Jeffrey Brown, the creator of Darth Vader and Son and Vader’s Little Princess, shares insights and pages from his take on Din Djarin and Grogu at StarWars.com from his new book The Mandalorian and Child, arriving November 7th.
Beskar and Bubbles
“One of the things to love about the Mandalorian is how his ultra-tough exterior is tempered by how sweet and tender he can be with Grogu,” Brown says of the cover art, capturing a playful moment between the Clan of Two. “Kids love bubbles. Who am I kidding, I love bubbles, too. I feel like beskar would have the right properties to enable making a highly efficient bubble machine that doesn’t clog up all the time.”
IG-11 in Nanny mode
“I always like to pull from real life even when I’m working with fictional universes,” Brown says. “We’ve had a mobile of the solar system from the planetarium since our first son was born, so I thought Grogu should have a mobile made of planets, too.” But look closely and you may see some distant worlds from a galaxy far, far away. “Of course, his mobile isn’t our solar system, but features various planets visited by the Mandalorian.”
Force painting
Brown’s art also explores Grogu’s artistic side with a set of fingerpaints. “Grogu has managed to keep his painting area relatively clean,” Brown notes, “which may actually be even less realistic than using the Force to paint.”
See more pages from The Mandalorian and Child at StarWars.com. Order Jeffrey Brown’s current Star Wars books, and pre-order the new book for arrival on November 7th, at Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.
