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SALVADOR LARROCA’S DARTH VADER SKETCHBOOK, PART 2

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Via Starwars.com:

We delved into artist Salvador Larroca’s philosophy on approaching his handling of Marvel Comics’ new Star Wars: Darth Vader ongoing series in the first part of this interview on Marvel.com. Here, we’ve pinpointed an intriguing sequence from Darth Vader #1 — available today! — that combines our favorite galactic baddie with a very familiar location from the films to get his take on what all went into its execution.

StarWars.com: Salvador, we see Vader arrive at a very familiar place to us, Jabba’s palace; how did you decide how to populate the backgrounds of these pages? And if the film didn’t show a spot that the script of your layouts demanded, what did you do to fill it in?

Salvador Larroca: I watched the original scene from Return of the Jedi several times to catch the feeling, the mood, and the look of it, so if I needed to improvise on the setting, I had only to repeat that style of architecture and its patterns. It’s not that hard; in fact it’s easy for me. I saw the films many times; nothing is new or unusual to me in its locations and sets. I decided on just how I wanted it for the comic, just following the films the same way as with the characters.

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SALVADOR LARROCA’S DARTH VADER SKETCHBOOK

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Via Marvel.com:

Hot on the heels of the launch of Marvel’s all-new STAR WARS ongoing series comes the second title set in that Galaxy Far, Far Away—STAR WARS: DARTH VADER. The book boasts not only fan-favorite writer Kieron Gillen, but equally acclaimed artist Salvador Larroca, both creators working hard to bring the Dark Lord of the Sith to the front for new adventures in the Star Wars Universe.

We got with Salvador to take a peek behind the scenes of his amazing art on the series and get into his head for how he approached the saga, as well as the villain that we all love to hate.

Marvel.com: Salvador, from a design standpoint, did you approach the Star Wars Universe any differently than any of your other comic projects?

Salvador Larroca: Well, I think that a more realistic style works for this series far better than any kind of super heroic look. I try to fit the style to the project, and I see DARTH VADER as more realistic—very much like the films. To me, a book where the Star Wars characters don’t like how they do in the films is not a Star Wars book. Han has to be Han, Luke has to look like Luke and Vader has to be that friendly guy we all know…

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