A Real Page Turner

What with this COVID BS muckin' up the works world-wide and all, some good 'ole pastimes seem to be making a comeback...

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The First

Your blogmeister is a big fan of stuff that happened a Long time ago in a galaxy far, far away....

Here's the cover art for the very first Star Wars novel. My Dad bought this book for me back in the day, though at the time I was still just a kid and found it heavy-going. Never did finish it back then. Sadly, it up and disappeared... went *poof* and became one with the Force, like Obi-Wan. I've since replaced it with a more recent printing and finally read the whole dang thang, but the loss of that original still stings, 'cuz, well... it was a gift from Dad.

Anyhoo, the book was written by Alan Dean Foster, and isn't too awful bad. The story is a bit inconsistent with the flicks, because it was written before 'Empire', and it had yet to be revealed who Vader really was. So you gotta kinda wince a bit here and there when reading this thing. Nonetheless, it's a pretty good story and well-penned.

The artwork is the true highlight of the book for yours truly, as it was done by the man, the myth, the legend, Ralph McQuarrie.

Don't know the name?

Like Star Wars?

Google him.

You're welcome.

Ralph McQaurrie Official Website

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Aim Higher

No message here. Just one'a your blogmeister's Photochop creations...

a BuffaloWingz photochop by S.Donacik

A closer look at the Suuuuuper Geeeenius...

a BuffaloWingz photochop by S.Donacik

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