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The First Encounterby *wraithdt

Digital Art / Drawings & Paintings / Sci-Fi

Hi guys! This is a new set of 12 artworks I did for the new Star Wars Essential Reader's Companion. Although the dateline for this book was a lot tighter it nevertheless was an enjoyable and rewarding experience.

As with the last book I will be posting them in the order of sequence as it appears in the Reader's Companion. Enjoy!

I have another one for you Mara fan's. This one is from the first book of the New Jedi Order series called Vector Prime and it shows Mara Jade dueling Yomin Carr. She's the first Jedi to ever encounter, duel and defeat a Yuuzhan Vong in single combat, albeit with great difficulty. This was an enemy unlike any other the Jedi has faced before and one that is formidable even to an experienced Jedi like Jade Skywalker. On top of looking like a pure badass the one thing that makes Yuuzhan Vong cool to me is their use of living bio-weapons like thud bugs (thrown projectiles) and the amazing amphistaff, which is a whip, sword, spear, and venom shooter all rolled into one and its apparently so tough that it can resist a lightsaber cut.

I think some of you may have already seen this image already as it was one of the preview images from the Reader's Companion but I'd like to mention that this is the updated version of the one floating around the net right now. I made some changes after some sharp-eyed fans pointed out that her lightsaber was the wrong kind and so I gave her Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber, which is more consistent with canon. I also noticed that Wookieepedia has the old version of this image. If anyone would be kind enough to update it with this version that would be great!

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Published by Del Rey, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.

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~Darthxbox 2 days ago Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Very well done!

~MarinistXXX May 5, 2013

Great!

~Astralview Apr 21, 2013 Hobbyist General Artist

Very nice

~scoutsIX-3 Apr 14, 2013 Hobbyist Artisan Crafter

Mara is so gorgeous! I always envied Luke.....

~han44droma Mar 29, 2013

the fact that she was sick at the time makes it even more awesome

~SaryaTorn Mar 26, 2013

If this was the front cover, I'd have got Vector Prime sooner.

*FalconFan Mar 26, 2013

PERFECT!! LOVE Mara's pose, in mid-strike, taking out two thud bugs in one sweep... Yomin Carr's stunned expression is also perfect: HE'S never seen a Jedi before, either--so it was a surprise for both of them... The angle of view is wonderful, and definitely gives the feel of this being a film-still, rather than an illustration--such great movement, too, with the flying insect weapons, the sweep of Mara's lightsaber and the swirl of her hair. GREAT choice of costuming for her, too, btw--some of us are right tired of her black, shiny catsuit! lol! THIS is much more appropriate attire for an accomplished Jedi Master on a field mission.