The Essential Characters is a cancelled reference book written by Daniel Wallace and illustrated by Douglas Wheatley. As an installment in the Essential Guides series, it would have been an updated version of the previous The Essential Guide to Characters (1995) and The New Essential Guide to Characters (2002).
Continuity[]
An untitled updated Essential Guide to Characters was first announced at Star Wars Celebration V by Pablo Hidalgo, in response to a fan's question at the Essential Guides presentation on August 12, 2010.
Hidalgo stated that Daniel Wallace had wanted to write an updated guide to characters for some time, to reflect new developments in Revenge of the Sith, as well as numerous other novels and comics that had rendered The New Essential Guide to Characters largely obsolete, such as the new fates and ongoing stories of characters such as Natasi Daala and Lumiya. At the time, Hidalgo announced a tentative release date of Summer 2012.
At Celebration VI, it was announced that Douglas Wheatley would do all of the internal illustrations.[2] The release date was also revised to July 2013. At New York Comic Con in October 2012, the book's name—The Essential Characters—was announced alongside with the preview of its cover artwork.[3] Also, in a blog post on StarWars.com, the release date was set back to August 2013, with around 80% of the book already finished. Daniel Wallace also stated at Comic Con that the book would feature characters that have had new storylines since the last edition, and not the classic favorites.[4] Amazon.com's listing later pushed the book's publication back to April 15, 2014, then to October 7, 2014. On December 19, 2013 it was announced that The Essential Characters had been cancelled.[1]
Appearances[]
| Characters | Organisms | Droid models | Events | Locations |
| Organizations and titles | Sentient species | Vehicles and vessels | Weapons and technology | Miscellanea |
Characters
Sentient species
Weapons and technology
Miscellanea
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
The Essential Characters Canceled, JJM Releases Production Notes for Kenobi by William on www.eucantina.net (original article now obsolete)
- ↑ Celebration VI: A new Essential Guide to Characters is coming on clubjade.net (backup link archived on August 29, 2012)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3
Star Wars Books (@people/Star-Wars-Books/100064411132431) on Facebook (post on October 10, 2012): "The Del Rey Star Wars books preview case at NYCC. (Erich)" (backup link)
- ↑
New York Comic Con: Star Wars Books Panel Recap on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Books (@people/Star-Wars-Books/100064411132431) on Facebook (post on October 26, 2012) (backup link)
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 Star Wars Books (@people/Star-Wars-Books/100064411132431) on Facebook (post on August 28, 2012): "Sunday was the final day of Star Wars Celebration VI and featured the Essential Guides panel with myself, Pablo Hidalgo, Jason Fry, Chris Trevas, Jeff Carlisle, and Doug Wheatley. The majority of the discussion was dedicated to THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WARFARE and THE ESSENTIAL READER'S COMPANION but I was able to make two announcements:" (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Books (@people/Star-Wars-Books/100064411132431) on Facebook (post on October 26, 2012) (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars Books (@people/Star-Wars-Books/100064411132431) on Facebook (post on October 26, 2012) (backup link)
