Well, it’s been a while, but it finally happened: There were a ton of Expanded Universe tweets last week. Of course, it was because they’re no longer canon, so… Yeah.
Guys, don't worry. I just checked my bookshelf and all my #StarWars EU books are still there. Mara Jade still exists. It will be okay.
— Amy Ratcliffe (@amy_geek) April 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/BobbyRobertsPDX/status/459823087249547264
"Canon matters not. Judge me by my canon level, do you? And well you should not." Yoda's thoughts on the #StarWars #SWLit #SWEU news
— Paul Dee-Pay-Oh-La (@PaulDePaola) April 25, 2014
Waru has always been a legend. But what will become of Waru now?
— Waru (@ChurchofWaru) April 25, 2014
I read Star Wars literature before it was canon. #hipster
— Nantooine, they're on Nantooine (@nancipants) April 26, 2014
The Expanded Universe
Lucasfilm just clean slate protocol’d all y'all
— Countess Flagrante (@MandyBu) April 25, 2014
"To new journeys." – Luke Skywalker
The last line of #StarWars: Crucible just got a lot more poignant.
— Matt Martin (@missingwords) April 25, 2014
No one say RIP EU, because the Expanded Universe will never truly be put to rest. It plays a huge role in the hearts of #StarWars fans.
— Lillian Skye Noble (@LillianSkye_) April 25, 2014
I don't think anyone should be sad about the EU. You have hundreds of stories you can enjoy right now. #starwars
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 25, 2014
Remember back when we'd never ever ever get the Sequel Trilogy and the #sweu was all the story we'd ever get post-RotJ?
— Nantooine, they're on Nantooine (@nancipants) April 25, 2014
Remember: if you enjoyed the #SWEU content, then it was not wasted time or energy. That content still exists, those things still happened.
— Ian Eppenbaugh (@phayte3000) April 25, 2014
The best thing about the #StarWars news today is that ALL FANS get a fresh start in November. No new fans, we're all on the same page! #SWEU
— Chris Carey (@VileZero) April 25, 2014
https://twitter.com/ScrambleCode5/status/459800899834359808
So if the Jedi Prince series wasn't canon before, it's doubly not canon now. Wait, doesn't that cancel out? Oh my god Jedi Prince is canon
— Brian ⚽ (@LaneWinree) April 25, 2014
@mikeryan It has to be brushed out of the way so JJ Abrams can tell us the REAL story of Dash Rendar.
— Brandon Bird (@Brandon_Bird) April 25, 2014
This whole #SWEU thing has all the hallmarks of a JJ Abrams Khan-style fakeout. I bet we get rebooted Thrawn and Mara in Ep7 #StarWars
— Chris Taylor (@FutureBoy) April 26, 2014
#SWEU zealots raging, "I spent all this $ for nothing" = guys who think they're owed sex after buying a woman dinner+drinks #StarWars #wahhh
— Eddie Utrata (@EddieUtrata) April 26, 2014
Reading "Heir to the Empire." You can still do that, ya know? Love how solemn Luke is at the start and quiet the book is at first. Dynamic.
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 27, 2014
I like that this #SWEU news has spurred a lot of people to get more books now. A much better idea than burning them.
— Brian (@brian_nov) April 27, 2014
Somehow I've this feeling there is a fan out there who has tallied up the cost of the Legends Universe and can tell me how much it cost -MH
— Mark Hurliman (@illogicalRogue2) April 27, 2014
I've only written three Star Wars novels, but I don't think at all about the canon/non-canon distinction. I just try to write good stories.
— Paul S. Kemp (@Paulskemp) April 27, 2014
The new books
Author @KevinHearne with a mock-up of his just announced new @starwars novel, Heir to the Jedi. @c2e2 @DelReyBooks pic.twitter.com/1WqZzQPuTR
— Star Wars Books (@DelReyStarWars) April 25, 2014
Best part of marketing copy for A New Dawn, "COMFORT FOR CORE FANS: John Jackson Miller," we must be a bunch of nervous nellies #sweu
— Pete Morrison (@ThePeteAwakens) April 26, 2014
real talk: I haven't bought a #SWEU book in over a year. I'll be buying at least 2 of these new ones.
— Susan Somers (@breathesgelatin) April 25, 2014
Basically, despite a few interesting titles, my overall malaise with the direction of the post-ROTJ novels killed my love for #SWEU.
— Susan Somers (@breathesgelatin) April 25, 2014
Episode VII and such
Given our latest sightings…
The Big Three being in Episode VII has to be the worst kept secret in cinema history, right?
— Nantooine, they're on Nantooine (@nancipants) April 27, 2014
https://twitter.com/CanadianFanboy/status/460515552952594432
Star Wars life
Observing a 5th grade class and the teacher just said, "Oby and Juan, y'all scoot back a little." #starwars #ObiWan
— Allie Marlin (@AllieMarlin) April 24, 2014
So I'm reading Luke Danger the ESB pop-up book. Luke doesn't lose a hand. Weak! Never noticed until today. pic.twitter.com/clgESCsr2o
— Jason Ward (@MakingStarWars) April 22, 2014
My son called me Darth Mom. He came up with that on his own. He's really into Star Wars. Should I be proud or offended? #starwars #darthmom
— Aimee Farley (@AimeeLFarley) April 22, 2014
https://twitter.com/ediblefoods/status/458377276212932608
#starwars and a 5 yr old: "Luke Skywalker is my favourite because he has a gun. Cause he can fight. And he does paperwork." #riveting
— Karrie Douglas (@karriedouglas) April 21, 2014
Snark
Since no one is brave enough, I'll ask it….Is Angry Birds Star Wars cannon? #StarWars #SWEU @DelReyStarWars
— Mike Harris (@skymauler) April 25, 2014
The end of the existing Star Wars EU is bad news for my baby wear for fish amnesty program “Bib For Tuna.”
— David T. Cole (@Glark) April 27, 2014
People don't appreciate it when you try to get a Talk Like Yoda Day going, and that's sad for them not me.
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) April 26, 2014
It's curtains for you Princess. Lacy, gently wafting curtains.
— Darth Vader (@DarthVader) April 24, 2014
If the new Star Wars films were based on the EU Novels they'd exist in a universe with jizz wailing and I don't think the world is ready
— cody (@D20Cody) April 21, 2014