INSIGHT EDITIONS PRESENTS
STAR WARS:
THE LIGHTSABER COLLECTION
Travel to a galaxy far, far away with this comprehensive guide featuring iconic lightsabers from the Star Wars galaxy.
By Daniel Wallace
STAR WARS: THE LIGHTSABER COLLECTION Insight Editions | OCT 2020 | 12 × 6 in. | 154 pages Hardcover | $29.99 ISBN: 978-1-68383-978-1
From Luke Skywalker’s iconic lightsaber to Darth Maul’s fearsome double-bladed hilt to Kylo Ren’s unique crossguard design, there is no other weapon more deeply entwined within Star Wars than the lightsaber.
Star Wars: The Lightsaber Collection (10/20; $29.99) is a comprehensive visual exploration of the numerous lightsabers found within the Star Wars galaxy, featuring favorite hilts from the movies, animated series, comics, and video games.
Filled with detailed illustrations of the series’ most iconic lightsabers, the book explores the intricate detail of the hilts and the brilliance of each energy blade, tales of each weapon’s construction, and additional anecdotes.
This stunning book is a must-have for fans looking to discover more about legendary lightsabers and the warriors who wielded them.
The book is available for preorder here.
About the Contributors:
Author: Daniel Wallace is the author or coauthor of more than fifty books, including The Jedi Path, Ghostbusters: The Ultimate Visual History, The World According to Spider-Man, Warcraft: Behind the Dark Portal, and The New York Times best-selling Star Wars: The New Essential Guide to Characters. His specialty is exploring the underpinnings of popular fictional universes.
Illustrator: Ryan Valle is a freelance illustrator based in the Kansas City metro area. He specializes in Star Wars art with a digital 2D painting style while using both 3D and photographic reference to create his images. Since childhood, he has been a huge Star Wars fan, and he planned on becoming a professional fantasy/sci-fi artist early on. After graduating from the University of Central Missouri with a BFA in commercial art: illustration, he began working on Star Wars cards for Fantasy Flight Games. He has been doing regular Star Wars commissions ever since and has also contributed to other popular properties such as Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings.
Illustrator: Lukasz Liszko is digital artist and photographer from Poland. He is a fan of fantasy and sci-fi literature and cinematography.
ABOUT INSIGHT EDITIONS:
Celebrated for its unwavering dedication to quality, Insight Editions is a publisher of innovative books and collectibles that push the boundaries of creativity, design, and production. Through its acclaimed film, television, and gaming program, Insight strives to produce unique books and products that provide new ways to engage with fan-favorite characters and stories. For more information, visit www.insighteditions.com.
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