Napoleon Trooper is a mashup of Star Wars and Jacques-Louis David’s ‘Napoleon Crossing the Alps’ by James Baker and Julie Ashcraft. (See also: NASA Trek.)
Fan art: Star Wars alphabet stylings, continued
We featured the Star Wars ABCs of Michael Fleming last year, but he was only up to E or so then. Now the whole thing is finished, and it’s adorable!
Concept art: Ralph McQuarrie’s Battlestar Galactica
Galactica.tv showcases concept paintings done by Ralph McQuarrie for the original pilot script of Battlestar Galactica. Apparently the cylons were originally going to be the creation of an insect race? (via)
Wait, what? Mindor and Falcon swap dates
So sayth the official blog this evening: Stover’s Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor has been moved back to December, and Luceno’s Millennium Falcon moved up to October. But the main focus of the post is a nice bit from artist Dave Seeley on the how and why of the image, and we get our first look at Mindor’s back cover – Lord Shadowspawn.
This is also the second time we’ve gotten a real news item via the blog… Interesting, no? (I suppose an all-Flash site would be mildly bearable if this method continues. Permalinks good!)
Yes, yes, I’m updating the book schedule.
UPDATE 05/20: On TOS, we have word from Sue Rostoni on the how and why of the switch:
Matt is late with his manuscript, and Jim is early — just made sense to swap them to give us a bit more time.
One for the graffiti fans
This custom Aurebesh graffiti AT-AT is among the Star Wars themed items on auction at Christie’s.
They’re the work of Suckadelic, “an Evil Arts Organization that has made a name for itself thru creative toy bootlegging and illicit remix records.”
Concept art: Anakin and Padme
” I wanted to show that this poor guy is trapped by shadows, and she’s stuck in the light. And the hand that reaches out to touch her isn’t even a human hand anymore” – Iain McCaig
From The Art of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
Saturday eye candy: Balakov’s Legos
Gorgeous and often hilarious, Balakov’s (aka Mike Stimpson) Flickr stream is well worth your time. His Lego recreations of famous photographs have been making the rounds, but his Lego Star Wars set is a can’t-miss as well. In short? Just go.
(You can even buy some prints, if so inclined.)
Eye candy: Everyone loves concept art!
You guys clearly love concept art as much as I do – this was one of the weekend’s most read posts and most clicked links. That may be damning with faint praise – posting and hits are both pretty sparse over weekends – but clearly plenty of readers made an impression on io9 because yesterday they had a huge multiple-gallery concept art post featuring some of the hottest visual designers Hollywood has to offer, including Ryan Church, whose work you’re probably already familiar with. I can’t think of a better way to waste your morning on the computer.
Saturday morning eye candy: Indy IV concept art
I love concept art, and so do you, I hope! io9 has some Crystal Skull pieces from The Complete Making Of Indiana Jones, and I swear they’re all a lot more exciting (and spoilery) than the one above.
The fandom minute
- Media: Civilian Alice Bradley’s account of life with two hard-core Star Wars fans.
- Fanzines: FF Portugal has released the first full issue of their zine, Undercity #1.
- 501st: Vader’s finest inducted comic writer John Ostrander as an honorary member at ICON earlier this month.
- Video: Cartoonist Adam Koford draws Yoda on Sketchcast. (via)
- Charity: The Washington DC Metro Area Star Wars Collecting Club is selling a Boba Fett pin to raise funds for young burn survivors.