Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Pop Art: The Empire Strikes Back Pop-Up Book
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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It just struck me that the cover of this book is a strange image to advertise an action packed sequel to Star Wars. Assuming that your only exposure to Star Wars was the first film, this image is a huge downer! Instead of some interstellar dogfight or light saber duel, what you are presented with is Luke and Artoo stuck in a swamp with their half submerged X-Wing fighter looking pretty dejected.
ReplyDeleteI have this book and it's very nice but if I were art directing, I think I would have chosen a more dynamic cover image!
I remember being so so young and wanting this. I think it was three pounds (or five) quite expensive in 1980, and saving up all my coins. I handed them over to a shop in Barkingside, London. Vividly remember the excitement. Thanks for this!
ReplyDeleteI had (and remember loving) this book, particularly for its pop-up features for the swamp scenes and at the end.
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