{"product_id":"the-art-of-star-wars-the-high-republic-volume-i-hardcover","title":"The Art of Star Wars: The High Republic: Volume I - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristin Baver\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKathleen Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing exclusive concept art, character and costume sketches, and vehicle and creature designs by Lucasfilm Publishing and its partners, this official companion to \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThe High Republic (Phase 1)\u003c\/i\u003e offers fans a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at an ambitious new era of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e storytelling.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Kathleen Kennedy, president of Lucasfilm and eight-time Academy Award nominee\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Art of Star Wars: The High Republic\u003c\/i\u003e takes fans behind the scenes of Phase 1 of Lucasfilm Publishing's massive crossover event. Collecting the very best concept art of the characters, worlds, ships, and creatures of the High Republic--designed jointly by the Lucasfilm visualists and a team of legendary comic book and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eartists, including Phil Noto, Iain McCaig, and Ryan Church, among many others--and presented alongside development materials and interviews with High Republic architects Claudia Gray, Justina Ireland, Daniel José Older, Cavan Scott, and Charles Soule, this is an essential guide to the creation, design, and realization of this visionary \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e era by author Kristin Baver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe High Republic Phase 1: Light of the Jedi \u003c\/i\u003efinds the Jedi Order and the Galactic Republic at the height of their respective powers, but following the events of the \"Great Disaster,\" the Jedi, led by Jedi Knights Avar Kriss, Loden Greatstorm, Keeve Trennis, and Stellan Gios, and joined by a diverse group of Padawans and Jedi Masters, are confronted by the looming threat of the Nihil--a marauding group of Outer Rim anarchists who stand opposed to all the Galactic Republic represents. In \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Star Wars: The High Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, readers will discover the origins of the fan-favorite new characters taking on this threat, as well as exciting new starfighter and creature designs, beautifully rendered environments, and detailed views of Starlight Beacon--the shining symbol of hope in the Republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With more than 300 color illustrations, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Star Wars: The High Republic \u003c\/i\u003eis the only book to explore all facets of the design and artistic direction of a story that spans comic books, novels, and young adult books, taking \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003efans of all ages on a deep dive into the development of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKristin Baver \u003c\/b\u003eis associate editor of StarWars.com, host of \u003ci\u003eThis Week! in Star Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of \u003ci\u003eSkywalker: A Family at War\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in San Francisco, California.\u003cb\u003e Kathleen Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e, president, Lucasfilm. Recipient of the Academy's prestigious 2018 Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award, the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award, and an eight-time Academy Award(R)-nominee, Kathleen Kennedy is one of the most successful and respected producers and executives in the film industry today. As president of Lucasfilm, she oversees the company's three divisions: Lucasfilm, Industrial Light \u0026amp; Magic, and Skywalker Sound. Kennedy was the producer of \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Force Awakens\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRogue One: A Star Wars Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Last Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSolo: A Star Wars Story\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: The Rise of Skywalker\u003c\/i\u003e. Kennedy is currently executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning series\u003ci\u003e The Mandalorian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Boba Fett\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eObi-Wan Kenobi\u003c\/i\u003e, and also serves as a producer on all of Lucasfilm's live-action titles in production, including \u003ci\u003eIndiana Jones, Willow, Andor, Ahsoka, \u003c\/i\u003eand more. Kennedy has produced or executive produced more than 70 feature films, which have collectively garnered 120 Academy Award nominations and 25 wins. 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