Star Wars: Grand Army of the Republic A Complete Visual Reference Guide to Clone Troopers

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"The book would have been insanely dope."
―Mike Fessler on his cancelled book[2]
Fessler's mock cover for the book

Fessler's mock cover for the book

Star Wars: Grand Army of the Republic A Complete Visual Reference Guide to Clone Troopers was a planned cancelled visual reference guide by DK Publishing and Del Rey, written by author Mike Fessler. It focused on the clone troopers who composed the Grand Army of the Republic featured in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series. Aided by Lucas Licensing, Fessler claims too that renowned Star Wars author James Luceno contributed to the project.[1]

However, after Lucasfilm's buyout by The Walt Disney Company in October 2012, The Clone Wars was cancelled by Cartoon Network and the Expanded Universe was decanonized by Disney in anticipation of the Star Wars sequel trilogy, the project was officially cancelled. In spite of the EU's rebranding into Star Wars Legends, both DK Publishing and Del Rey retained their licenses for all books that fell within the new canon, starting with A New Dawn in 2014.[3]

When asked on his Twitter about pitching back the project to Disney and Lucasfilm, Fessler replied that while he has thought about the possibility, the guide was set in the Expanded Universe and he has no interest in the new canon continuity nor contribute to it.[4]

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 TwitterLogo Mike Fessler (@VerseManifest) on Twitter (post): "Mock cover for a book I wrote between 2010-2012. SW author James Luceno was helping me work w/ LFL, DK & Del Rey to get it published. We were close…then SW was sold to Disney… After TCW was cancelled & the EU killed, the book was officially scrapped. Would have been so dope!" (screenshot)
  2. ↑ Blogger-Logo Versifier Unleashed — The Book That Almost Was on Blogspot (January 18, 2020) (backup link)
  3. ↑ StarWars.com The Legendary Star Wars Expanded Universe Turns a New Page on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ TwitterLogo Mike Fessler (@VerseManifest) on Twitter (post): "I've thought about it. However, the entire book was set in Lucas-era canon, much of which was killed by Disney & Lucasfilm. I doubt they'd allow me to keep it that way, but that's the only way I'd want to do it. I have no interest in the new canon, nor in contributing to it." (backup link)