George Lucas Makes His First Ever Comic-Con Appearance

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George Lucas might be more responsible for the kind of fandom found at San Diego Comic-Con than any other single filmmaker. In the 48 years since “Star Wars,” film franchises have been folded into the SDCC vibes, taking the event far beyond the comic books for which it was established. “Star Wars” itself has very quickly ventured into the comic realm after its 1977 release, and the big-time fans that the film birthed are the kind that buy tickets to the cascade of con panels annually.

So, suffice to say, Lucas’ very first ever appearance at Comic-Con was a hot ticket, though he appeared not to discuss his career or the legacy of “Star Wars” nor his thoughts on the Disney spin-offs or his early classic “American Graffiti” or producing “Indiana Jones.” Instead, Lucas was previewing his long in development museum, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, which is set to open next year —a one-year delay from its original schedule. At the panel, held on July 27 and moderated by Queen Latifah, Lucas called the museum “a temple to the people’s art.”

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“I think it’s more about a connection — an emotional connection —with the work, not how much it cost or what celebrity did it or whatever,” Lucas said at the panel.” It’s more a personal thing, and I don’t think it’s anything that anybody else can tell you, ‘That’s art, that’s not.’ It doesn’t work that way. If you have an emotional connection, then that’s art.”

The museum, located in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park —will be —according to its website —“an 11-acre campus with extensive new green space” that will feature a 300,000-square-foot building with “expansive galleries, two state-of-the-art theaters, and dedicated spaces for learning and engagement, dining, retail, and events.” At the panel, Lucas showcased several pieces that will be part of the opening exhibits (via DiscussingFilm), including drawings from the original “Iron Man” comic, a “Black Panther” ink splash, vintage “Peanuts” sketches, the first 1934 drawing of the character Flash Gordon, concept art for Indiana Jones, Frida Kahlo paintings, and a life-size Naboo starfighter, among many other items.

“I’ve been collecting art since I was in college and when I was in college which was sort of near the Stone Age, I couldn’t really afford real art,” Lucas explained, appearing alongside fellow storytellers, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro and film designer Doug Chiang. “I love all art no matter what it is. But I could afford comic art because in those days it was underground.”

The museum will also have two theaters, a library, an event space, and 33 galleries, including one of exhibit that will include the earliest forms of narrative art: the mythological Greek, Roman, and Egyptian gods.

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The new venture is the kind of bold swing that only a true original, like Lucas, would make — highlighting, he said, the unsung storytellers. As he explained, “Just from my experience of making movies and things, that other people’s opinions don’t mean much,” he explained. “The only thing that really means something is what you do and what you feel about it.”

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