Dark Horse Comics to Release The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga

The archetypal Star Wars movie has been adapted arsenic a Marvel Comics series, respective video games, and a vigor play, but did you cognize it besides inspired a manga adaptation? Dark Horse Comics is celebrating Hisao Tamaki's award-winning manga with the merchandise of a caller creation publication called The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga.

With the crowdfunding run for The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga present live, IGN tin exclusively debut a caller preview of the book. Check it retired successful the slideshow assemblage below:

Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga was primitively published successful 1997, timed to the 20th day of the film. Tamaki yet won the Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material. This measurement painstakingly reproduces Tamaki's artwork utilizing scans of the archetypal creation boards.

Dark Horse volition merchandise The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga successful stores successful Summer 2026, but the Kickstarter run offers fans the accidental to acquisition the publication early, with assorted exclusive bonus options. The modular Collector's Edition features a caller English translation printed successful the margins successful bid to sphere Tamaki's artwork and lettering. The publication is disposable successful respective different versions, including signed and slipcase editions arsenic good arsenic a Masterpiece Edition that reproduces the creation successful its archetypal 10.85” x 15.05” format. Backers tin besides acquisition an further Tamaki Art Print Set that features six full-size prints of prime pages.

“This is Star Wars similar you’ve ne'er seen it,” said Dark Horse President, Founder and CEO Mike Richardson successful a statement. “We’re sharing Hisao Tamaki’s legendary manga with fans successful an variation that not lone showcases the art, but besides offers an unprecedented glimpse into the originative process down it.”

The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope - The Manga is unrecorded connected Kickstarter now.

In different Star Wars news, Marvel's Legacy of Vader bid conscionable filled successful immoderate large holes regarding the Knights of Ren, and Andor Season 2 won a cardinal grant astatine the Emmys.

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