A galaxy not so far away : writers and artists on twenty-five years of Star Wars / edited and with an introduction by Glenn Kenny.

New York : Henry Holt, [2002], ©2002.

xxxi, 222 pages ; 24 cm

1st ed.

"An Owl book."

Introduction: Jedi mind tricks / Glenn Kenny -- 13, 1977, 21 / Jonathan Lethem -- Pale starship, pale rider: the ambiguous appeal of Boba Fett / Tom Bissell -- Dagobah, Nebraska / Dan Barden -- Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Catcher in the Red-Eye: Episode IV: A new goddamn hope / Neal Pollack -- A night out at the memeplex / Arion Berger -- Married to the force / Kevin Smith -- Works every time / Elvis Mitchell -- The chrysanthemum and the lightsaber / Erika Krouse -- The force visits Willoughby, Ohio / Elwood Reid -- Anakin, get your gun / Joe Queenan -- Becoming Darth Vader / Lydia Millet -- It's a wonderful life day, or How I learned to stop worrying and love the Star Wars holiday special / Webster Younce -- Planet Rock: Star Wars and hip-hop / Harry Allen -- Jedi uber alles / Tom Carson -- A big dumb movie about space wizards: struggling to cope with The phantom menace / Todd Hanson -- Star Wars tale / Kate Bernheimer -- A Star Wars miscellany: extracts culled from various media / compiled by Aimee Agresti.