SuperHeroHype has an exclusive preview of The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope — The Manga.
George Lucas’ Star Wars, also known as Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope, was released in 1977. Quickly changing pop culture in a monumental way and becoming one of the most popular movies of all time, it spawned a franchise that includes many sequels, prequels, spin-offs, and more.
In 1997, Hisao Tamaki adapted Star Wars: A New Hope into a manga series that earned Tamaki the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material. Now, Dark Horse Comics and Lucasfilm have teamed up for a new deluxe art book featuring some never-before-seen art boards.
Check out the exclusive The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope — The Manga preview, which includes the foreword from translator Michale Gombos and one of his favorite pages from the manga, below:
What else do we know about The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope — The Manga?
While a retail edition of The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope — The Manga will arrive next summer, fans can now secure a Kickstarter-only edition and receive the book before its official release. Click right here to visit the Kickstarter page for more information.
Several different editions of the book are available through Kickstarter, including a collector’s edition, a collector’s edition with a Tamaki variant, a collector’s edition and slipcase, a deluxe signed collector’s edition, a masterpiece edition, a signed masterpiece edition, and a signed Darth Vader masterpiece edition (limited to 25).
“As part of the campaign, fans can also purchase the Tamaki Art Print Set, a curated set of six prints featuring standout pages from Hisao Tamaki’s Star Wars: A New Hope manga,” a press release for the project reads. “ While the artwork is black and white, each print is reproduced in full color to capture every nuance of the art boards— from fine pencil marks and paste-ups to editorial notes and the natural aging of the paper. Fans can also select the Tamaki Art Triptych Folio, a large-format, three-panel folio designed to match the height of the Masterpiece Edition, containing two complete triptych print sets.”
Dark Horse Comics founder Mike Richardson said, “This is Star Wars like you’ve never seen it. We’re sharing Hisao Tamaki’s legendary manga with fans in an edition that not only showcases the art, but also offers an unprecedented glimpse into the creative process behind it.”
