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The amazing thing about these Pops is their unique design captures the classic concept pieces created before Star Wars: A New Hope by Ralph McQuarrie These designs give fans a taste of what Star Wars could have been, and we have even seen some of these creations come to life inside Star Wars: Rebels[...]

Star Wars concept art by Ralph McQuarrie is a huge part of the film's legacy These are the pieces of art that started the legacy of Star Wars and would eventually be turned into the characters we know today Created back in 1975, these legendary and iconic designs are now getting the vinyl treatment from[...]

The next set is on ether that will have fans talking about as the iconic Ralph McQuarrie Star Wars concept designs come to life Four characters are getting their concepts pop-ivied with Luke Starkiller, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, and Boba Fett I would imagine most of these figures will be retailer exclusives but Funko has not[...]

The design of the show takes many elements of Ralph Mcquarrie's original paintings, and the results are exquisite And the soundtrack by Kevin Kiner is frankly pretty awesome The way he weaves in classic sounds and sections of music from the original trilogy makes everything instantly feel familiar and gives everything gravitas The score is[...]

From George Lucas: "Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars His genial contribution, in the form of unequaled production paintings, propelled and inspired all of the cast and crew of the original Star Wars trilogy When words could not convey my ideas, I could always point to one[...]