**Foreword by John Boyega
**Just in time for the next blockbuster, Star Wars: The Last Jedi,
this unique and beautifully designed compendium with removable features
traces one of the franchise's most iconic characters--the
stormtrooper--from initial development through all nine Star Wars
movies to their many iterations in TV, comics, videogames, novels, and
pop-culture.
Star Wars: A New Hope, the very first installment in the beloved
science-fiction series, introduced the Imperial stormtroopers--the army
of the fearsome and tyrannical Galactic Empire. Charged with
establishing Imperial authority and suppressing resistance, these
terrifying, faceless, well-disciplined soldiers in white have become a
universal symbol of oppression.
Star Wars Stormtroopers explores these striking warriors and their
evolution in depth for the first time. Ryder Windham and Adam Bray trace
the roots of their creation and design, and explore how these elite
troops from a galaxy far, far away have been depicted in movies,
cartoons, comics, novels, and merchandizing.
Filled with photographs, illustrations, story boards, and other artwork,
this lavish officially licensed book comes complete with removable
features, including posters, stickers, replica memorabilia and more,
making it an essential keepsake for every Star Wars fan, as well as
military, design, and film aficionados.
