Well at least the books and comics are still out there for those willing to read them.

He did hand it off. In 1983. There was a 26 year gap where Lucas himself added nothing to the Star Wars universe, but he gave it to people more interested with making stories than he was.

Let's say you lease a house from someone. And it's a nice house, not perfect, but for when it was built, pretty solid construction and foundation, etc. You live there for a quarter of a century, and throughout that time, you're improving things in the house. Bigger bedrooms, more storage, better pipes, modernized kitchen, shit like that. Then, 26 years later, the guy who legally owns the house comes along and takes out everything that you've put your blood, sweat, tears and semen into. Then he replaces it with shitty offhand equipment. Suddenly, your state of the art electric/gas stove is now a half-broken grill that hasn't been used or maintained since the 1800s. Your hurricane jet jacuzzi bathtub is now an old wooden water tank that leaks out on to your polished, hardwood floors. But that's okay, the hardwood floors have been replaced by 1970s brownish yellow shag carpet. Oh, and that porsche you had? It's now a jalopy.

But you still have to live there. And you're welcome.

Here's a math problem to back up my theories...

(X + Y)(Z + T) = (U + G)

I agree with Auggy, Lucas should have handed over the reigns a long time ago. But according to his wallet he's doing a fecking amazing job! As long as ppl keep buying into it, he's going to keep making it. Maybe someday when he dies he will pass the legacy onto one of his children and they'll go "our dad was a moron, lets get this done right!" And all will be right in the world. And don't worry, I already have a hit out on Micheal Bay, just in case.