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| Topic | why is important star wars lore limited to the comic books? |
| Blighboy 05/22/17 10:42:18 PM #13: | Because to the majority of people, the single story is more important than the universe in which it takes place. There are plenty of expansive science fiction and fantasy franchises (such as Warhammer 40k) that feature an extensive and diverse range of stories and setting details. However, none of these have reached the status that Star Wars has, because Star Wars is anchored in a single series of films telling a single story extremely well (or at least, well enough to garner mass appeal). The vast majority of people don't care about the nitty gritty setting details, and whether or not these details exist does not effect the quality of the story they are based around. JRR Tolkien spent most of his adult life crafting a single cohesive and totally unique (at the time) world, but even that became popular because of the stories that were told in it. I would even argue that merchandise like toys, lunchboxes and lego sets actually had more influence on Star Wars becoming the icon it is today than the entirety of the expanded universe. Most people have never heard of the Thrawn Trilogy, or Shadows of the Empire, or even The Clone Wars cartoon. From a big picture standpoint, they don't matter. --- ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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