Reference book
The Star Wars Sketchbook
Legends
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The Star Wars Sketchbook is a Legends reference book written and illustrated by Joe Johnston with an introduction by Carol Wikarska. It details sketches used by model makers during the production of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope. The book was first published in September 1977 by Ballantine Books, and it was followed by The Empire Strikes Back Sketchbook in 1980.
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Facts
- Title
- The Star Wars Sketchbook
- Author
- Joe Johnston
- Carol Wikarska (Introduction)
- Cover artist
- Joe Johnston
- Illustrator
- Joe Johnston
- Publisher
- Ballantine Books
- Released
- October 21, 1977
- Pages
- 96
- Dimensions
- 10.9 × 8.3 × 0.4 inches
- Weight
- 8.8 ounces
- Isbn
- 9780345273802
Who turns up here
Characters: 5
- Leia Organa (indirect mention)
- R2-D2
- Han Solo
- Luke Skywalker
- Darth Vader
Planets: 1
Places: 1
Starships: 14
- Death Star
- DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
- Escape pod
- CR90 corvette
- Tantive IV
- YT-1300 light freighter
- Millennium Falcon
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- TIE Advanced x1
- TIE/br boarding shuttle (first mentioned)
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
Vehicles: 3
Organizations: 2
Events: 1
Technology: 3
Everything else: 30
- Princess
- Smuggler
- Landspeeder
- Skyhopper
- Starship
- Freighter
- Star Destroyer
- Starfighter
- Transport
- Cannon
- Laser cannon
- Quad laser cannon
- Targeting computer
- Droid
- Engine
- Ion engine
- Twin ion engine
- Laser
- Rectenna
- Thermal exhaust port
- Cockpit
- The Force
- Fuel
- Homeworld
- May the Force be with you
- Moon
- Orbit
- Planet
- Realspace
- Standard decade