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| MAD About Star Wars / Thirty Years of Classic Parodies : 4 of 5 | |
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1.02.2008
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 My second Christmas book was this amazing collection of Star Wars parodies from MAD Magazine, which has been on my Wish List from the moment I heard it was being published! I used to love reading MAD (and Cracked, too), so it was a blast to re-read lots of great stuff that I remember from the 70s. The original Episode IV parody is a riot, and I love the old references to things like the Hollywood Squares, as well as the tunes used in the funny Star Wars musical! All of the great covers are reproduced as well, along with the cool Fold-Ins from the back cover (each one is conveniently revealed in its folded state on the next page so you don't have to mess up the book). All of MAD's parodies of the prequels were new to me, since I haven't read any recent issues in several years, so it was great to see what they did with Jar Jar and Jake Lloyd's terrible acting (it received exactly the treatment it deserved!). This book even includes current parodies like new versions of the recent Star Wars postage stamps (I loved the stamp of Luke's severed hand!). Along with all the hilarity, the margins of every page feature some great trivia about Star Wars and MAD Magazine in general, and there are also a few pages of letters that George Lucas wrote to the magazine. I'm so glad Lucas was a huge MAD fan and even called-off his lawyers when they tried to attack without his knowledge! I would definitely recommend this great collection to Star Wars and MAD fans alike!
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