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April 6, 2009
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Darth Vader showing a rarely seen somber moment of grief as he pauses to mourn the loss of the troops that he lost in the destruction of the 1st Deathstar.


This is a piece I did to premier at the Cape Girardeau Comic Con in Cape Girardeau Missouri. It is an homage of sorts to both Lee Teter's "Vietnam Reflections" [link] and to Star Wars.

I wanted to do a Star Wars piece that would stand out from the crowd a bit, so I thought a more somber and emotional piece would be a great contrast to the usual action works that you see. Written in Aurabesh on the memorial wall are the names of family, friends, and loved ones that I and some of my closest friends have lost.

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~Rebel-Rider Jun 3, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
I kind of see it almost like an alternate version where Vader didn't die after he turned good and he goes to the memorial to say "I'm sorry."
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Mood: Sadness ~Wheat-Os May 29, 2013
You see, no one ever thinks about the "bad guys" or their families. By this time, most of the storm troopers were your average joe, probably looking for a job. How many people's sons, fathers, husbands, maybe daughters, wives, and mothers died aboard the death star?
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~gtf187 Mar 30, 2013
While I think this is a really neat piece I also feel like it is disrespectful to those who died in Vietnam
Not trying to be an ass it's still really cool though
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*WiL-Woods Apr 29, 2013
Thank you, I appreciate the statement and I respect your views.
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~Adiens Feb 7, 2013
Do you sell prints of this online I was at a con and still regret not buying it from you then though I bought some of your other work.
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*WiL-Woods Feb 15, 2013
I do indeed,you can grab it through our etsy store : [link]
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~Adiens Feb 7, 2013
Do you sell a print of this. I was a con and I regret not buying it from you then.
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~AutomatonKnight Feb 2, 2013
Amazing work done on this piece. I applaud you on this.
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~minimanosteel2 Jan 24, 2013
jrice3@nwacc.edu
Please email me, I'd like your permission to write a paper about this piece for Art History. I will be comparing it to the original. I would also like to figure out the name of the original author, and I am having a lot of trouble doing so.

Thanks, Josh.
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~FinnickOdair14 Jan 8, 2013
This is amazing. You sir are truly a great artist. Your art shall be praised one day, it shall be in museums!
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