Oh wow, yesterday was Star Wars Day and I had no idea it was even a thing...

And honestly, it kind of annoys me. Because I've spent the last few months completely addicted to the Expanded Universe. I watched the movies a while back, but recently my wife and I did a full marathon rewatch and I was left wanting more. I decided to check out some of the comics, and before I knew it I was completely hooked.

The Legends line, specifically Republic and Republic: The Clone Wars from Dark Horse, has been the best of it. I've read others too — Dawn of the Jedi (also really interesting), Obsession, Darth Maul, Legacy (just starting that one now)... but nothing has pulled me in the way those two have. At this point I genuinely consider them better than the movies — the originals obviously laid the foundation for all of this, but damn, this is just better.

The character arcs, the stories — they break completely free from the typical Star Wars formula. Characters who appear in the films for about thirty seconds, treated like background extras, get their own full stories and actually matter.

The arc that hooked me more than anything is Quinlan Vos and Aayla Secura.

Quinlan is a Jedi whose power is reading memories through touch — and when an attack wipes out his own, what's left is a character who genuinely doesn't know who he is or which side he's on. He moves through the criminal underworld, brushes the Dark Side, and... I'll stop there, I don't want to spoil it, haha.
What I love most is that these stories step away from the characters everyone already knows. This stuff runs circles around everything Disney has been fumbling lately.
Many of you probably already know these comics — but for me it's been a real discovery. Anyway, happy belated Star Wars Day.

Which character would you most want to see get their own arc?