With the parking of Legends and the decision to make as much of what is released in books, comics and games slot in with the chronology of their TV and film releases as possible, the Star Wars galaxy expanded more than anyone could imagine. Back in 2015, when Marvel Comics regained the Star Wars comics line from Dark Horse and released Star Wars #1 on 14th January 2015, even writer Jason Aaron was surprised at just how much lattitude he was allowed when crafting stories that are completely cannonical, and speaking on Saturday at Thought Bubble, Aaron briefly delved into this very welcome decision.
“I’m surprised they let us do that. I think we sort of snuck that in when Lucasfilm was dealing with a lot of stuff, and we grabbed some of those big moments.”
It’s worth remembering that in press material before the launch of the million-selling first issue that he considered what he was planning to do as “the direct sequel to the original film“, but over his two year run on the title it seems he never truly expected to actually be able to include into canon such things as Han Solo’s wife or facing off with Boba Fett before the events of The Empire Strikes Back. Lucky for us, he was.
