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Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Return of the Jedi) by Marvel Comics Ebook Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Return of the Jedi) currently available for review only, if you need complete ebook Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars Return of the Jedi) please fill out registration form to access in our databases Download here >> Series:::: Star Wars Return of the Jedi+++Hardcover:::: 112 pages+++Publisher:::: Marvel (November 10, 2015)+++Language:::: English+++ISBN-10:::: 9780785193692+++ISBN-13:::: 978-0785193692+++ASIN:::: 0785193693+++Product Dimensions::::7.5 x 0.5 x 11.1 inches++++++ ISBN10 9780785193692 ISBN13 978-0785193 Download here >> Description: Luke Skywalker faces his destiny as the greatest trilogy in all of fiction concludes, remastered for the modern age! These are grim times for the Rebel Alliance. Han Solo is in the hands of the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Jedi Master Yoda grows weak. Emperor Palpatine is determined to turn Luke to the dark side. And Darth Vader nears completion of a new dreaded Death Star even more powerful than the first. To avert certain doom, the Rebels head to the forest moon of Endor - but will the native Ewoks be friends or foes? Before the Battle of Endor begins, Princess Leia faces dramatic revelations. And when Luke surrenders to Vader, the fate of the galaxy may rest on the ultimate father and son confrontation! Its return, remastered - read it!COLLECTING: STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) 1-4 (REMASTERED) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away......above a lush, forest covered moon, a monstrous threat returns to wreak havoc on a seemingly unaware galaxy. But far across the vastness of space, on a desolate dessert world, a lone man, the personification of a legendary force for good, is soon to make his presence known, deep within a wretched hive of scum and villainy on a quest to rescue a friend and reveal...the Return of the Jedi! This epic conflict of good versus evil is chronicled in comic form by a pair of master storytellers, returning to once again depict the wonder of the cosmic mythology created by filmmaker George Lucas, the Star Wars Saga!Writer Archie Goodwin and artist Al Williamson team up to adapt perhaps the ultimate adventure of Luke Skywalker in this special hardcover volume, Star Wars: Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, a remastered reprinting of the Return of the Jedi 4-issue Limited-Series, originally published by Marvel Comics in 1983. The third in a series of books featuring comic versions of the Star Wars Original Trilogy, this tome showcases for a second time one of the great creative collaborations in the history of comics. Like the two previous books in this series, Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope and Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, this concluding volume is a well designed hardcover book displaying the thrilling scripting work of Mr. Goodwin, and specifically, the detailed penciling technique of Mr. Williamson, and his inking assistants, Carlos Garzon, with Tom Palmer. Pencil artist Ron Frenz, a illustrator on the monthly Marvel Star Wars comic series, also aided in the comic adaptation. In a grand space adventure tale with: a gluttonous worm-like galactic gangster, a light saber wielding hero, a brave, bikini clad heroine, daring escapes, unique high speed chases, amazing space battles, fearless little furry warriors, an infamous force for evil cloaked in black, and a hooded old man who is the tyrannical ruler of the galaxy, Return of the Jedi, is movie making on a grand scale, and together with their fellow artists, Mr. Williamson and Mr. Goodwin make their sequential art version of this larger than life story nearly the next best thing to seeing Episode: VI on the big screen.For the more discerning comic art fan, he or she may notice the additional inking assistance of other embellishing talents. For example, on pages 68 and 69 of the book, the lovely interpretations of Princess Leia on Endor appear to this reviewer to be inked by the brush and pen of Dave Stevens, creator of the Rocketeer, a fan favorite character, who first appeared in 1982. Also, the emotional scene in which Luke and Leia speak about their complicated parentage (on pages 70 and 71) looks to this critic to be the lush inking technique of veteran artist Tom Yeates, who, among his many comic works, took on the honorable challenge of illustrating the classic Prince Valiant newspaper strip beginning in 2012. Mr. Yeates inking work is featured sporadically in later pages of the adaptation. While both gentlemen are uncredited as artistic contributors in this collection, this is not an unusual occurrence in the comic book world. In the sometimes demanding world of comic production, creators assigned to certain projects may get overwhelmed with the work load and ask a fellow artist for help. This was most likely the case when it came to this particularly high profile comic series.The one major disappointment of this comic adaptation has nothing to do with the contents created by Mr. Goodwin, Mr. Williamson, and their friends, but rather the regrettable editorial decision made back in 1983 to reduce the amount of content produced to tell the comic tale of Return of the Jedi. In contrast to the 6 issue adaptations of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Marvels comic version of the final film in the Original Trilogy was lessened by a third and published in 4 issues. This forced an unfortunate condensing of the epic tale and the adaptation suffers slightly due to the loss of pages. At the same time, another editorial wrinkle was added to the Jedi adaptation. Back in 1983, Marvel Comics released their version of Episode VI simultaneously as a comic limited-series and also as a single volume collection in Marvel Comics Super Special #27, part of a series of magazine sized comic publications. Their adaptation of The Empire Strikes Back was featured in the 16th issue of the series and with a page count of 96 pages, it turned out to be the longest magazine of the 41 editions the company published from 1977 to 1986. Due to the fact the Jedi adaptation was to be published in two formats, the comic editions needed additional pages of artwork to fill the traditional 24 pages featured in the then average monthly comic. Thus, the comic version of Jedi was edited into 17 pages of story over the 4 issue limited-series with an illustrated credits page and a bonus pin-up section partially filling up the remainder of the comics. But significantly, more pages of artistic story continuity were still needed, so issues 2, 3 & 4 of the limited-series version of Episode VI each featured single pages of added story. Unfortunately, these 3 individual pages (40, 62 & 85 in this collection) were designed as full paged action illustrations that added little to the overall comic adaptation. These pages were also not drawn by Mr. Williamson and Mr. Garzon, and appear to be illustrated by artist Rick J. Bryant, another uncredited contributor to this limited-series.Despite the artistic inconsistencies, Mr. Williamson and Mr. Goodwins comic rendition of Return of the Jedi is an exciting version of the final film in the Star Wars Original Trilogy. Produced on high quality paper, this adaptation is beautifully reprinted, a clear improvement from the newsprint paper used on the 1983 limited-series. The black line work is reproduced with an enhanced degree of clarity and the modern computer coloring created by Sotocolor gives the art a rich sense of depth. The contemporary tonal effects offered by graphic technology brings Mr. Williamsons already impressive artwork an added touch of movie-like realism: R2-D2 raising a small cloud of sand dust as he warily approached the huge metal door of Jabba the Hutts palace; the faint glow of Jedi Master Obi-wan Kenobis spectral image as he conversed with his former protege Luke; and the flashing sparks of clashing light sabers as Darth Vader battled his son for his soul and the fate of the galaxy, all are given added dimension in this special reprint collection.This hardcover also includes artwork inspired by Return of the Jedi, in various forms tied to this comic adaptation, featuring the following: the painted cover from Marvel Comics Super Special #27, along with the individual illustrated credit pages from the 4 issue limited-series rendered by Bill Sienkiewicz; reprints of the bonus pin-ups from the limited-series showcasing the talents of Paul Becton, Rick J. Bryant, Marie Severin, and Al Williamson; reproductions of selected story pages from the adaptation by Al Williamson, Carlos Garzon, and Tom Palmer (regretfully printed 4 to a page); the cover to the 1983 Marvel Books paperback reprint of the Jedi adaptation by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia (uncredited in this book); the cover of Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #1 by Adam Hughes, a 1994 republishing of the first 2 issues of the Jedi adaptation released by Dark Horse Comics as a trade paperback; the cover to Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2, reprinting issues #3 & 4 in trade paperback by Dark Horse Comics with a cover by Al Williamson and Matt Hollingsworth; Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Special Edition, a 1997 Dark Horse Comics trade paperback reprinting of the Jedi adaptation, published to coincide with the release of the Return of the Jedi Special Edition movie in 1997, featuring a fully painted cover by Greg and Tim Hildebrandt; a pencil draft version of this books cover along with the final rendering painted by the cover artist to this entire special book trilogy, Adi Granov.

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