The continuity reset button was used to destroy the multiverse, to reset some timelines, and to. Comic book resources has affiliate partnerships, so we receive a share of the revenue from your purchase. History talk 0 books or movies or comic books whose content is not canonical to the plot to either of them. It has since been established that lionel luthor is lexs legitimate father in canon dc comics continuity. Where should i start with noncanon star trek books. The metropolis that gives this anthology series its title isnt all that different from the one outside your windowyou know, except for all the highflying heroes, insectoid invaders and mystical menaces that share the sidewalk with everyday citizens like you. Price cuts ghost comics 1, non canon spiderman gwen. As for the actual story, a bunch of events are implicit but certain details are tweaked in such a manner as to leave plot holes see the changes to the arkham battle and damians defection to superman. Comic single issues and directors cut reprints that add new behindthescenes material are listed here. The star trek canon is generally defined as all released television series and feature films. The thrawn trilogy by mike baron, olivier vatine, fred blanchard, edvin biukovic, and terry dodson. All the star trek tiein comics that are actually canon. The tales are so poorly known that they have never been published before, and are not considered. Why marvels original star wars comics arent canon screen.
May 02, 2018 now, for some noncanon, old eu aka star wars legends stuff. Plus, several welldeveloped characters had been introduced in non canon stories that became beloved. Plus, several welldeveloped characters had been introduced in noncanon stories that became beloved. The term was first used by analogy in the context of fiction to refer to the sherlock holmes stories and novels, written by sir arthur conan doyle, as contrasted. Canon marches on is when cheap and small spinoffs like tiein books and comic adaptations are ignored when making the direct bigbudget sequel. The noncanonical books referenced in the bible includes pseudepigrapha, writings from hellenistic and other nonbiblical cultures, and lost works of known or unknown status. Discovery writer kirsten beyer an accomplished in her own right took a different approach. The strange case of the 1980s dc star trek comic books. The hellspartan project blister from the mcfarlane toys 2008 san diego comic con. In addition to typical comic books from the major comic book publishers star trek comics have appeared in.
Comics set with in the realm of the star trek franchise have been published since the 1960s gold key comics the first comics were published under the gold key banner from 1967 until 1979. Thomas chase wakes up from cryosleep to his first day at a new jobas a pilot for a contraband drug company dropping a shipment on fantasia, a rockplanet terraformed to hide an elaborate drug manufacturing operation. Canon, in regards to comic books, is what is considered to be real, what really happened or what that character is really like as opposed to events, etc. All the star trek tiein books that are actually canon. The noncanon books and comic books helped fill the gaps between the movies. The 20 best star wars books of all time canon and legends. Over the course of fortythree years, nearly five hundred books have been added to the jedi archives, uh i mean the star wars library. He has since appeared in the ultimate spiderman cartoon, and later, both the ultimate marvel and the main 616 universe from xmen.
The twenty nineissue series was published monthly by marvel comics. Original canon stories 2014present since 2014, the official star wars canon includes all of the movie episodes, the clone wars film and the television shows star wars. The non canonical books referenced in the bible includes pseudepigrapha, writings from hellenistic and other non biblical cultures, and lost works of known or unknown status. Fans with a knack for comic books might be particularly attached to the. When fans do this, it is fanon discontinuity including the ironic semiinversion where the fans who actually like the discontinued story ignore the creators pronouncements that its not canonical. The non canon books and comic books helped fill the gaps between the movies. Yes we have facts and stories from the movies, but theres also an intense focus on the peripheral. For a certain generation, the answer may be yes star wars fans who grew up in the 80s, 90s, and early 2000s are probably familiar. Dialogue intros can reference everything from canon events to comic events to whatif scenarios and all are valid for that simulated battle. They are not canon where comics are concerned, if there are comic of said universes. The various official references such as the star trek encyclopedia or the star trek chronology may be used as a guide to canon information, but are not canon in and of themselves. Listed in this section is a selection of comic book titles that are not part of the.
Noncanonical books referenced in the bible wikipedia. The star wars canon is growing, but theres still a whole universe of. Episode i the phantom menace and explores the origins and early days of darth maul, an antagonist. Comics legends archie goodwin and al williamson began a star wars newspaper strip in 1981 which has been reformated and collected in. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. This paper features a smooth texture with preprinted, nonreproducible, blue lines. Star wars comics, noncanon now, for some noncanon, old eu aka star wars legends stuff if you were obsessed with timothy zahns thrawn trilogy. Not included are other reprints and variant covers. Examples would be dcaurelated comic books, video games, and appearances of dcau characters in related media, but not connected to the dcau continuitywise.
I have heard where i should jump in, but i would rather read all of the comic books even if it takes me a while. Noncanon characters and what to do with them marvel. This is a timeline of comics considered canon in the new continuity. The terminator movies are not canon where their comic books and discussions about said comic books are concerned. Sep 06, 2017 since the mideighties, things at dc comics have gone back to the beginning no less than four times. In 2014, almost four hundred of these novels were decanonized by lucasfilm to refocus the canon around the walt disney companys restructuring of the franchise.
Events, characters and storylines from tiein novels, comic books, and video games are explicitly excluded from the. To start with let me explain that there is a difference between canon and continuity i will come back to this. Persepolis is definitely in the comic canon if not the top five, although as it continues to be included on more and more school reading lists it could eventually become the next maus. Predator franchises is a difficult one and largely down to interpretation. May 07, 2018 to start with let me explain that there is a difference between canon and continuity i will come back to this. This timeline is organized by chronology, as defined by the lucasfilm story group. So i am interested in getting started with the xmen comic books. Cartoonist, antisocial, publisher, depressive, editor, braggart, game designer, coward, marathoner, medium talent. However, instead of being a wealthy businessman, the comic book version of lionel was a blue collar alcoholic. One notable exception where noncanon information is explicitly not allowed on xenopedia is fan fiction, as is laid out in the wikis scope policy. Voyager used by the shows writers when scripting episodes of the series.
What defines a comic as canon or noncanon marvel and dc. A book is collection of words andor images printed on sheets of paper bound together along one edge with covers on the front and back. Books set in possible futures arent usually considered canon, but some major ones may be, like the legion of superheroes, batman beyond, spiderman 2099. Even this wasnt a hardandfast rule, with two tiein novels written by jeri taylor the cocreator of star trek. If you were obsessed with timothy zahns thrawn trilogy star wars. Canon is anything written by the licensed creators in case of multiple companies that fits in with the combined history and details o. Comic book worlds dont come any more vividly imagined or painstakingly detailed than astro city. The actor in question bore a physical resemblance to john glover. So youre telling me the terminator movies arent canon.
This is a fairly recent old eu comic, but its based on an even older and much beloved star wars series set just after return. Other the legend of zelda media such as books, comicmanga, and animated series are also generally considered noncanon to the main series, even if they are based on andor are an adaption of canon sources, for example the legend of zelda. This timeline is organized chronologically and in six different categories. With a new saga trilogy, new standalone anthology movies, tv shows, comics, books, and video games all coming out in a rapidly expanding new canon, has there ever been a better time to be a star wars fan. These articles are on subjects that are somehow related to the dcau, but not canonical nor part of the continuity. The comics canon the podcast that renders judgment on. Books or movies or comic books whose content is not canonical to the plot to either of them. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics.
Non canon comics listed in this section is a selection of comic book titles that are not part of the main dc continuity and therefore do not appear on the batman timeline. Evolution x23, who was a cute, female clone of wolverine, similarly crossed the animated seriescomic book barrier and appears in marvel vs. The rise of skywalker, we still cant help but love some of these great legendsexpanded universe graphic novels. Canson artist series comic and manga artist series pads have a heavyweight paper with excellent resistance to erasing and scraping. Darth vader is a comic book series, set in the classic era. Noncanon comics listed in this section is a selection of comic book titles that are not part of the main dc continuity and therefore do not appear on the batman timeline. Elseworlds was a publication imprint for a group of comic books published by dc comics that take place outside the. This is a timeline for books considered canon in the new continuity. If in doubt, discuss as stated previously, the issue of canon in the alien, predator and alien vs. By the bible is meant those books recognised by most christians and jews as being part of old testament or tanakh as well as those recognised by christians alone as being part of the biblical apocrypha or of the. That might be ok for casual fans both of them, but the books and graphic novels have gone a long way toward filling in the new canon version of events inbetweenand, since then, whats happened in the gaps between episodes viiix.
Non fiction, memoirs, and historical comics graphic novels. Dc comics just made their entire history officially canon. This wont affect the price you pay and helps us offer the best. Although star trek has traditionally dismissed tiein content as non canon, star trek. Marvel trade paperbackshardcovers, collections nonmarvel, and graphic novels are listed on their own collections tpbhc page. The use of the word canon originated in reference to a set of texts derived from biblical canon, the set of books regarded as scripture, as contrasted with non canonical apocrypha. Mexican non canon spiderman gwen stacy cover 1973 i think by now most of you know the story about these comic books, but if you dont. Books can contain any kind of information, literature, both fact and fiction and pictorial in the form of diagrams, artwork or comic strips. However some of the ones he picked have since been identified as actually. The term was first used by analogy in the context of fiction to refer to the sherlock holmes stories and novels, written by sir arthur conan doyle, as contrasted with numerous holmes adventures added later. In fiction, canon is the material accepted as officially part of the story in the fictional universe of. By the bible is meant those books recognised by most christians and jews as being part of old testament or tanakh as well as those recognised by christians alone as. She personally worked with novelists and comic book writers in order to create a synergy between the different mediums, and as a result the books should really be. Other the legend of zelda media such as books, comic manga, and animated series are also generally considered non canon to the main series, even if they are based on andor are an adaption of canon sources, for example the legend of zelda.
This page contains a list of characters, locations, objects, stories, concepts and alternate versions of characters that arent part of the canon established in super sentai or the power rangers continuities, or the more prominent original movie, boom. Although star trek has traditionally dismissed tiein content as noncanon, star trek. New pages welcome to the banthapedia this wiki is about exploring some of the lesserknown tales of the star wars galaxy. In those stories, reed refers to all the monsters used as comic book characters. The canon fauxder released on 412015 is considered non canon. Noncanon characters are characters that are not apart of the zevo3 animated series, but are apart of related noncanon comic books, or is another skechers mascot. It began publication on february 11, 2015, and concluded on october 12, 2016. Search, dogpile search, alta vista search, or alltheweb search engine, and type in, marvel comic books. As such, star trek has traditionally considered all the comics and novels to be noncanon, however good they may be. They may or may not be the best, but people who talk about comic books will refer to these works often. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The odd one out animation on halo legends is considered non canon.
The clone wars, star wars rebels, and star wars resistance, as well as any books, comics, and video games published after april 2014. Im sure our readers can name countless titles that absolutely belong in the hallowed comic book canon, and most of them are probably right. More recently some books have done away with paper all together and been published electronically. Dec 29, 2016 i suppose by canonical star trek material you mean everything, all 6 series and all films if so, thats quite a feat. A comic is a story told by a sequential series of images normally with speech bubbles to allow the characters to talk and to further explain the situations depicted. Things you may have missed, not heard about, or never had any clue about. Novels and novelizations are separated, as are junior novels and junior novelizations.
Noncanon is the home of the strange sketchbook comics of cartoonist tom mchenry. Star wars comic series timeline star wars timeline. Anyways my question is jow many different series are there and how many chapters are there in each series. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Nov 18, 2016 the non canon books and comic books helped fill the gaps between the movies. Some noncanonical elements that later became canonical in the star trek universe are uhuras first name. Since the mideighties, things at dc comics have gone back to the beginning no less than four times. Not all titles listed here have the elseworlds imprint. Young readers books are almost always an adaptation of a previously released piece of content. Marvel studios will be adapting the universebending hypothetical adventures of its what if comic books as an animated series for the. I wouldve loved to include all kinds of authors, but the only qualifier for this list is how much and how often the book is discussed. Studios comic, and reboot movie continuities, which are alternate canon or other expanded universe material.