The Mandalorian‘s first season introduced everyone to the post Return of the Jedi universe in Star Wars, while at the same time giving us new characters and focusing on the fan-favorite, Mandalorian culture. Yet with everything that season one was able to accomplish it was nothing compared to what season two would bring.
The second season of The Mandalorian built upon the foundation of the first while expanding it in surprising ways. It would bring back already beloved characters like The Child, Cara Dune, Greef Karga, the Armorer, while also giving fans their first taste of Bo-Katan and Ahsoka in live action. And if that was not enough, the season would see the return of The Mandalorian’s inspiration, Boba Fett.
With so much incredible ground to cover, author Phil Szostak had his work cut out for him. The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Season Two does an admirable job. Like the first installment, the book has a forward by Doug Chiang, and introduction and a list of who’s who in the production of the show. Then, each episode is given a brief yet detailed description behind the thought-process that went into making it. Then, the real fun begins, as the production artwork for that episode is lovingly laid out with notes on many of the pieces, giving insight into the artist’s thoughts about its creation.
The book is full of great nuggets from the creators and artists about season two. Fans will enjoy pouring over every detail of the return of characters like Ahsoka, Bo-Katan and Boba Fett. There are so many neat revelations, which this review could go over in detail, but why ruin it here, when it is much more fun to experience by reading it yourself. There are a few pieces of art in this book that I would personally love to have offered for sale! I cannot recommend this book more highly, I give it 5 out of 5 stars!
This review was completed with a review copy of The Art of Star Wars: The Mandalorian: Season Two from Abrams Books.
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