George Lucas/was blinded by ego and fame and greed/on his giant ranch in Marin County/where all the people who don’t vaccinate their kids live/when he sold Star Wars to Disney/who hired Sith Lord J.J. Abrams to reboot yet another beloved franchise based on explosions and CGI/where sad farewells were said.
Wayne Douglas Barlowe wrote and illustrated the influential Barlowe’s Guide to Extraterrestrials (1979), which lots of you remember and probably still have.
2 Warps to Neptune 
Yep, still have it, and it’s a classic. Beautifully illustrated. I also had a Popeye one that somehow got away from me over time!