With the pending release of Star Wars (Episode III): Revenge of the Sith (review), there's been plenty of hype in the media. Here's a few stories and other related items I picked out:

• Anakin vs. Luke, nature vs. nurture: Was Darth born bad?
  An examination of why Anakin went bad.
• That dark side of Darth Vader cuts across generations
  Chicks dig the Vader.
• The Art of Ralph McQuarrie
  Best known for his unforgettable work on the Star Wars trilogy. The website has conceptual drawings and designs, all taken directly from Ralph McQuarrie's personal archives.
• The Darth Side: Memoirs of a Monster
  Journal of Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith and Servant to His Supreme Excellency the Emperor Palpatine. Funny stuff! There are entries with titles like "Does It Hurt When I Go Like This?" and "Keep On Darthin' In The Free World". Here's a quote:

  "His spirit danced and rained, his emotions farting out bright, flickering clouds of micro-causal flotsam in every direction. Lumbering arcs of probability swung around him in sick, drunken orbits, any one of them threatening to actualize at a sneeze. Quite a lightshow, really. People who cannot see the Force have no idea what they are missing."

: Permalink

Published: (2005-05-17 12:14:41.0)