Jeffrey Brown is an Eisner Award-winning artist and writer of Darth Vader and Son, Vader's Little Princess, Goodnight Darth Vader, Jedi Academy, Kids Are Weird, Cats Are Weird, Cat Getting Out Of A Bag, and numerous graphic novels and comics. A lifelong Star Wars fan, he lives in Chicago with his wife and two sons. Darth Vader and Son, Vader's Little Princess and Jedi Academy are all multi-week New York Times Bestsellers. Jeff's Eisner Award was for Darth Vader and Son. He has been nominated for Vader's Little Princess (award winners announced in July 2015).
Father's Day Gift Guide Pick"The classic tale about Darth Vader and
Princess Leia: Will your daughter love it? Guaranteed?
-Inc.com.
" The joys, frustrations, and awkward moments are all played out
with a lot of truth, and adding the Dark Lord of the Sith being the
parent is just a delightful twist...It's a delight to see the Dark
Lord of the Sith dealing with a feisty teenager, and parents and
kids will immensely enjoy this book for Father's Day and every day
of the year."
School Library Journal
" 7 out of 10 stars. Released with perfect timing for Father's Day,
this is a great little present for the Rebel or Imperial father in
any family."
- Starburst Magazine
"Darth Vader and Son was so successful and superb, that the next
book Vader's Little Princess has hit stands this week to much
rejoicing from fans. Following a similar theme to the first book,
Vader's Little Princess focuses on the relationship between Darth
Vader and Leia, as she goes through her 'rebellious' teens. Both
Darth Vader and Son and Vader's Little Princess are...definitely
worth the Imperial credits."
-Bleeding Cool
"Vader's Little Princess is a perfect book to give to a little geek
girl, as artwork is fun to look at, and the words easy to read for
young readers. Together with Darth Vader and Son, these two little
books belong on any nerd's shelf, and Star Wars fans are missing
out if they don't pick up a copy of each."
-Nerdspan
"Vader's Little Princess is an imaginative book that you won't want
to miss"
- Lansing State Journal
"Vader's Little Princess is one of those books that had me turning
to my husband after every page and announcing, 'This is so going to
be you in a few years!' Darth Vader calling up warm and fuzzy
feelings of parental camaraderie in the face of raising a daughter?
That's what makes this book so awesome...This is a hilarious and
surprisingly insightful take on fathers and daughters. I felt for
Vader a little bit by the end."
-Geek Mom
"hilarious"
- Game Informer Magazine
"if anyone wants to buy me a Mother's Day gift. I'm just saying.
This would be perfect."
- Mommyish.com
"it really is a creative, funny book. Written in comic book style,
the story has Darth Vader and his daughter interacting over
father-daughter things: brushing the backs of your teeth and how to
fly a TIE fighter. You know, normal family stuff."
-Cupcakes and Cashmere
"Have an intergalactic storytime with your mini Padawan. Check out
the amusingly clever Vader's Little Princess"
-Parents Magazine
"Heartwarming is a word bandied about a bit much, to the point
where it has lost currency. So let me be clear here that I am not
using it lightly. Vader's Little Princess is as heartwarming as it
is hilarious, with the power to believably cast one of cinema's
all-time great villains as a believable, fallible, embarrassed and
embarrassing Dad. This book is equal parts love letter to Star Wars
and tribute to the wonder, emotions, and trials of
parenthood...Both funny and touching, Vader's Little Princess shows
again that Jeffrey Brown is as good at making this kind of book as
he is the autobiographical, indie comix for which he was once
better known. Not to be missed."
-Comic Buzz
"I know Jeffrey Brown's Vader and Son was a big success because
everyone to whom I showed it, loved it. However, as the father of a
4-year-old girl I'm looking forward even more to Vader's Little
Princess. Maybe there'll be a cartoon about little Leia
inexplicably belting out 'Call Me Maybe'."-
- Comic Book Resources
"If this wasn't a Star Wars book, I'd still buy it, because Jeffrey
Brown is great. But it is also a Star Wars book, and a sequel at
that. Brown's funny, touching, and incisive view of parenthood
under the guise of a pop culture dalliance is worth your time and
money, and I can't wait to place it next to its predecessor on the
shelf."
-iFanboy
"If you're a 'Star Wars' fan, a parent, or both, Vader's Little
Princess will speak to you, reassuring you that even if you had
complete mystical mastery over The Force and the awe and respect of
legions of stormtroopers -- being a parent is still the most
daunting and rewarding task of all."
-The Trades
"It isn't always all about Luke. For Star Wars fanatics, a
hilarious look at Darth Vader raising a pint-sized Princess
Leia-and all the parenting trials (saying no to the metal bikini,
for one) that go with it."
- Real Simple
"It's delightful. As the father of two girls, I can relate to
Vader's frustrations and sometimes helplessness in the face of a
strong-willed daughter. Sometimes, the Force just isn't
enough."
- GeekDad.com
"Jeffrey Brown has once again done the impossible - he has proven
that Star Wars-based comedy can be fresh, irreverent and deeply
funny. Whether or not you have (or want) kids of your own, this is
essential reading."
-Geekadelphia
"Jeffrey Brown's new book of Star Wars-inspired cartoons is a
must-have for any fan. "
-USA Today's Pop Candy
"Last year, talented artist Jeffrey Brown delivered a massive hit
with his charming re-imagining of the relationship between the Dark
Lord of the Sith and his four-year-old son Luke Skywalker. Now, he
repeats his success with another illustrated outing focusing on
Darth Vader and his daughter Princess Leia. The cover, for example,
shows the Star Wars villain having to sit through a toy tea party
with Leia and her stuffed Ewok. Throughout the book, the put-upon
dad has to suffer through many of his daughter's annoying teenage
demands, from dating undesirables to sitting through a horrible
ballet performed by Jar Jar Binks. Especially wonderful is a
wistful one where the Sith master gets misty remembering how sweet
and innocent Leia used to be when she was a little girl. Chronicle
has also published a must-have Postcard edition of Darth Vader and
Son ($9.95). The two volumes make thoughtful gifts for all the Star
Wars fanatics in your life-or anyone who grew up loving MAD
magazine's clever spoofs of pop culture icons."
-Animation Magazine
"This is a must-have book for any Star Wars fan"
- Nerdist
"This small collection of drawings will delight any Star Wars
fan."
-North Shore News
"We can tell you that it's seriously cute.
-The Mary Sue
"When Vader stares down Princess Leia asking "What exactly is it
that you do?" Brown captures the impenetrability of knowing one's
parents. Sounds like a stretch, perhaps. And yet his "Vader" books
capture the everyday push-pull between parents and kids - oppressor
and rebel, you might say - so thoughtfully and cleverly, the 'Star
Wars' stuff recedes at times."
- Chicago Tribune
Father's Day Gift Guide Pick
"Leading the Galactic Empire is cake compared to raising a teenage
girl. A follow-up to the best-selling Darth Vader and Son, this
sweet, funny graphic novel imagines Darth Vader's fatherhood trials
and tribulations with a coming-of-age Leia."
-Daily Candy
One of the "Great Illustrated Books of 2013"
-Chicago Tribune
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