Colouring Book Theatre: The Empire Strikes Back

[RSS]

The Empire Strikes Back

I found this book rummaging around in Comic Alley Toys a while back, I never had any of the colouring books past the Star Wars one I reviewed here so it was all new to me.

The thing I most remember about Star Wars colouring books was the proof of purchase logo on the bottom. I plotted at one point to turn it in for my Boba Fett offer but I worried that the Kenner police would see my grand deception and cut me off of figures for life.

Years later, my podcast partner Jason told me he did this all the time as a kid and the Kenner police were none the wiser...

Let's take a look at this after the jump...

Unlike the Star Wars ones, the Empire book has a clean, consistent style. Did I mention 95% of this book is horribly coloured? The people at the shop probably debated throwing this out but then some idiot bought it.




Bossk! I loved him as a kid, not a single line and his appearance in the film is a mere cameo but there's probably hundreds of websites devoted to this guy.






Speaking of cameos, I nominate Boba Fett as "most popular character ever with smallest amount of screen time"

I think what the artist is trying to convey here is Darth Vaders' head really smells.

Lando has blue hair and a silver face in this child's interpretation of Star Wars.

Get down from there! You'll kill yourself

Right on!



Previously reviewed Colouring Books

Rack Toys is available right now!

For more Fashion Mockery and 70's toy love visit us at Plaid Stallions.com


More...

[Brown Bear]

I really enjoy seeing these coloring books. Thanks for sharing.

If I ever get to my green trunk, I have a whole bag of old coloring books (including this one) that I'd love to scan and share.

[piecemaker]

Nice! This one has some great drawings.

[Earth 2 Chris]

It's a little known fact that before Kenner scrubbed the rocket-firing Boba Fett, they squashed a previously pitched flame-throwing version, seen here.

Chris

[Werewolf]

One of the nicer drawings of Leia I've seen. Her likeness seemed to be challenging for artists at the time.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Carrie Fisher is a lot like young Shatner and Chris Reeve; their faces are almost too perfect, there is nothing distinguishable to key in on.

Chris

[JWLJN]

I remember one coloring book from the ESB series that had a page that to me, as a kid, looked like a wedding on Cloud City. It was probably just supposed to represent random denizens of Bespin, but I was totally convinced that it was a wedding.

-J\/\/

[piecemaker]

Coloring is so much easier these days.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-JcgWVf2/0/L/i-JcgWVf2-L.jpg[/img]

[toys2cool]

I use to have the one with Luke on the cover from ROTJ..I loved that book

[spacecaps]

I have several ESB and ROTJ books that I and my cousins colored in as a kid. Now my son colors in them. Two generations in one book over 30 years is a pretty good life for a coloring book. I also think it's awesome that my 7 year old son is coloring in pictures next to pictures I colored in when I was 7!

[piecemaker]

Coloring was and still is Fun.

[img]http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/photos/i-LLxBr3P/0/XL/i-LLxBr3P-XL.jpg[/img]

[Hedji]

I still have my copy of that very book. For a while, there was a crew of 3 or 4 boys in 2nd grade who were all bringing their Empire coloring books too school. It was the cool thing to do.

[Red Hulk]

I have one of these in my basement with some king size GIJOE ones.