Does LucasFilm prioritise comics?
Don't get angry - I'm prefacing this because Star Wars conversations can easily become..."so uncivilised".
LucasFilm offers an abundance of stories across multiple different mediums. We're almost spoilt for choice!
But I started wondering...do they prioritise storytelling in the comic books?
Hear me out.
I enjoy reading comics. Especially Star Wars ones. But they can (in my opinion) be limiting. They have a finite amount of time to tell a story - even long running stories must have almost episodic individual issues - and have to conform to the structure, meaning splash pages, and many compelling visual moments.
Sometimes this can leave stories feeling rushed.
Yet LucasFilm have chosen this medium to tell really important Star Wars stories. What happens to Luke, Leia, and Han in between A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Now they're telling their story in a long running comic series set after The Battle of Jakku, and the true formation of The New Republic. Additionally, key stories about Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo (or Kylo Ren) set prior to and during the sequel trilogy.
Why not tell these stories elsewhere? I feel like animation would be particularly ideal. Failing that, even books (again, in my opinion) would give the stories greater room to breathe, to feel less rushed.
Again, I like the comics a great deal, but I am surprised they're telling big stories in this way.
What do you reckon?
Don't get angry - I'm prefacing this because Star Wars conversations can easily become..."so uncivilised".
LucasFilm offers an abundance of stories across multiple different mediums. We're almost spoilt for choice!
But I started wondering...do they prioritise storytelling in the comic books?
Hear me out.
I enjoy reading comics. Especially Star Wars ones. But they can (in my opinion) be limiting. They have a finite amount of time to tell a story - even long running stories must have almost episodic individual issues - and have to conform to the structure, meaning splash pages, and many compelling visual moments.
Sometimes this can leave stories feeling rushed.
Yet LucasFilm have chosen this medium to tell really important Star Wars stories. What happens to Luke, Leia, and Han in between A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. Now they're telling their story in a long running comic series set after The Battle of Jakku, and the true formation of The New Republic. Additionally, key stories about Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo (or Kylo Ren) set prior to and during the sequel trilogy.
Why not tell these stories elsewhere? I feel like animation would be particularly ideal. Failing that, even books (again, in my opinion) would give the stories greater room to breathe, to feel less rushed.
Again, I like the comics a great deal, but I am surprised they're telling big stories in this way.
What do you reckon?