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Looking back to the making of Shadows of the Empire

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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Back in 1996, when the prequels were still 3 years away and the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition was tantalisingly close, StarWars.com was just launching and Power of the Force was the hot collecting line, Shadows of the Empire arrived. Pitched as a movie without a movie, we got toys, books, comics, a soundtrack, trading cards and more and here Saintmillion takes a look at every aspect of the release, with some exclusive interviews.

A deep dive into the creation of a Star Wars multimedia project that takes place between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. We look into the story, comics, toys, soundtrack, and even ideas for a Boba Fett video game.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 A Movie Without a Movie
0:02:01 The Extended Universe
0:06:31 The Book
0:10:42 Art and Design
0:20:21 The Video Game
0:40:13 The Soundtrack
0:44:26 The Comics
0:46:27 The Toys
0:48:49 The Story
1:18:57 End

Special thanks to Jon Knoles for a special interview surrounding this subject.

 

Star Wars: Legends: Epic Collection: Volume 1: New Republic @ ForbiddenPlanet.com

 

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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NewsCollectingFilm, Music & TVGamingLiterature & ArtVintage Collecting

Looking back to the making of Shadows of the Empire

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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Back in 1996, when the prequels were still 3 years away and the Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition was tantalisingly close, StarWars.com was just launching and Power of the Force was the hot collecting line, Shadows of the Empire arrived. Pitched as a movie without a movie, we got toys, books, comics, a soundtrack, trading cards and more and here Saintmillion takes a look at every aspect of the release, with some exclusive interviews.

A deep dive into the creation of a Star Wars multimedia project that takes place between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. We look into the story, comics, toys, soundtrack, and even ideas for a Boba Fett video game.

Timestamps:
0:00:00 A Movie Without a Movie
0:02:01 The Extended Universe
0:06:31 The Book
0:10:42 Art and Design
0:20:21 The Video Game
0:40:13 The Soundtrack
0:44:26 The Comics
0:46:27 The Toys
0:48:49 The Story
1:18:57 End

Special thanks to Jon Knoles for a special interview surrounding this subject.

 

Star Wars: Legends: Epic Collection: Volume 1: New Republic @ ForbiddenPlanet.com

 

SourceSaintmillion
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and has been a presence online since webpage Fanta War in 1996. He is the EiC and Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and currently contributes to ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, Star Wars – Das Offizielle Magazin, Journal of the Whills and Starburst Magazine, having previously contributed to magazines Star Wars Insider, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, partworks Build Darth Vader, Star Wars Encyclopedia, and Build The Millennium Falcon, and websites Jedi.net, Jedi News, StarWars.com, Lightsabre.co.uk, and Wirezone. He is the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015 (hosting it four times), and is the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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