In this irresistibly funny follow-up to the breakout bestseller Darth Vader and Son, Vader—Sith Lord and leader of the Galactic Empire—now faces the trials, joys, and mood swings of raising his daughter Leia as she grows from a sweet little girl into a rebellious teenager.
Smart and funny illustrations by artist Jeffrey Brown give classic Star Wars moments a twist by bringing these iconic family relations together under one roof. From tea parties to teaching Leia how to fly a TIE fighter, regulating the time she spends talking with friends via R2-D2's hologram, and making sure Leia doesn't leave the house wearing only a skirted metal bikini, Vader's parenting skills are put hilariously to the test.
Edition MSRP: $14⁹⁵ U.S. / £9⁹⁹ U.K. (ISBN 978-1-4521-1869-7)
Jeffrey Brown was born in 1975 in Grand Rapids, Michigan and grew up reading comic books with dreams of someday drawing them, only to abandon them and focus on becoming a 'fine artist.' While earning his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Brown abandoned painting and began drawing comics with his first autobiographical book 'Clumsy' in 2001. Since then he's drawn a dozen books for publishers including TopShelf, Fantagraphics, Drawn & Quarterly, McSweeney's and Chronicle Books. Simon & Schuster published his latest graphic memoir 'Funny Misshapen Body.' In addition to directing an animated video for the band Death Cab For Cutie, Brown has had his work featured on NPR's 'This American Life' His art has been shown at galleries in New York, San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles and Paris. Jeffrey's work has also appeared in the Best American Comics series and received the Ignatz Award in 2003 for 'Outstanding Minicomic.' He currently lives in Chicago with his wife Jennifer and their son Oscar.
After a grueling day of literally blowing up planets inhabited by millions of people, there’s nothing like unwinding at tea time with the princess. Daughters have a way of softening the edges.
I am disgusted by this book. How dare Jeffrey Brown play fast and loose with Star Wars continuity?! Darth Vader was not a "single Dad" just trying to be the best Dad he could be. He was the most vile, most villainous henchman of the Empire. He was responsible for multiple murders, took part in genocides, he was damn near irredeemable, and here Brown is trying to make us think he was somehow kind and playful, just a good Dad in a tough situation.
I'll tell you what this is: it is an insult to all the victims of Alderaan; it is an insult to all those enslaved to the evil, galactic Empire; it is an insult to the heroes of the Rebellion; it is an insult to that great hero of the New Republic herself, Princess Leia. Shame on you, Jeffrey Brown. Shame on you for giving a false, human face to this terrible Sith Lord.
p.s. I'm cheating on media blackout day. Don't tell anyone.
Could not help but think of Carrie Fisher as I read this book...so my review is more than likely influenced by how sad I was to hear of her passing. Took me back to the summer of Star Wars - a great summer for me. This book turns the whole relationship between the SW characters in a way that will make you laugh as you see reflections of your own family.
This is a sweet book with charming pictures of Darth Vader raising his little princess. And, it's not easy for the Dark Lord of Sith to get his teenage daughter to do as he wants.
Still I prefer Darth Vader and Son to this book. This book was not funny in the same way as the previous book was.
A mi hija le regalaron este libro, el día de reyes. Para mi fue una gran sorpresa, porque no tengo idea donde lo consiguieron en español, y no quiero ni pensar cuanto costo.
La traducción es muy buena, solo tiene un pequeño error en una viñeta, que se les olvido cambiar el I, por el yo. Pero solo eso, lo demás esta muy bien.
Es una parodia sin una historia lineal, son chistecillos pequeños en cada pagina. Es tan adorable y tierno.
A pesar de que mi hija no esta familiarizada con la historia y personajes originales de Star Wars, igual le encanta el libro y siempre se muere de risa.
Las imágenes son tiernas y muy bien diseñadas.
Para mi es un pequeño trozo de nostalgia, para mi hija es un libro muy divertido que siempre le saca carcajadas.
Although there is not really much if any continuous storyline depicted in Jeffery Brown's Vader's Little Princess, the short little comic-book episodes of Star War's Darth Vader as a single father to Princess Leia have indeed been a fun and engaging (ten minute or so) reading interlude (with appealing, often wildly hilarious illustrations, with Jefferey Brown also depicting, describing scenarios both funny and relatable and of course, all of the allusions to the Star Wars movies being a pure joy, although truthfully, I have found the allusions to the first three movies the most fun and personally relevant to and for me, simply because I have such fond memories of watching Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi in the movie theatres as a teenager). A truly delightful romp through science fiction memory lane Vader's Little Princess has been for me, as well as often, as generally very much and truly lough out loud funny. And yes, I do find it both entertaining and hilarious to see Darth Vader in his "evil genius" outfit, clad in his black cape and headpiece, acting all fatherly and sometimes like a typical strict parent to his daughter, to his little princess so to speak (not to mention that while I was reading Vader's Little Princess last night, I of course also imagined hearing the voices of James Earle Jones and the late Carrie Fisher, imagining them saying Jefferey Brown's printed blurbs).
”Behave yourself, or my Dad will totally kill you.”
I have flashed my sci-fi geek badge once or twice around the GR block, but I don’t believe I’ve gushed about my fascination…love…obsession with Star Wars. :D
It is flat out scary how many times I have seen the movies. My blood now pumps in rhythm to the theme song! And… Over the years, I have developed an additional layer of love to the obsession though—watching the myth change and grow into something new. My heart loves to see the different versions, looks, and ideas on the legend as new generations latch onto the fun! From board books to neck ties! The Star Wars love and legacy is never-ending!
Soooo….I was thrilled to come across Jeffrey Brown’s Vader’s Little Princess. An adorable and sweet twist on the famous lines, story and relationship of Princess Leia and Darth Vader. What if Darth Vader raised Princess Leia? Imagine Darth Dad trying to deal with young Leia learning to fly the imperial shuttle or dating Han Solo. What could possibly make this big, bad villain of the dark side blush? Haha…You have to tune in to find out.
A Star Wars gem filled with fun “I-never-thought-I’d see-Darth Vader-do-that” illustrations for fans of all ages!
And perhaps the perfect Father’s Day gift. My Dad inspired and fed my sci-fi geekdom from day one.
What can I say? I thought the Darth Vader and Son book was a little better, and this was kind of more of the same thing.
I DO think it's funny, reading other reviews, that people think it's stereotypical. I mean, yeah, it's stereotypical that a dad would have arguments with his daughter about leaving the house in a belly shirt. But I think that's really the whole point here. Leia is used as a device to put Darth Vader in humorous situations, not the other way around. It's funny to watch Darth Vader have a tea party. It's funny to have him watching her leave the house in pajama pants. It's funny to watch Darth Vader teach a young Leia, who apparently just got her license, how to drive in a TIE Fighter.
So yeah, these are pretty stereotypical daughter/dad roles. That's the joke. If you don't like the joke, don't think it's funny, that's cool. But there's a difference between not enjoying the joke and blaming something for stereotyping.
And holy crap do I feel sorry for you. I mean, if this book sets off your alarm bells when it comes to stereotypes, is it possible to actually enjoy anything?
Can I tell a quick story about this?
When I was young, maybe 2, my mom gave me a doll. I was a boy, but she was into this whole idea of giving me toys that would traditionally appeal to girls as well as boys. You know, to avoid the stereotypes.
After a short time the doll disappeared, from the way she tells it. It was gone for a while, and then resurfaced when she found me playing with it in the bath tub. I'd stripped its clothes off, torn the head off, and was using the hollow plastic body as a drinking vessel.
The head was never recovered.
I don't think I knew a lot about the glass ceiling, and I really don't think it was any sort of chauvinist statement as I wouldn't even know what that was.
I guess what I'm getting at here is that I don't really know if there's much value to looking at everything through the "is this a stereotype" lens. I'm sure some little boys responded well to dolls, smashing the stereotype. I'm extremely sure that at least one little boy did not respond as well, reinforcing the stereotype.
So at some point, do we just become a list or a balance of qualities that either reinforce or break stereotypes? And fuck that because I want to do things I like, regardless of the stereotype. If there's a stereotype that your race likes a certain food (okay, I'll be honest, I'm talking about the Swedes and their love of taquitos. We've all heard it a million times, I know) does that mean that I, as a member of that race, have some sort of responsibility to not enjoy that food in order to break the stereotype?
I'm a man who likes beer and hates wine. Should I be drinking wine and gagging just to break out of that middle class white male stereotype?
I'm a guy who likes wearing jeans. Should I be looking into wearing tight aqua pants even though I think they're stupid looking and uncomfortable and they would make me unhappy, just to make sure I'm fighting The Man?
I'm a nerd who enjoys the occasional foray into the Star Wars universe. Should I make sure that those pieces responsibly represent a challenge to gender stereotypes, especially considering that THESE EVENTS DON'T EVEN OCCUR IN OUR GALAXY AND ALL THE PEOPLE HAVE MOTHERFUCKING LASER SWORDS?
I mean, FATHERFUCKING LASER SWORDS?
There's a planet of LIVING TEDDY BEARS!
A giant immobile worm man is a CRIME BOSS!
There's a guy named DASH RENDAR!
This isn't even our reality!
Forget traditional gender roles. Vader is like the Hitler of that galaxy. And if you want to talk about breaking traditional roles, a twin brother and sister kiss on the lips in these movies. And the sexuality of C-3PO is something that I don't think I could even begin to extrapolate without some kind of advanced engineering degree. Oh, but the way they stereotyped the Rancor as a murderous beast, that was just horrific and damaging to the race as a whole.
I work in a female-dominated office in a female-dominated field. I know many a strong lady who is still down for tea. I talk to ladies who are making their own way in the world and also enjoy clothes shopping. You have to do what makes you happy, and I don't think you need to excuse that stuff because it's stereotypical to your race, gender, or status as a horrifying monster that ravages prisoners in a dank pit of despair.
If humorous picture books about Star Wars are the important front to fight this battle on, then I guess you've come to the right place. Otherwise, I don't know. Read something else. Stuff I don't like or things that have a real opinion about this stuff.
I saw this at the bookstore and thought it would be the perfect gift to get my hubby for our daughter's Father's Day present! It being perfect because this family LOVES Star Wars and because we got our daughter's name from Princess Leia.
Believe me, when he saw this he definitely got a kick out of it!!
Fun to read with comical and creative illustrations! A joy to read for anyone :)
Dart Vader is a single father who struggle to raise her daughter...and until more grows everything gets more complicated. The book about Luke was really good, but this is better!!! Is more cute and funny especially because Vader must "support" Leia's relationship with Solo...Geez, this thing let some jewels like these:
Honestly, these situations aren't be funny if Vader wasn't the main character but, Who cares! I really like how Brown breaks the Star Wars continuity, the way he gave a spin to situations that everyone know (like when Vader discover that his kids blow the Death Star), the only thing i don't like is that use of cliches situations, kind of: "i don't have nothing to wear!", "What a shame that my father let me in the school", but everything else was good.
This and Darth Vader and Son were the stars of the Scholastic book sale this week, timed to coincide with parent teacher conferences and each child made a wish list...easy! Convenient! Expensive! Because I already spent a kajillion dollars at the book sale, I put both these books on hold at the library. This quick read was a fun look at Darth Vader dealing with parenting his little girl. Silly fun, which is about all I can handle these days! 3 stars
After reading Darth Vader and Son, I had to try this as well! It is just as adorable! Like with Darth Vader and Son, this is geared toward adults, specifically parents. I believe than any parent can relate to these books. They are truthful, draw off of a well known nerdy fandom, and are just plain humorous. This is a must read for any nerdy parents out there. Anyone that adores Star Wars would get a kick out of it as well. Very well played, Mr. Brown.
As I sat reading them I was so excited to have kids of my own one day, so I could read these to them. But then I realized they're pretty spoilery, and would I rather have my kids enjoy these when they're kids OR watch their faces as it is revealed that Darth Vader is Luke's father?
Thank god I have many years to figure out the answer.
This was pretty darn cute. I really liked how (for the most part) all Vader's lines were direct quotes from the movies used in new funny ways. I'm looking forward to checking out the other Vader picture books in this series!
So I was utterly charmed by Brown's previous Star Wars contribution, DarthVader and Son, and absolutely had to pre-order Vader's Little Princess as soon as I was able. Because Leia! And the art, yet again, is cute and a lot of fun, but I had one quibble with this book: the author has sons, and his Darth Vader and Son, while obviously showing father & son activities, really felt universal, stuff that you could see doing with your dad whether you were a boy or a girl. With Vader's Little Princess, I couldn't help but feel the author was having to reach for daughter stereotypes: the dad hating the boyfriend, the daughter listening to loud music and wearing clothes that are too revealing. Like the daughter looking at a closet full of clothes and complaining of having nothing to wear, or dragging her father to the ballet. Some of it was cute, mind, and there's a reason it's a stereotype, but it just wasn't really Leia. Leia, who's tough as nails. That bothered me a bit, but I could be overreacting. However, one thing I noted: in Vader's Little Princess, Leia has to share 8 panels with Luke. In Darth Vader & Son, Luke shares a grand total of one single panel with Leia.
Erm….
I'm sure I'm overreacting. I just wish THIS book was as clever as the previous one. For those of you who've "read" both, thoughts?
Just like Darth Vader and Son, this installment is something that would be a cute gift from a girl who had been introduced to Star Wars by her father. Something where in a large percent is likely lost on children, but would be appreciated by adult fans. (Probably especially those who remember when they watched the films with their own precocious little padawans.)
Just as cute as the first one, and I might even like it better just because of Leia. <3
My brother informs me that some of his later books are more directed at children.
Loved Vader and Son, laughed a lot; liked this, laughed less. But I say: keep doing this stuff, it's fun and getting a crazy huge audience. Thought maybe the son stuff was a little more surprising and interesting; the girl stuff more predictably father-daughterish, less revealing than Son about either Vader or father-daughter stuff.. but am I reading too much into it? Maybe. Within two hours, I, my wife and all three kids 6, 7 and 8 all eagerly read it, grabbing it from each other's hands as we finished. We all liked it; they all liked it better than I did, just to show you what I know.
Cute story of Darth Vader and his daughter Leia who has grown up to be a teenager. Of course there is jokes and references about the movie. Recommend this, but I maybe wouldn’t buy it. It’s a quick easy read but I don’t think I’d want to read it more than once.
I was waffling on whether this deserves a better or the same rating as Darth Vader and Son, but then I realized I got a lot of enjoyment out of it (even if some of the scenes were cliched "girly"). 5 stars for a great laugh.