Are they focusing TOO much on the OT with the new EU?

Someone made another thread with a point similar to yours, that between episode 1 and 2 there is a ten year time slot where literally nothing has been looked at.

I'm personally not interested in the comic series to do with all of the OT characters, I should probably look into it more seeing as the timeline has rebooted. Would you recommend the Vader series?

I also agree a well told Jango Fett story might well gain him some more fans, as he currently doesn't have many.

 

You pretty much said it as to why they're focusing more on the OT. Also, there is a new generation of Star Wars fans that they want to introduce to this timeline to get them up to speed for the ST. I've heard them (Lucasfilm) say that once they get these stories done that establishes this new canon that they will go back and explore the PT era.

 

I've thought exact thing. I actually almost made a thread similar to this. I feel like now that Disney has reigns on the universe they can really unleash the potential that the prequels have and also before that. Between the Old republic and Bane there is three thousand years that they can carve stories out of. Also like you said certain characters deserve a good story arc like Qui-Gon, heck even Yoda would be fun to learn about since he's not of this galaxy.

 

I think the #1 reason they're doing OT timeline is because we've been saturated with Clone Wars material over the past decade. It's logical to come back to the origins in light of TFA release.

Also, I will repeat time and again, you should not rob yourself of some of the greatest SW stories simply because those books are Legends. It will be very hard to top some of the novels written in the past. If it's simply sheer volume of books that holds you back, ask someone on the forums about a good entry point. Heck I could suggest a score of books myself, having read almost all of them.

--- Double Post Merged, Jul 27, 2015, Original Post Date: Jul 27, 2015 ---

Vader is really cool. Most of the new cannon comics vary from decent to great, I think you should check all of them out. The only one I would say you can skip is Leia. It doesn't add much to the overall arc but at least the artwork is compitent.

 

I've been thinking this a bit as well, but we do have TCW, which is a pretty massive amount of stuff. It obviously doesn't cover everything that everyone wants to see, but it's much more than we currently have for the Original Trilogy, so I'm not too worried right now. I do hope that they do more stuff with it in the future though.

 

No, they want everything to feel important and give people a reason to buy. Vader has a series. Luke has a series. Some Prequel-era guy has a series and examines Order 66. And, various side characters from the movies have rotating miniseries. Sounds about right. I'm just hoping for a really good Palpatine miniseries in the next year.

Do we think Aphra is Vader's apprentice?

--- Double Post Merged, Aug 5, 2015, Original Post Date: Aug 5, 2015 ---

Lucas has said Yoda has no backstory.

 

Lucas has also said that Jar Jar Binks is hilarious. Should we listen to everything he says, since the franchise is essentially out of his hands now?

 

Those two things don't compare well. One is a matter of story, and the other is a matter of opinion. Since the story originated with George, I think it's a safe bet to listen to him.