(early) 1978|age 9 “Full reverse Chewie”—and keep on shakin’ it! Solo decides to turn tail and get the hell out of there and then… POW!—the Millennium Falcon is grabbed by the Death Star’s tractor beam. And as always, these very oldest pages keep[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
My Arm – My Arm! How the heck did I come to draw Solos body so badly? Especially considering that I seem to have been getting quite good at drawing at this stage, at around 13 or 14 years old. And I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Who needs speeches? Not SWa9 it seems. Han Solo loses all of his great lines in this page. “Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no substitute for a good blaster by your side kid” and “I’ve seen a lot of straaange things…” etc.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Wookie’s certainly gracious in Victory isn’t he? (if only there was a text-format for sarcasm) Pffft…. I bet he dives in the Penalty Area too. “I suggest a –– new stragedy (sic) Artoo let the wookiee win.” –Star Wars age 9 We’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A nice find! I like these panels. So I’m very pleased to have rediscovered them in the attic. They must have been cast-offs, rejects. Otherwise they wouldn’t have ended up in this state. See the edges of the paper? They’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s play a game of Dejarik! Oh… wait, maybe not. Maybe let’s not play a game. Not with him anyway. God… SPELLING! “G A R R O ! R” Yes, that’s right: s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g! And even if youre was the right word to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid-late 1978? | age 9/10? I love this page! It was a nice surprise when I rediscovered it in 2009. Do you notice that Han originally said “Cover yore eyes folks!” —before I added a ‘U’, to er, correct it—which is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
We soar away from Tatooine! I was never quite sure where the Millennium Falcon‘s artillery was positioned. Hmmm… I guessed top and bottom. But then, how do Luke and Han look over their shoulders at one another when sat at their[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Send all the Cruisers? Send all the Cruisers?” Says a voice in his earpiece… “You’re a lowly STORMTROOPER. Who do you think you are? Sod off!” Film Notes One of the fondest memories that Niall F and I shared of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cor, that 3rd panel’s a bit gruesome eh? Yes, readers, this is the very real human-impact of the action. So spare a thought for the poor« expendable henchmen Art Notes I’m sorry, but unless inspiration strikes in the next few hours,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…