Tobar said:
Now all future books and comics will share the same level of authority as the films. If that doesn't warrant a new discussion, I don't know what does.
That will simply never be true. No matter what they say, Disney/Lucasfilm will never put that much stock in the books/comics/cartoons. The money is in the movies.
If they have a plot for Ep VIII and it contradicts a book or "Rebels" I guarantee no one in charge will give a hoot.