Overview
The phenomenal success of George Lucas''s first Star Wars trilogy quite simply revolutionized the cinema; but what sets Lucas''s films apart from their legion of imitators is the quality of their screenplays. Lucas originally intended this trilogy to be a single film, but the epic scope of the story (combining hi-tech, sci-fi cinephilia with elements of Arthurian myth and mysticism) demanded that it be split into three.
The first panel of the triptych is A New Hope. A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, young Luke Skywalker leads a dull, isolated existence on his uncle''s homestead. One day, two androids, C3PO and R2D2, show up bearing a message from Princess Leia, the leader of the rebel forces engaged in a struggle against the vicious tryranny of the Empire - as personified by the rasping presence of Darth Vader. The message leads Luke to realize his heritage as a Jedi Knight. He sets out on a wild adventure across the galaxy and, together with Leia and rogue pilot Han Solo, attempts to thwart the Empire by destroying its menacing base of operations: the Death Star.
- | Author: George Lucas
- | Publisher: Faber & Faber
- | Publication Date: Feb 21, 2000
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- | Binding: Paperback / softback
- | ISBN-13: 9780571202997
- | ISBN-10: 0571202993
