I like that the older EU is still in print and can be found on bookstore shelves and libraries . A lot of good stuff , a lot of bad and some mediocre stuff out there both old and new . My personal favorite EU story is the original Marvel Star Wars comics issues 58-63 from 1982 , detailing the rebels finding a new base on a forest world ( second guessing ROTJ for the second time ) and the Shira Brie arc . I consider those 6 issues to be like a movie in my head and would love to see an animated " legends " movie adaptation in the style of the DC animated movies . Also liked the first Dark Empire series , but only the first one . The OG Thrawn Trilogy , Tales Of The Jedi , I, Jedi and The New Jedi Order . From the new stuff , I enjoyed Bloodline by Claudia Gray , Rey’s survival guide , Empire’s End Trilogy by Chuck Wendig , Some of the Vader comics and Doctor Aphra , The Lando comic series and The Obi-Wan and Anakin comic