Star Wars Infinities Obi-Wan, Yoda and Anakin Skywalker during the inaugural celebration of the first Chancellor of the New Republic, Leia, on the planet Naboo. Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back is a 2003 three-part story arc in the "Star Wars Infinities" series of comic books. It is an alternate telling of the 1980 film "The Empire Strikes Back" in which Luke Skywalker freezes to death during the blizzard on Hoth. The comic is not a direct sequel to "Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope", but rather a sequel to the events after the actual film version of "A New Hope". Three
Star Wars expanded to other media conflict with, or undermine the meaning of Mr. Lucas's "Star Wars" saga of films and screenplays." Director of Fan Relations Steve Sansweet clarified: In August 2005, Lucas said of the Expanded Universe: In October 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.06 billion. Subsequently, Lucasfilm formed the ""Star Wars" Story Group", which was established to keep track of and define the canon and unify the films, comics, and other media. Among its members are Chee, Kiri Hart, and Pablo Hidalgo. To prevent a planned sequel trilogy from being beholden to and restrained by the plotlines of the "Expanded Universe"