Star Wars
Snyder watched George Lucas' 1977 hitA New Hope13 times in the theater.
I was obsessed and it changed the course of my life."
“I read this book over and over.

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If you want to talk about anything being possible, read [it].”
But it’s what you dream of when you think of knights and quests and chivalry.
He surfed popular culture and purely provoked.

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He couldn’t exist today."
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The sci-fi and fantasy mag was famous for its explicit content and stunningly creative visuals.
“My mother bought me a subscription with out realizing it was an adult magazine.

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It’s also just rad.”
A version of this story appears in the April issue ofEntertainment Weekly, on newsstands Friday and availablehere.

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