ookshavealwaysbeen
a hugepartofthe
StarWarslegacy.Even
beforeStarWars:A
NewHope(1977)firsthitcinema
screens,thenovelizationofthe
moviewasonbookstoreshelves
intimeforChristmas1976.
A fewyearslater,in1983,an
imageofYodaclutchinga red
bookwiththeword‘Read’above
himbegantoappeararoundthe
UnitedStates.TheREADposters
wereproducedbytheAmerican
LibraryAssociation,usingpop
culturecharactersandcelebrities
ofthetime.
Now,thaticonicimage—
alongsideanotherfromthe
campaignfeaturingDarthVader—
hasbeengivena newleaseoflife
aspartofa rangeofT-shirtsby
OutofPrintClothing.
Aswellasrecreatingthe
originalartworkusingoriginal
posters,theteamatOutofPrint
Clothinghavealsomadea brand
newdesignintheoriginalstyle,
thistimefeaturingPrincessLeia.
They’vealsoreleasedsocksand
T-shirtsfeaturingout-of-print
originalbookartwork.Available
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- Maul Haul
You can’t keep a good man down—or a bad one, in this case. And certainly not
down a bottomless pit. Just in time for the 20th anniversary of Star Wars: The
Phantom Menace (1999), Darth Maul was back in a big way, and this time with even
more added legs.
Gentle Giant resurrected their classic 2013 “spider” Maul statuette (below), this time
in a 1:8 scale selling for $200.00 a piece. The Sith Lord also popped up as a plush toy
with three different sets of legs, a Funko Pop! Figure, and a new Hasbro Black Series
action figure released on a red cardback. Hallmark’s cute Darth Maul salt and pepper
shaker was also a must buy, but as it was limited to only 700 pieces, your Sith eggs
may have to remain in the shadows for the time being. - Stuffed to Capacity
Fans who like their characters cute and
and filled with stuffing had plenty of
choice when it came to plush toys at
Celebration.
Convorees—the bird creatures
seen in Star Wars Rebels—were also
available in brown and green variants,
while Loth-wolves could be found in
white and gray. Plush Gorgs (right),
however cute, could be a choking
hazard to any Hutt greedy enough
to snack on one.
Collectable pins came with the
Walk-N-Roar Chewbacca, while the
Boushh itty bitty might have been the
cutest of every cuddly toy on offer.
STAR WARS INSIDER / 13LAUNCHPAD