Hear me out.
Ever since the Star Wars universe was ran into the ground, more or less, by toymongering on the part of George Lucas, there has been what could be called a "universe gap" - the utter lack of a fictional setting with a past, present and future, with many different forms of media telling of different events that have happened therein.
I've noticed some attempts to capitalize on this - Halo, for example, seems custom-tailored for an older audience that was raised Star Wars. But it seems Marvel's foray into Hollywood could represent the first attempt I've seen to give such enthusiasts a new set of lore to pursue.
This does bring a new share of problems, of course; Marvel doesn't make money off of old stories, only new ones, and the enormous backlog represents a terrifying barrier to new fans, not to mention certain butcherings of Marvel's own (see "The Devil and Peter Parker").
Still, it looks like Marvel might have a shot, here; what do all of you think?
Ever since the Star Wars universe was ran into the ground, more or less, by toymongering on the part of George Lucas, there has been what could be called a "universe gap" - the utter lack of a fictional setting with a past, present and future, with many different forms of media telling of different events that have happened therein.
I've noticed some attempts to capitalize on this - Halo, for example, seems custom-tailored for an older audience that was raised Star Wars. But it seems Marvel's foray into Hollywood could represent the first attempt I've seen to give such enthusiasts a new set of lore to pursue.
This does bring a new share of problems, of course; Marvel doesn't make money off of old stories, only new ones, and the enormous backlog represents a terrifying barrier to new fans, not to mention certain butcherings of Marvel's own (see "The Devil and Peter Parker").
Still, it looks like Marvel might have a shot, here; what do all of you think?