^Best post in thread thus far.
As for my Star Wars, in a nutshell it’s these
- The original, theatrical version of Star Wars
- The original, theatrical version of The Empire Strikes Back
- The casual reference to the Clone Wars in SW and all the imaginings that inspired
- Luke in ROTJ reaching up, grabbing, and igniting his green lightsaber for the very first time
- The Tales of the Jedi comics, with their strong “sword-and-sorcery” vibe; gritty, archaic technology and architecture; non-celibate Jedi; and non-Darth, non-red-lightsaber-wielding Sith Lords
- Marvel’s original, pre-ROTJ comics with their wacky stories and often off-model art styles (I’m including Alan Moore’s SW stories here, too)
- The newspaper comic strips by Archie Goodwin & Al Williamson
- Kyle Katarn and the Seven Dark Jedi
- The Thrawn Trilogy, which introduced Grand Admiral Thrawn, Joruus C’baoth, and Mara Jade
- The Corellian Trilogy, which introduced Leia’s awesome red lightsaber