Dasquian Belargic
Sep 26th, 2010, 12:06:45 PM
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Complete_Vader
Star Wars: The Complete Vader is the definitive book on the history, myth, and cultural impact of Darth Vader. From his early development in the first Star Wars film by George Lucas, to the new legends created in comics, videogames, and novels, to his ongoing appearances on everything from television commercials to bedspreads, Vader presents a complete view in all his incarnations as the Dark Lord of the Sith. Going beyond the films to cover his further adventures in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the book combines new insight with exclusive interviews and photographs from the Lucasfilm Archives. Interactive reproductions of rare memorabilia fire the imagination, while pages packed with never-seen-before images explore the world’s endless fascination with the notorious Darth Vader.
I picked this up today at 50% discount and was pleasantly suprised by what I found inside. This is a big, hardback with high quality printing and images, covering all sorts of stuff about Vader's development as a character. It doesn't look so much at the EU, as it does at how Vader has been perceived in popular culture, how his costume was developed and made, how he was marketed, and so on. Definitely worth a read if you can pick it up as a discount, if only to look at some of the odd merchandise and international artwork of Vader :)
Star Wars: The Complete Vader is the definitive book on the history, myth, and cultural impact of Darth Vader. From his early development in the first Star Wars film by George Lucas, to the new legends created in comics, videogames, and novels, to his ongoing appearances on everything from television commercials to bedspreads, Vader presents a complete view in all his incarnations as the Dark Lord of the Sith. Going beyond the films to cover his further adventures in the Star Wars Expanded Universe, the book combines new insight with exclusive interviews and photographs from the Lucasfilm Archives. Interactive reproductions of rare memorabilia fire the imagination, while pages packed with never-seen-before images explore the world’s endless fascination with the notorious Darth Vader.
I picked this up today at 50% discount and was pleasantly suprised by what I found inside. This is a big, hardback with high quality printing and images, covering all sorts of stuff about Vader's development as a character. It doesn't look so much at the EU, as it does at how Vader has been perceived in popular culture, how his costume was developed and made, how he was marketed, and so on. Definitely worth a read if you can pick it up as a discount, if only to look at some of the odd merchandise and international artwork of Vader :)