Star Wars Legends WookieepediaAfter Star Wars was released, it became apparent that my storyhowever many films it took to tellwas only one of thousands that could be told about the characters who inhabit its galaxy. But these were not stories that I was destined to tell. Instead, they would spring from the imagination of other writers, inspired by the glimpse of a galaxy that Star Wars provided. Today, it is an amazing, if unexpected, legacy of Star Wars that so many gifted writers are contributing new stories to the Saga. George Lucas, from the introduction of Splinter of the Minds Eye, 1. Splinter of the Minds Eye, the first Expanded Universe novel, published in 1. Star Wars Legends, formerly known as the Expanded Universe abbreviated EU, encompasses every one of the officially licensed, fictional background stories of the Star Wars universe, outside of the original six Star Wars films produced by George Lucas and certain other material such as Star Wars The Clone Wars, created before April 2. It is derived from and includes most official Star Warsrelated books, comic books, video games, spin off films, television series, toys, and other media created before the date. This material expands and continues the stories told in the films, taking place anywhere from over 3. The Phantom Menace to 1. Return of the Jedi. The issue of which aspects are canon was one of the most hotly debated topics among fans. On April 2. 5, 2. Lucasfilm Ltd. announced that in preparation for the upcoming sequel trilogy, the Expanded Universe would be retconned past tales of the Expanded Universe will be printed under the Star Wars Legends banner, and a new continuity has been established that consists only of the original six films, the Star Wars The Clone Wars television series and film, and all future material from that point onward. Though past elements of the Expanded Universe have been declared non canon as a whole, they remain a resource for future Star Wars material to reference, thus bringing these elements into the new continuity as canon. Until today, the only Legends product that is still being released is the video game Star Wars The Old Republic, along short stories published at the Star Wars blog. The Expanded Universe had a continuity with few wrinkles. The general rule was that nothing in the Expanded Universe was allowed to contradict any other part of the Expanded Universe or the films. The films, however, do slightly contradict the Expanded Universe on occasion, and retcons were created in the Expanded Universe to fix these contradictions. In the absence of such ad hoc solutions, the EU is considered incorrect only on the particular points of contradiction. The Expanded Universe is actually older than the films themselves, as the novelization of the original film was published six months before the film was released. In in universe chronology, the earliest works are the Dawn of the Jedi comics, which are set millennia before the films, while the latest are the Legacy comics, which are set about one hundred and thirty years after Return of the Jedi. HistoryThe premise of all the comic books, novels, games, and other spin off works is that they all work chronologically, that the continuity forms one unbroken story. Since our movies have their own internal continuity, we maintain that in the spin off works. PeteThePIPster/20050201.jpg]];var lpix_1=pix_1.length;var p1_0= [[1279' alt='Marvel Chronology 1997' title='Marvel Chronology 1997' />Technically, George Lucas has been doing continuity all along by mapping out the nine films. But it wasnt until 1. Timothy Zahn wrote the novel Heir to the Empire, the first Star Wars best seller, which was the beginning of what we call the Star Wars renaissance, that continuity became an issue. Lucasfilm continuity editor Allan Kausch, 1. PeteThePIPster/19740128.jpg' alt='Marvel Chronology 1997' title='Marvel Chronology 1997' />Early years. The early development of the Expanded Universe was sporadic and unrefined, in large part because, at this time, there was so little canon material for the creators to use as reference. The Expanded Universe is generally considered to have begun with Alan Dean Fosters February 1. Star Wars spin off novel, Splinter of the Minds Eye, although technically it began in October 1. The Keepers World, in Marvel Comics Pizzazz magazine. PeteThePIPster/20071005.jpg' alt='Marvel Chronology 1997' title='Marvel Chronology 1997' />Splinter drew inspiration primarily from an early draft of the Star Wars script. Although George Lucass name is on the cover of the original Star Wars novelization, Alan Dean Foster ghostwrote it. Foster was given a copy of the working script and a tour of the production. Much of the early EU material from the early 1. Star Wars universe had no connection to Earth or our own time. Mtn Blackberry Email Activation. DevelopmentOver the years, many artists and designers have contributed to the articulation of the various universes of Lucasfilm. Taking their cues from the minimal words of description on a script page, these talented men and women have sketched, drawn andor modeled creatures of magnificent breadth, unimaginable terror, and mind boggling eccentricity. Some of these creatures have made it into film, while others, because of the way stories unravel, have not so far. Marvel Chronology 1997' title='Marvel Chronology 1997' />But this does not mean they do not exist. For once something is created, no matter what the context, it takes on a life of its own. Foreword written by George Lucas in Monsters and Aliens from George LucassrcVector Prime introduced a new threat called the Yuuzhan Vong to the saga. A turning point was reached when West End Games began publishing the Star Wars roleplaying game in 1. In order for players of the roleplaying game to create new adventures, West End Games needed to provide supplemental material describing the Star Wars universe in previously unknown detail and to make it self consistent and coherent. As an example, the Aurebesh alphabet was originally a random piece of set dressing used in Return of the Jedi. KISS Chronology. As Americas 1 Gold Record Award winning group of all time, and thats in every category, KISS can easily be named one of rocks most. Conan is a fictional character based on Robert E. Howards Conan the Barbarian. He was introduced to the comic book world in 1970 with Conan the Barbarian, written by. Mikes Amazing World of Comics. A searchable resource indexing comics from multiple publishers, including DC, Marvel, Archie, Charlton, Dell, Gold Key and Harvey. Allegedly for over 700 years, the title and powers of the Black Tarantula have been passed down from father to son. Each Black Tarantula supposedly separates the male. PeteThePIPster/19760152.jpg' alt='Marvel Chronology 1997' title='Marvel Chronology 1997' />LADY of the LAKE. Real Name Niamh. IdentityClass Celtic Goddess Camelot and modern eras Occupation Goddess, guardian of Excalibur. Affiliations Loosely. Stephen Crane copied those symbols and turned them into a complete and workable alphabet which would later be used in the prequel trilogy. Developing and extrapolating from details like this in a consistent fashion turned West End Games Star Wars products into a de facto reference library for other developers of the EU. Around the same time, Dark Horse Comics acquired the Star Wars license previously owned by Marvel and used it to launch a number of ambitious sequels to the original trilogy which began with the popular Dark Empire series. At the same time as Dark Empires release in the early 1. Bantam Spectra published Timothy Zahns The Thrawn Trilogy. Widely publicized as the sequels which were never made, Zahns novels reignited Star Wars fandom and sparked a revolution in Star Wars literature. All this development began to feed back and reference itself and create cross connections. West End Games produced roleplaying supplements based upon Dark Horses comics and Zahns novels. Novelists and comic creators used West End Games supplements as reference material. Sequels to the novels were being published as comics and vice versa, and the scope of the Expanded Universe grew at a prodigious rate. At that point, the bulk of the Expanded Universe has detailed the Star Wars universe after the end of Return of the Jedi, as numerous topics, including the rise of the Galactic Empire, the personal histories of Anakin Skywalker and Emperor Palpatine, and the Clone Wars had been declared off limits by George Lucas prior to the development of his prequel trilogy and related material. It was decided in the late 9. Empire as the villains had become repetitive and monotonous. A new threat, the Yuuzhan Vong, was introduced in the New Jedi Order series. X Men Reading Order. Updated July 1. 4th, 2. Go directly the X men Reading Order X Men Reading Order from X Men 1 to the Trial of Jean  Grey What you will find below is the most complete listing of X Men comics in chronological order youll probably find. The principles of this reading order are simple Flashbacks are listed of when the present occurs, ensuring that issue is placed in the order it should be read. Issues are kept intact, and most notable appearances of the X Men in other comics that are considered canon are included. Each issue contains a number subject to change listing its place in the order, in regards to the effective number of Uncanny X men issues. Unfortunately, changes arent tracked though you can compare with our Archives of older lists. New comics wont be added frequently too time consuming and constantly in flux anyways. No need to ask when I will update to add in the latest releases itll happen sometime, but not in any frequency to depend on the list to read your new issues. If you read new comics, both single issues and trades, then just read them as they come out. The links on the issue should lead you to that issues entry at Mycomicshop. Where to begin Reading X Men With publication of X Men comics spanning decades, not everyone will want to start reading off of the X Men reading order at issue 1, and for those who do want to, youll probably want to start with a more accessible trade paperback. Alternatively, you can read our Timeline of Major X Men Events to get caught up to whats happened in X Men comics. Here are few suggestions. Where It All Started. A Classic Story. Fan Favorite. The Last Complete Run. The Current Run. Classic X Men. Dark Phoenix Saga. Whedons Astonishing X Men. Avengers vs. X Men. Bendiss All New X Men. Or Get Other X Men read order essentials from Amazon. How To Use the X Men Reading Order. First, it is not recommended to read every issue in this list. The medium was conceived as being disposable, and the incredible amount of stories created since has left the task of reading everything nearly possible and, quite frankly, unrewarding. Reading all this would be the equivalent of binge watching General Hospital. Its better to consider comics as being modular each reader has their own order based on what they have read or wantexpect to read, and they all can base that order on where those issue are found here. Contribute to the living document by leaving a comment below, on the blog post regarding the most recent update, or ask us on Tumblr. Filter the reading order to get the information youre looking for since we have data beyond the titles concerning creative teams, events, characters AND a great search feature, you can filter the reading order to follow your X Man, just find information regarding a certain crossover and much, much more. Here are a few ideas Characters. Events. Creative Teams. Character Changes. Era, Year or Title. Cyclops. Jean Grey. Rogue Gambit for issues with bothDark Phoenix. X Cutioners Song. Avengers vs X Men. Claremont Byrne. Whedon. Jim Lee. Chronological X Men Read Order. Order. Year. Age. Issue. Creators. Details. Roster. 1. 0. 01. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Magneto. 1st Cyclops, 1st Jean Grey, 1st Angel, 1st Beast, 1st Iceman, 1st Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 2. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Vanisher. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 3. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Blob. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 4. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Brotherhood, 1st Toad, 1st Quicksilver, 1st Scarlet Witch, 1st Mastermind, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 5. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Brotherhood, Toad, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Mastermind, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 6. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Namor, Brotherhood, Toad, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Mastermind, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 7. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Blob, Brotherhood, Toad, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Mastermind, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 8. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Unus, Brotherhood, Mastermind. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 9. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Lucifer, Avengers, Captain America, Thor, Iron Man. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Ka Zar, 1st Savage Land. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Stranger, Brotherhood, Toad, Quicksilver leaves, Scarlet Witch leaves, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Juggernaut. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Juggernaut. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Sentinels, 1st Bolivar Trask. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Master Mold, Sentinels, Bolivar Trask. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Master Mold, Sentinels, Bolivar Trask dies. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Kirby. Stranger, Magneto. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 1. BUYStan Lee, Gavin. Vera, 1st Mimic. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 2. BUYThomas, Roth. Lucifer, Blob, Unus. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 2. BUYThomas, Gavin. Lucifer, Ultra Robots. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 2. BUYThomas, Gavin. Nefaria, Vera. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Silver. Uncanny X Men 2. BUYThomas, Gavin. Nefaria. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 1. BUYParker, Cruz. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 2. BUYParker, Cruz. Lizard. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 3. BUYParker, Cruz. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 4. BUYParker, Cruz. Dr Strange, Sentinels, Juggernaut. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 5. BUYParker, Cruz. Thor. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 6. BUYParker, Cruz. Skrulls. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 7. BUYParker, Cruz. Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men First Class 1st series 8. BUYParker, Cruz. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman. Modern. X Men FIrst Class 2nd series 1. BUYParker, Cruz. Fantastic Four. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman. Modern. X Men FIrst Class 2nd series 2. BUYParker, Cruz. Mastermind. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men FIrst Class 2nd series 3. BUYParker, Cruz. Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Mastermind. Cyclops, Jean Grey, Angel, Beast, Iceman, Xavier. Modern. X Men FIrst Class 2nd series 4. BUYParker, Bax. Havok.