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Star Wars Vintage Collection Archive Edition Book Now on Kickstarter

Published Fri, 07 Jun 2019 13:50:51 -0500

by Jeremy Konrad

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Star Wars Vintage Collection collectors have an opportunity to help fund one of the cooler items offered as of late. Former Hasbro Star Wars Brand Manager Derryl DePriest, beloved by collectors, has teamed with D. Martin Myatt and Rich Alot for a new Kickstarter. The item is a new hardcover book archiving the popular Vintage Collection line of figures. The line, launched in 2010, is one of the most popular lines of Star Wars figures all-time, and the book will go into detail on the whole line, from figures and vehicles all the way through advertising and playsets if all stretch goals are met. The campaign has 30+ days left after launching this morning, and is already at $39,000 of the $50,000 needed to be funded. At this point it's all about reaching the stretch goals. Check out book details and mock-ups below, and back the project here.

Star Wars Vintage Collection Archive Edition HC Book

Today, Blue Milk LLC launches Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Archive Edition book on crowd-funding site Kickstarter. Starting from $50 for early bird backers, the Star Wars: The Vintage Collection Archive Edition is a comprehensive historical manuscript and detailed visual archive of one of Hasbro's most popular lines of 3.75-inch Star Wars action figures, The Vintage Collection (TVC).

Written by Derryl DePriest, former Vice President of Global Brand Management and Star Wars brand team leader at Hasbro, the book comprises approximately 300 pages detailing TVC action figures, creatures, vehicles and playsets. Each item in the collection will feature a write-up informed by inside knowledge from the design and marketing team, and will be accompanied by crisp, high-resolution photos. The volume will be printed on premium-quality paper, bound in a deluxe hardcover.

"The Vintage Collection is one of the greatest toy lines of all time, offering an incredible balance between source material accuracy, detail and playability," according to DePriest. "Our goal with The Vintage Collection Archive Edition is to pay tribute to this amazing series and the team that created it, offering spectacular photography and new insights for the long-time fan while acting as a primer covering the entire series for the newer collector."

Joining DePriest are co-authors D. Martin Myatt and Rich Alot. The trio will self-publish the book under their newly formed company Blue Milk LLC. Steve Sansweet, Star Wars super-collector and President and CEO of Rancho Obi-Wan, will write the foreword.

"Introduced in 2010 with roots in the legendary 1978 Kenner Star Wars toy line, The Vintage Collection has grown to include hundreds of figures, vehicles, and special sets. Keeping track of everything available is challenging, and The Vintage Collection Archive Edition will be an invaluable resource to fans and collectors alike," Sansweet says.

The book's Kickstarter campaign offers a variety of backer rewards for those supporting the project, including a TVC compendium poster by Kim Simmons, Kenner's principal Star Wars photographer between 1981-2000. In another tie to the original toy line, the poster uses the actual yellow background seen on Star Wars action figure packaging in the '80s. In addition to the backer rewards, the campaign has stretch goals to unlock more content and chapters.

Book Specs:

Deluxe hardcover in an 9.25 x 11.5 inch (23.5 x 29.5 cm) format
Professionally designed layout with easy to use reference guide featuring high-resolution photos and detailed write ups printed on premium quality paper
Comprehensively covers every The Vintage Collection (TVC) 3.75-inch action figure, creature, vehicle and playset.
Chapter breaks with full-page width photos inspired by classic Kenner-era packaging
Additional content unlocked with stretch goals
Approximately 300 pages
December 2019 delivery