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Card #047: Wedge Antilles

Again, the transition from production art to finished product is pretty amazing.

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Card #046: The Emperor Strikes Back

McQuarrie's Nosferatu-esque Emperor is cool, but I think it works better to have him just be a (mostly) regular old man.

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Card #045: The Speeder Bike Chase

We were so close to Space Vespas decades earlier!

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Card #044: Luke Skywalker's Confrontation

All things considered, the final scene from the film matches this production art pretty closely!

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Card #043: The Max Rebo band

DYK: "Lapti Nek", the OG Jabba's Palace song, was written by Joseph Williams, son of composer John Williams & vocalist for Toto (but NOT during the "Africa" years)?

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Card #042: Ralph McQuarrie

Over the years, the McQuarrie production art has become somewhat ubiquitous; that was probably less the case in '93 but pairing it w/the filmed scene is clever.

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Card #040: Ewoks

This seems like a canonical admission that the Ewoks were going to eat the Rebels.

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Card #038: Creature Collaboration

A more primate-like Rancor would have been fun. Seems more classic sci-fi, for some reason.

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Card #037: Bib Fortuna

Def wish we'd gotten some lekku waving in Jedi.

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Card #036:Gamorrean Guards

Both are very pig-like, but there's something about the initial design on the cardfront that is very dark fantasy in a way the final product isn't.

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Card #035: Jabba's Menagerie

The denizens of Jabba's palace get unfairly maligned by too many RotJ haters. There's some great designs in there.

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Card #034: The Rancor

I like the kind of frog waddle on the cardfront design.

Also, the Rancor was a Good Boy pressed into evil acts by its cruel master.

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Card #033: Bad Hair Day?

Important to note these cards were out well before the Special Edition inserted Jabba into A New Hope.

The Jabba on the back has big "Pizza the Hut" vibes.

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Card #032: Yoda As Gremlin

Those feet still creep me out, but I continue to dig puck-ish Yoda in his various forms.

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Card #031: Lando Calrissian

Love the swagger-y cocked hip with the guard disguise look. Jabba's Palace could have used a little more himbo action.

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Card #027: Jabba the Hutt

I don't love the Orientalism being tapped into here, but the bulging belly and Twi'lek-esque head tails are a nice touch.

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Card #026: The Death Star

As far as these design sketches go, this is remarkably similar to the final product.

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Card #025: IG-88

The term "Phlutdroid" was used during production but I have no idea where it came from.

McQuarrie's OG design was later used in Rebels for the IG-RM bodyguard droid.

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Card #025: IG-88

The term "Phlutdroid" was used during production but I have no idea where it came from.

McQuarrie's OG design was later used in Rebels for the IG-RM bodyguard droid.

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Card #025: IG-88

The term "Phlutdroid" was used during production but I have no idea where it came from.

McQuarrie's OG design was later used in Rebels for the IG-RM bodyguard droid.

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Card #024: A Space Slug

It's funny that this has always been called a space slug; it's really more like space whale or space eel.

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Card #023: Yoda

I've always liked the gnome-like proto Yoda on the cardback, which speaks to the cherubic charade he puts on when he first appears but the tripod feet on the cardfront are wild

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Card #023: The All-Terrain Armored Transport

So, are you Team "@@" or Team "A-tee A-tee"?

I have always been the latter.

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Card #021: Too-Onebee

Apparently at one point the idea was 2-1B was a General Grievous-like cyborg with a human brain?!? That's wild.

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Card #020: The Star Wars Holiday Special

All else aside, the #StarWarsHolidaySpecial did give us Boba Fett.

I'll let you decide if that's a good or bad thing.

"More like vaudeville" is an understatement...

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Card #019: Typical Wookiee Family

Behold, a rare official acknowledgement of the infamous #StarWarsHolidaySpecial!

Does directing The Rocketeer absolve Johnston's role in the special? 😏

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Card #018: Hammerhead

Love the chill vibe off ol'Momaw Nadon, and the way one of the leaves of the jellyfish plant alien on the back is draped over the chairback.

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Card #017: Ron Robb

I legit don't think I knew Ron Robb designed the Cantina aliens until now.

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Card #016: The Death Star Trench

More McQuarrie fun! Anyone have this as a poster?

[pushes glasses closer to face] Um, excuse me, Darth Vader's fighter was a TIE Advanced x1, NOT a TIE Interceptor... 😏

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Card #015: Ralph McQuarrie

New category: The Design of Star Wars!

Featuring George Lucas, Zeb, and the robot from Metropolis!

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