Great news as Kim Simmons forthcoming book Kenner Star Wars Photography 1980-1982 has strolled through it’s required target of £63,891, now up to £66,556 with another 10 days to go.
Kim DM Simmons began photographing Star Wars for Kenner back in 1981 when he started working for Kenner’s previous photographer, Roy Frankenfield. He eventually took over as the main photographer and continued working with Kenner all the way through the 1990s after Hasbro’s acquisition of the company and up until 2001.
Kim’s first book in the series, Kenner Star Wars Photography 1977-1979, was a huge hit with fans and collectors, selling out quickly. The big question that followed was, when would the next book be released? Well, here it is! Volume II features some of the most iconic photos of the 80s that you’ll instantly recognize from the most popular era of Star Wars toys.
This deluxe large format, full-color, hardbound book will contain numerous professional  high-resolution photographs taken in 1980-1982 along with stories from Kim Simmons. There are going to be 2 versions of the book – the regular version will be around 170 pages while the Special Collector’s Edition will be over 240 pages with additional photos and a section dedicated to the Micro Collection line!
The book will feature an introduction by none-other-than Steve Sansweet of Rancho Obi-Wan, the largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia on the planet. Steve was part of Lucasfilm for many years and we are delighted to have him contributing to this project with his knowledge, experience, and appreciation of all things Star Wars.
Stretch goals begin to kick in at $80,000 and roll on right through to $200,000.
- Hardcover Book
- McQuarrie, Ralph (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 800 Pages - 09/27/2016 (Publication Date) - Abrams Books (Publisher)
