The Essential Guide to Characters

by Andy Mangels

Star Wars: Essential Guides (1), Star Wars Universe (Reference Books — reference)

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Keep your eye on the empire! Research the rebels! Features detailed profiles of all the most important characters in the star wars universe. Covers the movies, the books--classic and new--the comics, the TV specials, the games, and the rest of the expanding universe of star wars. Describes the history and personality of each character, with vital statistics, weapons of choice, and vehicles used. Includes photographs and original line drawings--with multiple illustrations of most characters show more for better visual reference. Brings you up-to-date on recent characters and events if you've been away from the star wars universe for a while. The universe of star wars is expanding faster than ever before. With the essential guide to characters in hand, you'll never lose your way. show less

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Andy Mangels is the author of many bestselling movie/TV tie-ins. He writes extensively on entertainment and popular media for magazines such as Hollywood Reporter, Dreamwatch, Cinescape, Anime Invasion, and The Advocate. He has written licensed material for New Line Cinema. Universal, and Paramount and produced comic book work for Marvel, DC, Dark show more Horse, Image, and others. He lives in Portland, Oregon show less

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Canonical title
The Essential Guide to Characters
Original publication date
1995-10-24
Dedication
I don't remember when I first saw Star Wars, but the initial time I was going to see The Empire Strikes Back is burned into my mind. The first friend I'd ever had who accepted me for who and what I was, Dustyn C. Halverson, w... (show all)as killed a half hour before we left to see the film, Wednesday, July 16, 1980. Years later, two friends would join me at the head of the line to see Return of the Jedi, on May 25, 1983. Will Goetter, Dan Tranger, and I went to Norm's News to sneak a peek of who the "other" was in the Marvel comic adaptation. An acquaintance, holding our place, got interviewed on the news. For Dusty Halverson Will Goetter Dan Tranger Friendship is forever.
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In today's culture, the amount of trivial information stored in our minds is phenomenal.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)There would be others, and he and 4-LOM would keep alive the tradition of the findsmen for many years to come.

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Science Fiction
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791.4375Arts & recreationRecreation, sports, and performing artsMovies, TV, VideoMotion pictures, radio, television, podcastingMotion picturesFilms; screenplaysTwo or more films
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PN1995.9 .S695 .M36Language and LiteratureLiterature (General)Literature (General)DramaMotion pictures
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