A few years ago Star Wars fans got to see the story of Han Solo and Leia Organa ’s wedding — inthe current canon , at least — unfold in the pages of Beth Revis’The Princess and the Scoundrel . But now referee young and onetime will get to see Star Wars ’ queer tale hymeneals in a novel light , with a gorgeous unexampled picture book about the extragalactic nebula ’s mosticonic great power duo .
exemplify by Sophie Li and written by Revis , Someone Who have a go at it Youwill re - narrate the minute of Han and Leia ’s nuptials ceremony on Endor after the Rebel ’s victory over the Empire — take moment already order in Revis ’ earlier novel and rendering them in beautiful , painterly new scenes , as the doting honeymooner - to - be explicate to curious Ewok children just what love is , and what Han and Leia mean to each other .
“ Star Wars has ‘ war ’ right in the claim , and the foundation of this heroic , multi - generational story in a beetleweed far , far away has always been about the battle of beneficial vs. immorality , Empire vs. Rebels , Jedi vs. Sith . But even if the base of the storey is war , the columns holding it up are hope , ” Revis exclusively told io9 over email discussing the new painting book . “ There is always a spark of Bob Hope in even the darkest , dark astronomical tarradiddle . As Rose Tico say , ‘ That ’s how we ’re gon na win . Not campaign what we hate . Saving what we love . ’ Yes , Star Wars is fun when it ’s lightsaber battles and TIE fighter . But all of that mean nothing without sexual love . ”
Image: Sophie Li/Disney Books
The picture book will highlight specific moments already covered in The Princess and the Scoundrel as well as furnish new context , but the real drawing card will be being able to at last see the ceremonial occasion itself — nontextual matter released to accompany the novel in 2022 already give us a few detail , like Leia ’s wonderful wedding dress , but as you’re able to see , Li ’s gorgeous stylisation gives the whole thing a fairytale feel that Han and Leia ’s dearest truly deserve .
Star war : Someone Who Loves You is set to release on December 3 , 2024 . tick off out our full chat with Revis below , as well as Li ’s full cover !
James Whitbrook , io9 : What were the self-aggrandising challenges of translating these moments you ’d written about in Princess and the Scoundrel into a picture leger format ?
Image: Sophie Li/Disney Books
Beth Revis : Narrowing down which scenes to highlight ! In the novel , I had a chance to really revel in the joy and love of Han and Leia ’s romanticism , and even though the marriage itself was a bit of a whirlwind , I had the room to enlarge Star Wars lore by including more finish from the Ewoks , exploring new configurations , and excavate into the emotion . With a picture book , I have a much more limited space . How can you fit a making love account as liberal as Han and Leia ’s into just a fistful of image and watchword ? I ’m so thankful Sophie Li , the illustrator , was capable to capture such dynamical emotion in her brush stroke !
io9 : Why was it important for you to revisit Han and Leia ’s nuptials in this format ?
Beth Revis : Star Wars has “ warfare ” right in the claim , and the foundation of this larger-than-life , multi - generational story in a galaxy far , far away has always been about the struggle of good vs. evil , Empire vs. Rebels , Jedi vs. Sith . But even if the base of the report is war , the columns holding it up are hope . There is always a spark of hope in even the benighted , dismal astronomical taradiddle . As Rose Tico say , “ That ’s how we ’re gon na come through . Not fighting what we detest . Saving what we love . ” Yes , Star Wars is fun when it ’s lightsaber battle and TIE fighter . But all of that means nothing without love .
So often , Star Wars stories revolve around the battle . It ’s significant to remember what we ’re contend for , though . It ’s important to embrace the joyousness we have and to promise ourselves more , even in the darkest time .
Han and Leia ’s wedding is the everlasting symbol of this . Their love affair is the heart of Star Wars , and this moment — when they ’re all together , when the battle is hold back at bay , when they actively choose to allow themselves the freedom to celebrate … that ’s something we all postulate . Every one of us — from the adults who look on the horrors of word today to the child who watch the adults react to it — we all demand to be prompt that every battle has hope , every dark time has making love . And it ’s worth pausing the battle to feel the joy .
io9 : Obviously Princess had some ocular elements to accompany its launching like the art of Leia ’s wearing apparel and so on , but what was it like working with Sophie to craft the look and feel of these moments from the leger here ?
Beth Revis : So much fun ! I was so incredibly fortunate to be able-bodied to cater some details about what the art on each page should impersonate to match the give-and-take . When crafting the text edition , I even spread out white sheet of paper and hand - sketched ideas to get an thought of the flow rate and how it would all go , but all that did was highlight how inadequate of an illustrator I am ! For one finicky view , I wanted to show what the Ewok tike ( adorably called woklings ) did with an abandoned AT - ST in the forest . I had such a clear image in my pass , but no skill whatsoever to make it happen , so I actually necessitate out my son ’s Legos and started posing it so I could wrap my head around how it could bring . I hoard all my notes and ideas , and I ’m still in veneration of how Sophie was able to take these ideas and perfectly capture the emotions , movement , and the vivacity of the characters .
The premise of this book is Han and Leia excuse the definition of honey to some funny young Ewoks , all while preparing for their wedding party . But we ’ve all seen the picture show ! We be intimate the Ewoks do n’t just brook around , listen politely — much like child . The brilliance of Sophie ’s instance shine in the way she ’s capable to make a single , flat image find like it ’s actuate . This book read like an experience , like you ’re walk around with Han , Leia , and the Ewoks , and that ’s all thanks to Sophie ’s illustrations . It ’s magic trick , the way motionless ink number alive .
io9 : Was there anything that changed in your intellect ’s eye rendering of Han and Leia ’s wedding between what you pen in Princess and re - imagine it for Someone Who Loves You ?
Beth Revis : There ’s a scene in The Princess and the Scoundrel where Leia , bedeck in her gorgeous gown and clutching wildflowers , steps into the tree diagram synagogue , but no one ’s noticed yet . No one but Han . While every single person is watching him , at the front of the crowd , he ’s only draw eyes for her .
Of course , in the novel , I had to blow up the ceremony . Where are Chewie , Luke , Mon Mothma ? What are they doing and date ? What threat is happening in the setting that will propel the storey , and how might they confront it ?
But in this book , I was able to pull it back in . Yes , there are woklings running around , cause topsy-turvyness . But it ’s so clean — Han and Leia have eyes only for each other . In every double , no matter what ’s happening , their love is at the center . We are back in that private bit , that personal time , where there ’s nothing more authoritative than their love .
It ’s just a few sentences in The Princess and the Scoundrel . But that construct and emotion is the whole volume of Someone Who Loves You . ferment a brief , scarce there line of business into an total story , basking in it — it really reminds me of how great lovemaking can be .
io9 : How does it feel removed from the passing of Princess and the Scoundrel , to have been part of such a authoritative “ unseen ” mo of Star Wars ?
Beth Revis : I honestly still can not cover the outrageousness of this . I palpate so surprisingly blessed to get to work with not only my favorite characters , but also one of my very favorite moments ever . I ca n’t even say it ’s a ambition come on-key , because this whole experience was so far above and beyond what I thought was possible that I did n’t even dare daydream it .
What make it even more incomprehensibly awesome is that my son is now at the everlasting age to share this with . He was too little to appreciate what I was doing when I wrote Rebel Rising , and he was just starting to get into Star Wars when The Princess and the Scoundrel come in out . But since then , he discovered Galaxy ’s Edge , lightsabers , and Young Jedi Adventures , and he ’s the grown Star Wars lover ever ! For me to be able to write a picture book — well-nigh every page of which he sat on my lap while I spell — turned this into the most precious experience . He facilitate me use his Lego bricks to stage scenes ; he helped me pick minute to highlight in a flashback sequence showcasing their love ; we talked about what chaos the woklings would make .
There ’s all of Star Wars storytelling in the galaxy , but for a abbreviated moment between idea and issue , this part of Star Wars was just ours , something I share with my son , something about love that our honey helped shape . And that has become the determinate unobserved bit for us .
Star Wars : Someone Who have sex You is out December 3 , 2024 ; you may pre - order a copyhere .
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