Onysfx

That whole story arc was only set out in one or two comics, so they could be considered less-than-canon compared to the books

I agree, I also am a fan of the EU, at first I thought they were just getting rid of post episode 6 EU, which kinda sucks, but I only have read pre episode 6 EU, so I didn't feel the connection as much as other people. But when lucas said all the EU was non canon...well...that just saddens me .

Some of the post-6 EU is really good, the era from about 5-25 years ABY is the best, and will also likely be completely discarded (