The Crushing Comics Guide to Star Wars – your guide to watching, reading, and collecting Star Wars Expanded Universe canon films, TV shows, novels, and comic books. Last updated April 2017 with titles scheduled for release through December 2016.
The film A New Hope occurs in 0 BBY, starting with the capture of Princess Leia by Darth Vader. This period of canon stories continues through the Empire’s rise and rule through 3 ABY, when the Empire attacks the Rebel base on Hoth.
Note that some short stories, comic strips, young readers adaptations and activity books, and web browser games have been omitted from this order.
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope and its adaptations
Blu-Ray: Steelbook, Star Wars Trilogy Episodes IV-VI (Blu-Ray/DVD), Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI)
DVD: DVD, Limited Edition DVD, Star Wars Trilogy Episodes IV-VI (Blu-Ray/DVD), Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI)
Novel by George Lucas (ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster) (hardcover / paperback / digital)
Young Readers: A New Hope: The Princess, the Scoundrel, and the Farm Boy by Alexandra Bracken
Comic: Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope (hardcover / paperback)
A recolored modernization of the original Star Wars (1977) #1-6 comic adaptation from Marvel.
Photo Comic: Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope Photo Comic (2008)
A comic adaptation of the film using film stills rather than illustrations.
Graphic Novel: Star Wars: The Original Trilogy – A Graphic Novel (2016)
A graphic novel adaptation of the canon story of all three of the original trilogy of films in the style of Disney animation [Read more…] about Star Wars Episode IV – A New Hope & Expanded Universe Stories (0 BBY – 3 ABY)