Fulminata reviewed Star Wars Galaxy by Lucasfilm Ltd
Review of 'Star Wars Galaxy' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Unlike the similar collection of Topps' original Star Wars card series, this book only reprints a subset of the entire collection. It is the most interesting subset, but it's still unfortunate that they chose not to reprint all of the cards or any of the card backs.
What is here is all the original artwork that was commissioned for the card series. Some of this art is really good and quite interesting, including some artist interpretations of events that had not yet appeared in the movies such as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, an unmasked Boba Fett, and the creation of Darth Vader. These and other scenes that depict events that had not yet been seen in the movies are in the minority, but they are the highlight of the series. Seeing how some artists imagined the Star Wars Galaxy before the constraints of the Expanded Universe and the prequels were …
Unlike the similar collection of Topps' original Star Wars card series, this book only reprints a subset of the entire collection. It is the most interesting subset, but it's still unfortunate that they chose not to reprint all of the cards or any of the card backs.
What is here is all the original artwork that was commissioned for the card series. Some of this art is really good and quite interesting, including some artist interpretations of events that had not yet appeared in the movies such as a young Obi-Wan Kenobi, an unmasked Boba Fett, and the creation of Darth Vader. These and other scenes that depict events that had not yet been seen in the movies are in the minority, but they are the highlight of the series. Seeing how some artists imagined the Star Wars Galaxy before the constraints of the Expanded Universe and the prequels were in place is quite interesting.