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In the canon comic by Jason Aaron called Star Wars, Luke journeys back to Tatooine, and Obi-Wan's house to look for something to help him become a Jedi. He hits the jackpot when he finds a tome that says For Luke. That's nice and all, but why didn't Obi-Wan give it to him when he was still alive? It seems pretty foolish for Obi-Wan to leave it their.

Who would go looking for it? Plus why would he give it to him when he was alive to teach him? More than likely that was insurance, incase Obi-Wan did die at some point he still had some teaching to hand to Luke to learn from.

Originally posted by Zenwolf
Who would go looking for it? Plus why would he give it to him when he was alive to teach him? More than likely that was insurance, incase Obi-Wan did die at some point he still had some teaching to hand to Luke to learn from.


Yes. When he was with him on the Falcon, there was no point. When he was dead... well, Luke's likely to go back and check if an opportunity arises.

Originally posted by Darth Abonis
In the canon comic by Jason Aaron called Star Wars, Luke journeys back to Tatooine, and Obi-Wan's house to look for something to help him become a Jedi. He hits the jackpot when he finds a tome

Nice to see that new-canon is still gleefully pillaging old-canon for ideas.

Originally posted by Darth Luminous
Nice to see that new-canon is still gleefully pillaging old-canon for ideas.
That is something they do A LOT, but tbf this time, I believe there was actually a deleted scene in ROTJ involving that. So maybe the idea originated with one of the movies in this case and not the EU.

Pillaging old EU is no problem- EU had some good stuff!

Heck, it's arguably the way to do it. Pick up the good, leave off the bad.

Originally posted by Darth Luminous
Nice to see that new-canon is still gleefully pillaging old-canon for ideas.
Because Luke finding a book is the most original idea anyone has ever conceived and ever will conceive, and the writers of this comic should pay royalties?

Originally posted by Emperordmb
So maybe the idea originated with one of the movies in this case and not the EU.

I guess I was thinking of this passage from SOTE:

His teacher hadn't left much behind, not for a man who had once been Obi-Wan Kenobi, a Jedi Knight and a general in the Clone Wars. Perhaps the most valuable thing was the old and intricately carved boa-wood trunk and its contents, including an ancient leather-bound book. A book that contained all manner of wondrous things for a would-be Jedi, such as plans for building a lightsaber.