The force has awakened once again—but this time, in the form of an 800-page, full-color tome, featuring the collected works of Star Wars‘ famed artistic visionary, Ralph McQuarrie.
If you’re having a difficult time placing the name, McQuarrie, who died in 2012, was more of the franchise’s behind-the-scenes guy, working closely with director George Lucas on the initial designs for his then-nascent Star Wars project. But he’s no less of a star than Mark Hamill or Harrison Ford, simply because he helped make their characters come to life.
We can thank McQuarrie for designing iconic characters such as Darth Vader, C-3P0, and R2-D2; as well as numerous costume designs, storyboards, posters, and book covers. Hell, the guy even produced Lucasfilm’s holiday cards. The book collects images of all of these and more, including scads of never-before-seen illustrations, unpublished interviews, and comment from McQuarrie’s closest friends and colleagues.
The book retails for $250, and you buy it here. Wondering what it looks like on the inside? We’ve got a sampling of McQuarrie’s sketches, concept art, and paintings below.
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