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Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire -April 1997- Dark Horse Comics

(121-150 of 160)

writer John Wagner

pencillers: Kilian Plunkett and John Nadeau

inker: P. Craig Russell

colorist: Cary Porter

letterer: Dave Cooper

Rogue Planet !! I love this book

meanwhile they couldn't even put Leia and Guri on SOTE's cover 🙄

#obi wan kenobi #anakin skywalker #rogue planet #xizor #prince xizor #darth vader #dash rendar #luke skywalker #boba fett #leia organa #guri #shadows of the empire #star wars legends #star wars

SCENES FROM IMPERIAL CITY IN THE IMPERIAL CORE -- SIGHTS OF NEAR-PALATIAL EXTRAVAGANCE.

PIC INFO: Resolution at 1838x2606 -- Spotlight on a painting from the "Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire 1996 Topps trading card series, titled: "Xizor Relishes the Good Life," artwork by the late, great Tim and Greg Hildebrandt, depicting Prince Xizor, a major antagonist from SW: SOTA multimedia project, in his luxurious environment on Imperial Center, a.k.a., Imperial City (formerly Coruscant).

Sources: https://www.rebelscum.com/photo.asp?image=/sote/soteTC013.jpg, Art Hive, Wookiepedia, various, etc...

Star Wars Customizable Card Game promotional and play cards. “Reflections II: Expanding the Galaxy.” January, 2001.

Decipher’s Reflections II: Expanding the Galaxy series brought a handful of Expanded Universe characters to life including Mara Jade, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Talon Karrde, Corran Horn, Mirax Terrik, Dash Rendar, Prince Xizor, and Guri. Decipher also created an exclusive 5”x7” Promotional Oversized “Signature” Card depicting Mara, Talon Karrde, and Corran Horn for the summer ‘01 convention circuit. Model Shannon (Baksa) McRandle portrayed Mara Jade, while Timothy Zahn was made up to depict Talon Karrde, and Michael Stackpole was costumed to resemble Corran Horn. Stackpole had these memories to share on his blog:

The stuff done in a photostudio is really magic. At first glance, the guys they got for Corran and Karrde were right, in general. Good on the overall dimensions, hair color, eye color, etc., but they were just guys off the street. Then the hair and makeup folks went to work. Karrde got a wig and a full makeup job, which sharpened his features and totally changed him. By the end of the process - during which Tim's camera was clicking almost incessantly - I was believing the guy was Talon Karrde.

Once Karrde was made up and costumed, he was taken onto the photostage and lit. That's a fascinating process. If they put a yellow filter on a light, the light is considered "hot." A blue filter makes it "cold." The art director, photographer and photographer's assistant all discussed and debated, pulling lights this way and that, setting them up at angles, getting the model to look here or there. Then they took test Polaroid shots and digital shots and finally agreed that things were right. It was almost anticlimactic when the shooting got done, but the results were great. Talon Karrde lived.

Shannon Baksa actually did Corran's makeup, then he got lit and shot. One of my concerns had been that the model was a bit older than Corran would have been at that point, but the makeup and lighting slashed 15 years off him. And the models, they put up with a lot. At one point, while folks were off debating how Corran should be lit, the guy who had done Karrde's makeup commented that Corran was just sitting there rock-still. Corran said, "I'd move, but I'm afraid they'd have to re-light me."