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Star Wars Illustrated: Drawing Anakin Skywalker’s Journey (with Will Sliney)

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The official Star Wars YouTube channel recently released a video featuring comic book artist Will Sliney. In the video, Sliney illustrates and narrates the journey of Anakin Skywalker, tracing the narrative arc that led the character from his origins as a Jedi Knight to his transformation into Darth Vader.

Will Sliney is an artist who has been contributing to Star Wars comics since 2011, initially beginning his work with Titan Magazines on The Clone Wars stories. Over the years, his portfolio has expanded significantly through his work with Marvel Comics. His bibliography includes a variety of projects such as the adaptation of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren limited series, and work on Star Wars: The High Republic. He has also been involved in titles like Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars: Halcyon Legacy, and the 2025 adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker. Leveraging this extensive experience illustrating the franchise, Sliney offers his perspective on the visual and narrative evolution of Anakin Skywalker in this new feature.

Join comic artist Will Sliney as he explores the complete journey of Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader, tracing the fall of a Jedi Knight into the dark side of the Force.

00:00 – Introduction
0:56 – Chapter 1 – The Phantom Meance
4:32 – Chapter 2 – Attack of the Clones
7:15 – Chapter 3 – Padmé
9:30 – Chapter 4 – The Clone Wars
11:50 – Chapter 5 – Revenge of the Sith
15:23 – Chapter 6 – Darth Vader
20:06 – Chapter 7 – Mentors
21:23 – Chapter 8 – The Final Image!

Nenko Genov
Nenko Genovhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5124820._
Nenko Genov was born in Plovdiv and has been a Star Wars fan since the early 1990s, discovering the saga through worn-out bootleg VHS tapes and the occasional imported collectible in post-communist Bulgaria. During the early years of Bulgarian Star Wars fandom he was known among local fans as “Young_Jedi” and served as a librarian, hosting a humble collection of English-language Star Wars books for local fans to borrow. (Today his collection includes most of the Star Wars titles ever published and takes up his entire attic!) Nenko holds degrees in English Studies and Film & Television Arts, worked for five years in television production and short filmmaking, and has lived in Poland since 2011, where he currently works as an educator. He also runs a long-standing Bulgarian book blog, launched in 2016, and regularly takes part in workshops, conventions and panel discussions focused on literature, film, pop culture and the creative arts. Nenko is a published writer and the author of the award-winning Bulgarian “Farewell, Diary!” trilogy (“Сбогом, дневнико!”) and the steampunk fantasy novel “The Adventures of Captain Claude and the Sky Scoundrels” (“Приключенията на капитан Клод и Небесните негодяи”). Working across Bulgarian, English and Polish, he has translated and edited a wide range of projects, and since 2022 has translated all the Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics, manga and picture books, while also consulting on Star Wars novel translations and publishing plans. In collaboration with local publishers and with approvals from Lucasfilm and Marvel, he also writes the forewords for Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics.
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Star Wars Illustrated: Drawing Anakin Skywalker’s Journey (with Will Sliney)

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The official Star Wars YouTube channel recently released a video featuring comic book artist Will Sliney. In the video, Sliney illustrates and narrates the journey of Anakin Skywalker, tracing the narrative arc that led the character from his origins as a Jedi Knight to his transformation into Darth Vader.

Will Sliney is an artist who has been contributing to Star Wars comics since 2011, initially beginning his work with Titan Magazines on The Clone Wars stories. Over the years, his portfolio has expanded significantly through his work with Marvel Comics. His bibliography includes a variety of projects such as the adaptation of Solo: A Star Wars Story, the Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren limited series, and work on Star Wars: The High Republic. He has also been involved in titles like Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge, Star Wars: Halcyon Legacy, and the 2025 adaptation of The Rise of Skywalker. Leveraging this extensive experience illustrating the franchise, Sliney offers his perspective on the visual and narrative evolution of Anakin Skywalker in this new feature.

Join comic artist Will Sliney as he explores the complete journey of Anakin Skywalker’s transformation into Darth Vader, tracing the fall of a Jedi Knight into the dark side of the Force.

00:00 – Introduction
0:56 – Chapter 1 – The Phantom Meance
4:32 – Chapter 2 – Attack of the Clones
7:15 – Chapter 3 – Padmé
9:30 – Chapter 4 – The Clone Wars
11:50 – Chapter 5 – Revenge of the Sith
15:23 – Chapter 6 – Darth Vader
20:06 – Chapter 7 – Mentors
21:23 – Chapter 8 – The Final Image!

Nenko Genov
Nenko Genovhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5124820._
Nenko Genov was born in Plovdiv and has been a Star Wars fan since the early 1990s, discovering the saga through worn-out bootleg VHS tapes and the occasional imported collectible in post-communist Bulgaria. During the early years of Bulgarian Star Wars fandom he was known among local fans as “Young_Jedi” and served as a librarian, hosting a humble collection of English-language Star Wars books for local fans to borrow. (Today his collection includes most of the Star Wars titles ever published and takes up his entire attic!) Nenko holds degrees in English Studies and Film & Television Arts, worked for five years in television production and short filmmaking, and has lived in Poland since 2011, where he currently works as an educator. He also runs a long-standing Bulgarian book blog, launched in 2016, and regularly takes part in workshops, conventions and panel discussions focused on literature, film, pop culture and the creative arts. Nenko is a published writer and the author of the award-winning Bulgarian “Farewell, Diary!” trilogy (“Сбогом, дневнико!”) and the steampunk fantasy novel “The Adventures of Captain Claude and the Sky Scoundrels” (“Приключенията на капитан Клод и Небесните негодяи”). Working across Bulgarian, English and Polish, he has translated and edited a wide range of projects, and since 2022 has translated all the Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics, manga and picture books, while also consulting on Star Wars novel translations and publishing plans. In collaboration with local publishers and with approvals from Lucasfilm and Marvel, he also writes the forewords for Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics.
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