Lit Books The Essential Legends Collection Trade Paperbacks Series

My guess would be not as part of a Legends Essentials reprint series. But I believe they're swapping over to the TPB format from MMPB for all future SW paperbacks (that's correct, right? it's not just some?), so I would imagine they could be included in that eventually.

 

Ah, so, if this info ends up being true, then there isn't a set number for each wave. It also shows that my speculation about them not wanting to have multiple Darth titles at once is debunked but it seems like they're trying to keep a slot open for one-shots amongst the trilogies and larger series.

 

I mean, given the nature of this collection, it's a pretty safe bet any long-time SW reader already own most, if not all, of what they'll be releasing under this label for the foreseeable future. It's main appeal for such (non-recent) readers will be for those who want a uniform display set, the different size/format or want to save space by keeping only key EU titles handy.

 

Then the solution is for you to start rereading your other novels until they get worn down enough that these announced releases become tempting!

 

A likely excuse for someone trying to come to terms with the fact that they’ve read the BHW trilogy more than the TTT .

 

Cover art reveal for the next 4 (obviously that leak a few months ago was off a little):



Closeups of all 4, made collapsible due to size:

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I kinda like how there's a vaguely 1995 THX box art vibe to the Thrawn trilgoy thus far. The Darth Bane ones have been amazing, too (once they finish that trilogy, I would love to get mini prints of all three!).

Rogue Squadron was probably destined to disappoint me, though. It's not that this new artwork isn't good (it feels like it is meant to complement Alphabet Squadron's covers), but the originals are so (in this case, literally) legendary and almost impossible to top. Combine that with it being a very different style than the previous XW covers and there's bound to be a disconnect for longtime fans like myself (but, hopefully, new fans picking this up won't have that problem!).

 

Outside of the hairstyle, she makes me think of Dune's stillsuits, actually. But, "The Crow" and "Slipknot" aren't exactly bad places to start for Sith looks. Industrial/Heavy Metal/Goth/Punk is sort of the Sith's thing .

The others may not be the more tradition Struzan/Jung theatrical poster montage compositions, but I like the more striking imagery, use of negative space and specific stylizations (like the crosshatching on the TTT covers and dripping paint/sketch of the Bane titles) that they are going for. They're both good, just different. This style is probably easier to make uniform across multiple series as well.