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What do you LIKE about the EU? — Page 39

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Tobar said: She's taken George's position in the company. Do you believe he personally oversaw the development of the EU?

In addition to personally not caring, George didn't have spin-offs to worry about conflicts with and had an "I can overwrite you" clause. Kennedy has yearly spin-offs, no clause, wants the NeEU to sell, and cares personally.

If Spielberg wants to make Revan: The Movie, is he going to want Chee and Hidalgo getting in his way?

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The Lucasfilm Story Group is involved with ALL aspects of the Star Wars universe. The books, the games AND the movies.

Kennedy is not the creative type. She started out as a producer and has remained one throughout her career. She's made it by finding the right people for the job and trusting them to do what they were hired for.

When George handed off the company he told her who at the company had the knowledge and experience to manage the brand and they've continued to do so under her management.

When it comes to decisions about where it should head she trusts them because George trusted them.

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Frankly, I think Disney would only get involved in Lucasfilm's affairs if Lucasfilm started losing lots and lots of money.

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Anyway, whether it's Disney or Lucasfilm deciding, I'm certain that the history of the Sith will be dictated by the spin-offs, not by the NeEU.

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darklordoftech said:

Anyway, whether it's Disney or Lucasfilm deciding, I'm certain that the history of the Sith will be dictated by the spin-offs, not by the NeEU.

 No such thing, Star Wars now consists of a singular canon.

Though I do agree they'll probably avoid that kind of thing in other media to leave room for the films to define.

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I have to say I like how goofy Luke looks on this cover:

I suppose the artist was trying to go for a middle-aged look for Luke, but she just didn't do a very good job; Luke ended up looking more like a fat-faced Jeff Fahey than Mark Hamill.

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I love that KOTOR acknowledges that Kun and Ulic were far worse than Revan and Malak.

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As this is art rather than story, character, or content, I don't know if I should mention this here, but I have to say I love the art of Tsuyoshi Nagano, the artist who does the cover art for the Japanese editions of the Star Wars novels.

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I think more often than not, his versions are better than the originals. I don't know why he's never been hired to do covers for the North American editions.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

As this is art rather than story, character, or content, I don't know if I should mention this here, but I have to say I love the art of Tsuyoshi Nagano, the artist who does the cover art for the Japanese editions of the Star Wars novels.

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I think more often than not, his versions are better than the originals. I don't know why he's never been hired to do covers for the North American editions.

Pretty sure I've seen some of his art on North American editions of some books...

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Nice to see our heroes with a touch of grey, except for Lando, who probably has the best hairstylist in the galaxy. ;)

Since when are there Terminators and Werewolves in Star Wars?

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Where were you in '77?

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SilverWook said:

Nice to see our heroes with a touch of grey, except for Lando, who probably has the best hairstylist in the galaxy. ;)

Since when are there Terminators and Werewolves in Star Wars?

Black don't crack.

I think that's Star By Star, so the Terminator is a Yuuzhan Vong Hunter Droid and the werewolf is maybe a vornskr.

Edit: It's actually a voxyn.

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I enjoyed the Zahn, "Tales" and Darth Plaguies novels. I also liked the early 90's dark horse comics like "dark empire", "tales of the jedi".

"There's no cluster of midiclorians that controls my destiny!" -Han Solo, from a future revision of ANH

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After having now read both of the Boba Fett stories by Daniel Keys Moran AKA J.D. Montgomery, I have to say I really like his take on the character; his Boba is kind of like Rorschach from the Watchmen comics -- a pessimistic antisexual with an unorthodox sense of justice all his own.

I'm sure its a take on the character that not everyone likes (PT fanboys especially), but for me, I find it makes Fett a more complex and interesting character than -- say -- being a Maori clone who flirts with dancing girls.

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DuracellEnergizer said:

After having now read both of the Boba Fett stories by Daniel Keys Moran AKA J.D. Montgomery, I have to say I really like his take on the character; his Boba is kind of like Rorschach from the Watchmen comics -- a pessimistic antisexual with an unorthodox sense of justice all his own.

I'm sure its a take on the character that not everyone likes (PT fanboys especially), but for me, I find it makes Fett a more complex and interesting character than -- say -- being a Maori clone who flirts with dancing girls.

The Last One Standing and A Barve Like That are probably my favourite Fett stories of all time. They are what sold me on the character when I was young.

I picked up the Tales of... books at library book sales and didn't get hold of other Fett books (like The Bounty Hunter Trilogy and whatnot) until much later on, so my picture of Fett was what I saw in DKM's books and Twin Engines of Destruction, and they really just sparked my interest in the character.

I really think it's a shame on the level of a tragedy that DKM's Boba Fett stories have been so diminished thanks to the number of lame retcons and especially Lucas' butchering of the character in AOTC, because to me, it's one of the best pieces of Star Wars writing out there.

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Tyrphanax said:

I really think it's a shame on the level of a tragedy that DKM's Boba Fett stories have been so diminished thanks to the number of lame retcons and especially Lucas' butchering of the character in AOTC, because to me, it's one of the best pieces of Star Wars writing out there.

Indeed. Of course, PT fanboys'll just say that AOTC made Fett more "human" and "relatable". *rollseyes*

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DuracellEnergizer said:

Tyrphanax said:

I really think it's a shame on the level of a tragedy that DKM's Boba Fett stories have been so diminished thanks to the number of lame retcons and especially Lucas' butchering of the character in AOTC, because to me, it's one of the best pieces of Star Wars writing out there.

Indeed. Of course, PT fanboys'll just say that AOTC made Fett more "human" and "relatable". *rollseyes*

Which is hilarious to me because I feel that way about DKM's work.

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Tyrphanax said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Tyrphanax said:

I really think it's a shame on the level of a tragedy that DKM's Boba Fett stories have been so diminished thanks to the number of lame retcons and especially Lucas' butchering of the character in AOTC, because to me, it's one of the best pieces of Star Wars writing out there.

Indeed. Of course, PT fanboys'll just say that AOTC made Fett more "human" and "relatable". *rollseyes*

Which is hilarious to me because I feel that was about DKM's work.

Which raises the question of how "human" and "relatable" Boba should be. 

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Duracell's likening of DKM's Boba to Alan Moore's Rorschach is pretty apt, Boba's definitely less nuts than Rorschach, but they have similar views of the world or galaxy.

I don't think DKM's version of Fett is for everybody. I've met plenty of people who hated the two stories, but I believe what makes these characters "human" and "relatable" is that they are actually inhuman and unrelatable, but they speak to a kind of primal sense of justice inside everyone at the same time.

I think that people who don't understand why people like the character so much should read DKM's stories. To me, they exactly embody what Boba Fett is all about and exactly why he's my favourite Star Wars character.

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Ventress (while afilliated with the Sith), Maul, and Darth Bane don't wear black in TCW.

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From the upcoming novel "Lords of the Sith":

"Vader completed his mediation and opened his eyes. His pale, flame-savaged face stared back at him from out of the reflective black surface of his pressurized meditation chamber. Without the neural connection to his armor, he was conscious of the stumps of his legs, the ruin of his arm, the perpetual pain in his flesh. He welcomed it. Once, as a Jedi, he had meditated to find peace. Now he meditated to sharpen the edges of his anger. He stared at his reflection a long time. His injuries had deformed his body, left it in ruin, but they'd perfected his spirit, strengthening his connection to the Force. Suffering had birthed insight. [...] When man and machine were united, he no longer felt the absence of his legs, his arm, or the pain of his flesh, but the hate remained, and the rage still burned. Those, he never relinquished, and he never felt more connected to the Force than when his rage burned. [...] The armor separated him from the galaxy, from everyone, made him singular, freed him from the needs of the flesh, the concerns of the body that once had plagued him, and allowed him to focus solely on his relationship to the Force. [...] He looked out and up through the large viewport that opened out onto the galaxy and its numberless worlds and stars. It was his duty to rule them all. He saw that now."

What do you think?

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One Sith to rule them all, one Shit to find them...

And this sad miserable sod used to be one of the coolest, most bad-ass villains ever :-D

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Better than a poke in the with a stick.

I am what all Jedi fear to become, and what all Sith wish to be. A GOD!

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Am I the only one who doesn't mind the notion that Boba is a clone? Now of course I didn't care much for how it was handled in AOTC, but I think the idea is cool. Making him a clone doesn't make him more "human and relatable," it should actually do the opposite. I think the fact that the most bad ass bounty hunter in the galaxy is actually just a clone of some other guy is actually a really interesting and unconventional sort of concept for such a character.