darklordoftech said:

Heir to the Jedi takes place before any of the Marvel comics.

I believe that's a retcon. Heir to the Jedi features Luke talking with his girlfriend about looking back on himself two years ago as immature, and they bond over this shared experience. He was talking about how he felt right after the Battle of Yavin. Luke's character throughout the book implies to me that significant time has passed for him. Shoehorning the book into what I'm sure amounts to a few days between ANH and the comics cheats the book of its due.

I'm starting to think an overseen nuEU (now featuring unbridled canonicity) will be more frustrating than just leaving contradictions ambiguous. It's sorta like how, from what I've heard, the new Marvel movies make the world an improbable and terrifying place because New York continues to be pummeled by canonized danger every other week in one continuous narrative.

But, I will just save my mental work for novels and not pay comics further mind. I'm just not a follower of comics, and haven't enjoyed what they've put out for SW so far.