The special edition versions of the Star Wars films and the recent prequels left many fanboys wondering if George Lucas maybe wasn't the visionary filmmaker they had all worshipped and adored. But one aspect of Lucas's vision that has never come into question is his ability to market the hell out of a franchise.

In an alternate Star Wars reality, maybe Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader but realized he still wanted to take care of his kids like any not evil dad would. Maybe he did all the mundane dad things too. Maybe it looked like this.

Star Wars fans are famous for their fervent adoration of the legendary trilogy—adoration that sometimes bordering on religious zealotry. Case in point: this intricate papercraft Darth Vader iconography by Spanish designer Lobulo. Check out the finished model after the jump.

Got a bad sense of direction and a thing for Sith Lords? Well, now you can scratch both of those itches with a downloadable graphics and sound effects (Sans pew pew, unfortunately) bundle for your Garmin GPS.

"Luke...*heavy breathing*...I am your...*heavy breathing* hair-dresser." [Tembolat Gugkaev via Walyou via NerdApproved]

On September 1, Lego will begin selling Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer, the Executor. At 50 inches and eight pounds, it will be the longest set Lego has ever sold.

I wonder how the neighbors of this house in Sendai, Japan feel—their buildings, from the look of things, seem like normal, unassuming homes. And then someone had to come and build this brooding black monstrosity.

The Volkswagen Darth Vader commercial was one of the Super Bowl's best and a lot of it had to do with the adorable kid dressed up as the Sith Lord. The cute kid behind it, Max Page, is now a healthy 6-year-old but at 4-months old he was diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot, a congenital heart defect found in children. In …

Darth Vader was on hand at CES today to announce the forthcoming release of the Star Wars Blu-ray set. As long time fans of his work, we were thrilled to get the chance to ask him a few questions.

Are you still making snowflakes like a five year old? Use some of the force this Christmas with some homemade paper snowflakes featuring the very festive faces of Darth Vader and Boba Fett/clone troopers. [Instructions via Geekologie]