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 #041: Leia As A Pin-Up

I appreciate that the cardback text acknowledges how largely sex-less the Star Wars universe is.

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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 #039: Princess Leia's Hair

I still want to know which Ewok knows how to braid. My money is on Logray.

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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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