that illustrate a proposed appearance of Anakin Skywalker as a malevolent "Force ghost". Reprints Following the theatrical release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1980, and the re-release of the original Star Wars film in 1981, the film series adopted an episodic naming convention in the opening crawl. From 1994, reprinted editions of the first three books also adopted episode titles — The Art of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, and so on. Revised editions of the first three books were published in 1997, with changes and new material added to reflect the additional special effects used in the Special Edition theatrical releases. The books See also List of Star Wars artists References External links Books about Star Wars Books about visual art Ballantine Books books Del Rey books Abrams Books books 1979 books American non-fiction books