985) is an animated series about the adventures of the Ewok creatures years before the events of Episode VI.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2003-2005) is an animated miniseries set between Episode II and Episode III.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2013) - animated series.
- Star Wars Rebels (2014) is an animated miniseries set between the events of Episode III and Episode IV.
- Lego Star Wars: The Yoda Chronicles (2013) is an animated comedy miniseries.
- Lego Star Wars Droid Tales (2015) is an animated comedy mini-series.
