To mark the 30th anniversary of
The Empire Strikes Back, Titan’s December edition of
Star Wars Insider magazine includes an exclusive limited edition collector's cover and large size pull-out poster drawn by original
Star Wars comic book artist, Howard Chaykin!
Chaykin, who drew the first limited-edition
Star Wars poster in 1976, has now created a special
Empire Strikes Back image exclusively for
Star Wars Insider, the official magazine of the
Star Wars saga. This limited edition collector's cover of Insider is only available through comic stores and the large size pull-out poster comes free with the regular Insider newsstand edition.
This issue of Insider explores the making of the original
Star Wars comic book by Chaykin and writer Roy Thomas and includes a never before published transcript of a meeting between George Lucas and Chaykin regarding the adaptation of
Star Wars for a
Marvel comic series.
Chaykin on the
Star Wars characters:
“I feel that kid who plays Luke is a little soft in the face so I'm going to harden him up a little bit. He's got a great cleft and that's fine, but he looks like he’s 16. It'll make him more heroic in the picture. Han Solo is perfect. He looks like I drew him. He looks my cliché mercenary hero. He looks like [classic comic book hero] Cody Starbuck. Chewbacca will be no problem. Same thing is true of Darth Vader…. He looks like a comic book character—Doctor Doom.“
The magazine also features interviews with the team behind
The Clone Wars series, remarks from the Mark Hamill panel at
Star Wars Celebration V and an Endor location guide. Plus, there’s much more must-have material for all
Star Wars fans.
Retailers can order this special
Star Wars Insider with exclusive Howard Chaykin cover and large size pull-out poster from October's Diamond Previews. See
Star Wars Insider “Featured Item” listing within the Books & Magazines section in Previews for more information.
Star Wars Insider #122
On-sale December 14, 2010
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