Gallery: Gallery: Dark Lord Conquers Earth in Star Wars: The Complete Vader

  • Complete Vader page 74
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    *This Hungarian poster is just one of the vintage Darth Vader variants in* Star Wars: The Complete Vader, *a new book documenting the Dark Lord's international allure.*
  • Complete Vader page 77
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    *A 1999 advertising graphic for a* Star Wars*-themed Japanese clothing line.*
  • Complete Vader page 77
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    *Concept sketch for Yoshitoku's samurai version of Darth Vader*
  • Complete Vader page 78
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    *Yoshitoku's quarter-scale Darth Vader costume from 2007*
  • Complete Vader page 146
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    *Emek poster promoting a Good Charlotte gig at Skywalker Ranch*
  • Complete Vader page 77
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    *Japanese poster for* The Empire Strikes Back *by Noriyoshi Ohrai*
  • Complete Vader page 77
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    *Japanese* Starlog *magazine cover*
  • Complete Vader page 117
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    *Gentle Giant's Vader action figure*
  • Complete Vader page 129
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    *Animatic interior of the Vader mask*
  • Complete Vader page 137
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    *Japanese videogame poster*
  • Complete Vader page 161
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    *Sharon BuMann's butter sculpture of Darth Vader in a refrigerated display case at the 2004 Tulsa State Fair*
  • Complete Vader page 144
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    *Polish poster by Witold Dybowski*
  • Complete Vader page 142 pullout
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    *Japanese Darth Vader subway poster from the late 1980s, produced by Panasonic*
  • Complete Vader page 75
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    *Vader-themed ice cream wrapper art from Germany*
  • Complete Vader page 138
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    *Darth Vader Transformers action figure*
  • Complete Vader page 142 pullout
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    *Japanese ad features Darth Vader with school girls*
  • Complete Vader page 147 top left
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    *Portuguese Darth Vader promotion*
  • Complete Vader page 147
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    *Japanese poster for* The Art of Star Wars *exhibit*
  • Complete Vader page 56
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    *Japanese poster*
  • Complete Vader page 159
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    *Concept art for* The Force Unleashed *shows a battle-weary Vader.*
  • Complete Vader page 160
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    *A child's drawing of Darth Vader*
  • Complete Vader page 162
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    *Steampunk Vader by Eric Poulton*
  • Complete Vader page 163
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    *Cameron Balloons' 2007 Darth Vader hot-air balloon*
  • Complete Vader page 164
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    *Brandon Bond's back tattoo portrait of the Sith Lord*
  • Complete Vader cover
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    *Enter to win a copy of* Star Wars: The Complete Vader *below.*
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