Ho hum, there are no laughs in this one; and this Luke meeting Leia scene is getting a bit drawn-out. He does utter the immortal—and corny “I’m here to rescue you” line, but I bet I never once thought of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early 1978 | age 9 Beautiful—are you sure? “……YOUR MORE BEUTIFULL THAN I THOUGHT” One of the first attempts to extol Leia’s beauty! 9 or 10 year old boys really don’t have much of an appreciation of the opposite sex’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1977?/1978 | age 9 That’s it. Make sure she’s dead before you even rescue her. Luke’s nose looks a bit sideways? Like an Irish TV newsreader (or is that just their weird lighting? I’ve never been able to decide). Cor,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 14–15? Not much to laugh at today, I’m afraid! Here’s my 14 or 15 year old self acting more like a proper comic artist. I really wanted to be one, right up to art college. My flatmate[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid–late 1978 | age9–10 It’s scary sometimes. I decided to check with Google (almighty font of all knowledge) to see if the cell number in this strip is the correct one. Well, would you believe it?—if you Google ‘2187’, it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early-mid 1978 | age 9-10 Here… how come Han says ‘Space Pirate’? Isn’t he a smuggler? I wonder where that originated. I mean, he may be somewhat criminal, but I don’t think he boards other people’s ships and robs them. Blammo! The[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid-1978 | age 9-10 If you’re confused, by the narrative flow here: read the little panel with the stormtrooper firing—before you look at the big bottom one. Script Notes: Killer Writing Ah yes, the ol’ “Let’s go” line. So good—that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early–mid 1978 | age 9–10 Han Luke and are cunningly disguised as Stormtroopers, but Chewie has no disguise. Anxious that they’re about to be rumbled—he takes the initiative and pretends to be a Pirate. The big furry spoofer! “ARR!” —Copyright:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early-mid 1978 | age 9-10 This is probably one of the 2 or 3 funniest scenes in the whole film. I missed out some of the best lines though: “Well…. uh, more wealth than you can imagine!” says Luke—to which[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.mid–late 1978 | age 9–10 My friends and I used to be baffled by that word Detention. Or maybe it was just me? We’d be playing a scene from Star Wars and all sorts of odd variations would come up.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…