Club Jade

For the third (final?) look at Japanese book covers, StarWars.com features the Clone Wars, Dark Nest, Jedi Quest and Last of the Jedi series.

StarWars.com gets into the meat of the Japanese books covers with the New Jedi Order. These covers have developed quite a following among EU fans for their depiction of the large cast, many of whom have (or had) few reference images before this. (Above: Force Heretic I: Remnant.)

Hopefully there’s a part III, but you can see the Dark Nest covers here for now.

StarWars.com features their first set of Japanese book covers with the movie adaptions and early EU. (Above: The Krytos Trap.)

StarWars.com celebrates the Celebration Japan announcement with a ‘Star Wars‘ in Japan checklist, a comparison of manga and American comic adaptions, and ten items they beat us to.

• The Clone Wars: Captain Rex concept art, Plo Kooned and all.

• Gaming: TFU miniatures.
• Source Archive: Neile Janna Returns to Adarlon for New Holo and Smuggler’s Roster: Random Rumors.

Anyone who was at Celebration IV no doubt remembers the impressive Samurai Vader that was displayed at the Star Wars Shop booth. Well, now artist Yoshi Isao has created another hybrid creation – the Samurai Stormtrooper.

It’s all pretty awesome, but is it wrong that I love the reinterpretation of the Imperial icon on little flags best?

Japan’s dancing stormtrooper strikes again.

Thinkgeek does it again: Wee remote Artoos from the Japan, available for purchase in limited quantity.

Remember the adorable keychains from Japan? Well, our own Heather Lynn managed to nab a full set on the eBay, and she took pictures. The awesomeness is overwhelming!

These wee lightsaber/blaster keychain thingees are so freaking awesome I can’t stand it.

Yup, it’s more Japanese stuff! And I have to admit these Star Wars nesting dolls are kind of adorable in a cute/evil way.