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Star Wars and Chewbacca's design

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Adam Rowe
Jun 12, 2021
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Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t checked out Kitbashed before, a blog dedicated to the origins of Star Wars.

It really rolls around in the details of who did what when. The whole thing is great, and namechecks a lot of 70s sci-fi artists, but the blog post on the creation of Chewbacca is a particular standout.

Here’s what Chewbacca looked like in early Ra…

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