After this, we go back to the very beginning when the history of the Stormtrooper began. The great thing is that the stories and descriptions are also accompanied by artwork and photos, several of which have never been published before. At the back of the book, the reader awaits a nice surprise: five removable goodies have been added! For me personally the book has a special touch: I am mentioned in the book.
In January , I was asked by one of the authors Adam Bray if he could use some of the interviews I conducted. A huge honor as my interviews with actors Jamison Jones, Mark Alec Rutter and Charlie Akin were used and I am mentioned both in the credits and in the book itself. If you have little or nothing with Stormtroopers you will not be able to fully appreciate this book, but then again, you will not belong to the target group.
You will not find a more complete work on this specific part of the Star Wars universe. Star Wars Crew See All. John Celestri Animator.
Lorne Peterson Visual Effects. Prequel Trilogy See All. Steve Boyle Creature Technician. Richard Stride Poggle. Toby Longworth Lott Dod. Filled with photographs, illustrations, story boards, and other artwork, this lavish officially licensed book comes complete with removable features, including posters, stickers, replica memorabilia and more, making it an essential keepsake for every Star Wars fan, as well as military, design, and film aficionados.
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Sort order. Nov 27, Tammy rated it really liked it. I've been a Star Wars fan since waaaay back when I saw A New Hope with my parents, and it's amazing to look back over the years to see the influence George Lucas has had on our popular culture. These days I'm more into fiction than anything else, but I love "behind the scenes" books that explain the creation process, and this book was fascinating!
The book it I've been a Star Wars fan since waaaay back when I saw A New Hope with my parents, and it's amazing to look back over the years to see the influence George Lucas has had on our popular culture. The book itself is gorgeous, a beautifully designed and made, over-sized hardcover that starts at the very beginning and tells the story of the Stormtroopers from concept to design to realization to the final movies, all in full color with plenty of text to go along with the photos.
I'm including several photos I took of my copy, but believe me, these do not do the book justice at all! He tells about how he found out he'd been given the part, the first days acting on set in Abu Dhabi, and the excitement of attending fan events. It's a great opening that sets the stage for the next part, where George Lucas hires artist Ralph McQuarrie to create concept art of what the Stormtroopers should look like.
I was surprised by the long process of creating the Stormtrooper "look" from a concept on paper, to three dimensional models, to designing the costume. That look changed many times from those first attempts to the finished product that we're all familiar with. Costume designers worked long and hard to make sure the many pieces of the costume would be able to fit many different sizes of actors, and they eventually settled on a costume that could be put on in about five minutes.
Developing and designing the Stormtrooper helmet was a completely different process, and over the years the helmet was adjusted to become more comfortable for the actors who had to wear them for hours. Authors Ryder Windham and Adam Bray give the reader lots of behind-the-scenes tidbits, and include movie stills like the ones in the photo above. Of course, any fan of the Star Wars franchise is well aware of the toys created from the movies.
Many of those toys celebrated the Stormtroopers themselves, and if you're a die-hard toy collector, you may even have some of these items! There is plenty of information about Star Wars toys, which I won't go into here, but rest assured if that is of interest to you, then the chapters on toy collecting will not disappoint you! The other interesting thing I wanted to touch on here, something I was not aware of before I read this book, is that there is a big group of Stormtrooper cosplayers who call themselves the st Legion, who show up in force at Star Wars events and even visit children's hospitals and participate in charity work.
Members come from all over the world, and each one proudly wears the Stormtrooper costume when they attend public events. I personally have never seen this group in action, but apparently they've been in the Pasadena Rose Parade, attending Comic Cons and movie premieres, and much more.
For movie fans, it seems like a wonderful way to participate beyond the borders of the big screen. The last thing I wanted to mention was that in the back of the book is an envelope with removable items!
Sort of an interactive part of the book. There is a reproduction of a storyboard, a bit of a Star Wars comic, a Stormtrooper toy backer card and more. It's just one more detail that the publisher added to make this book even more special. I've barely touched on everything between the covers of this book, but I hope I've whetted your appetite to check it out for yourself. Since we're deep into the holiday shopping season, this would make a wonderful gift for your favorite Star Wars fan!
Feb 26, Sud rated it liked it Shelves: sci-fi. Not what I was expecting. I thought it more of a field manual, but it is a look at the development of the concept of Stormtroopers. Full of information about the development by Lucas of the different styles and toys. Nice enough for what it is, but I was expecting more of a tech manual. Dec 24, Khairul Hezry rated it really liked it Shelves: media-tie-in-star-wars. The evolution of the Stormtroopers from concept art to the finished product.
From the first Star Wars movie to The Last Jedi for now , with a slight detour via the comics, games and animated series. If it's about the troopers that began with sharpshooting clones to the duck-faced First Order troops, then it's in this fascinating book. Dec 23, Dawn Livingston rated it it was ok Shelves: star-wars. Coffee table book. I was shocked to see an entire large book about just Stormtroopers. Was there really enough material to merit a book of this size?
The answer is no. I skimmed through it because there was more than I ever wanted to know about Stormtroopers and some of it seemed repetitive. Great pics in full color but They show the different styles of uniforms, they talk about them in comics and briefly mention the book Death Troopers worth reading. If you abso Coffee table book. If you absolutely love Stormtroopers then get this book but I think even if you're a Star Wars fan this is an extravagant buy that really just isn't worth it.
They're just Stormtroopers, what you see is pretty much what you get. I am a huge Star Wars fan and one of my favourite icons is the Stormtrooper though I should confess that, as with the films, I much prefer the original trilogy incarnation.
I found the earlier parts much more interesting, as the troopers are designed and produced - and why there are different versions within the same film - and dr I am a huge Star Wars fan and one of my favourite icons is the Stormtrooper though I should confess that, as with the films, I much prefer the original trilogy incarnation.
I found the earlier parts much more interesting, as the troopers are designed and produced - and why there are different versions within the same film - and drifted off with some of the detail on the prequel and Clone Wars avenues.
Dec 05, Janelle Janson rated it it was amazing Shelves: , young-adult. Wonderful book for any Star Wars fan!! Highly recommend!! Dec 04, Lisa rated it it was amazing. Review Pending. Somehow an insanely and overly detailed look at Star Wars stormtroopers works in so many ways, largely because of it being overly detailed. That might not make sense, but it's quite simple really. This book starts with the origins, from Ralph McQuarrie's designs and George Lucas' notes, but dives deeper into the original construction, filming notes, and actors all to really analyze the creation of stormtroopers.
Then it goes deeper, looking at comics, games, advertisements, novels, highlighting t Somehow an insanely and overly detailed look at Star Wars stormtroopers works in so many ways, largely because of it being overly detailed. Then it goes deeper, looking at comics, games, advertisements, novels, highlighting the first time 'storm trooper' is used, versus 'stormtrooper'.
Want to know specifics of the armour in Tunisia and how they varied things for Hoth, and then worked out film premieres and dubbing? It's all here along with aspects of how things varied from film to toy to comic etc. This covers all aspects as well through its publication in original trilogy, Marvel and Dark Horse comic licensing, the prequel trilogy via clone troopers, animated series, novels, video games and of course the Disney era up through The Last Jedi, with a mention of "the young Han Solo movie" but doesn't stop there as it looks at Celebration events, charity work, and a large section on the st itself.
Ample attention is paid to stormtroopers featured in novels, comic books, video games as well as the stormtrooper toy merchandise that was produced beginning in the s all the way to the present day with the run-up to The Last Jedi. Also spread throughout the book are six fold-out pages with additional art, text and photos, as well as an envelope inside the back cover that includes cool things like:.
Star Wars Stormtroopers: Beyond The Armor is now available at all major brick-and-mortar and online book retailers. A journalist since , John has covered the U. This website uses cookies to improve your experience.
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