Pop culture and history, starring Star Wars character toys
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In David Eger’s mini-series, Clone Troopers, the Canadian teacher uses Clone Troopers and other Star Wars character toys to recreate important historical images, often with a pop culture slant. Just so you know, we are now convinced a certain Wookie would be perfectly casted in a Patterson-Gimlin film remake.
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Han Solo ice cube trays
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Hey Star Wars fans! Who doesn’t love Han Solo and cold drinks? Now you can fashion your own Han Solo ice cubes. Free your favorite space hero from his eternal slumber and allow him to furbish and cool your summer beverage. This is literally the coolest geek-prop of the summer.
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Kitbashing: madcap creations from Japan
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I am very fond of those souls forever deviating from the creative norm, which may be why Kitbashing has always been so interesting to me (although the original Star Wars Trilogy probably had quite a bit to do with this as well). Here are a bunch of madcap creations that could only really come from Japan. Made from the parts of innumerable sources, these make me wish I had this knowledge when I was a kid.
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What if Star Wars characters were out of work
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Well, we’ve all been hammered by the recession. Even those from other galaxies. Yes, Marcos Munichin has continued his awesome Secret Life of Toys series with this latest installment: If Star Wars characters were out of work. Yoda, if you’re out there, contact us: we have a position going for you right now.
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If Dr Seuss wrote Star Wars
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This is the clever project of cartoonist Adam Watson, which ‘started off as a throwaway doodle’ and morphed into something so much bigger. Yoda, Jabba … Dr Seuss never sounded so, erm, futuristic.
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Antique photos of the ancestors of superheroes
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An art workshop based in Milan, Foto Marvellini’s creators Carlo Marvellini and Andrea Marvellini produced this series of altered antique portraits of what could possibly be the ancestors of the superheroes and iconic people we know today. From Batman to Star Wars characters, these images are sure to make you smile.
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Star Wars French ballet disco
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Not quite Star Wars, not quite French, not quite ballet, and not quite disco. Bet you never knew Darth Vadar and 3PO ever had a feud. Or used The Force to play scissors, paper, stone. Warning: you’ll need to have a very high threshold for silliness to enjoy this without a hint of irony.
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Paintings of Star Wars hipsters by John Woo
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These acrylic paintings of Star Wars characters rocking modern cult labels warrant more than a second glance. Illustrated by John Woo from Hong Kong (not the famous one), we can almost see Darth Vader do a hipster dance in his Band of Outsiders get up, while Padme Amidala looks entirely in character with her Gareth Pugh outfit.
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RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds
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My tattoo artist and fellow art buddy, JK5, is blending his love for hoops and a certain George Lucas series to create the RJ-K5 Astrofresh Basketball Droyds. This looks super dope.
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Brilliant Star Wars concept paintings by Ralph McQuarrie
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I remember seeing some Ralph McQuarrie’s Star Wars concept paintings when I was a kid. I loved how subtly different they were from what finally got put on screen, making me imagine how things could have looked. In remembrance of McQuarrie, the official Star Wars site has a nice slideshow of his work.
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Andy Helms
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I came across Andy Helm’s work shortly after I had started posting my Star Wars pixel art up on the web. Helms is an illustrator and pixel artist himself, often pulling inspiration from Star Wars and popular video games.
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Sarah and the Seed: a web comic by Ryan Andrews
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I literally JUST stumbled across Ryan Andrew’s work fairly recently, and was absolutely blown away. He is an illustrator and comic book artist, who dabbles in pixel art. His amazing Star Wars pixel renditions are what initially lured me in to view the rest of his work. I recommend reading his web comic title, Sarah and the Seed, beautifully illustrated and a really emotional and heart-warming story.
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Zombie Princess Leia and Stormtrooper
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Mashup nerdiness is so great, especially when it’s done as well as these zombie Star Wars costumes spotted at Megacon 2012 by Flickr user vill4no.
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Star Wars Holiday Special with the original 1978 commercials
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Possibly the worst piece of television ever conceived, George Lucas does not want you to see this: ‘The Star Wars Holiday Special is a 1978 American television special set in the Star Wars galaxy. The special is notorious for its negative reception.’ Awesome.
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Maths explains the origin of superhero characters
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I love the colours and simple reasoning in this clever series by Scottish illustrator Matt Cowen, which uses basic maths equations to explain how certain pop culture icons came to be.
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