c.1982? | age 14? Hey, Leia’s doing that ‘Heroine standing in the observation room while the male heroes fight’ —thing. But I thought that was a Michael Bay trademark? Oh, I feel dirty now, after mentioning that director… Film Notes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/1983? | age 14? Buckle your seat belts readers… we’re finally going to start the attack run on the Death Star! ZIZI? Not much to say about today’s better than average quality page. Oh yes, that’s why: The older I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid 1978? | age 10? Han gets really emotional in this page. You see? When we were kids, and we read the novelisation and the comics and listened to the radio dramas—we got an extra spin on the story and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982? | age 14? My drawing was getting pretty nifty at this stage. It’s not the best of them, there’s later stuff than this, but check out the silhouetting of the Quad Cannon when the TIE Fighter explodes. Not bad![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1983? | 15? Not much to see here! Unfinished Page 🙁 This page was an unfinished one, from the same period as < the previous page. As such, it doesn’t merit being given a regular Mon, Weds or Friday slot[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1983? | 15? Luke is still feeling sad, and being consoled by Leia who only a couple of hours ago saw her entire home planet and family « destroyed… Art Notes: Any Plans for the weekend? Here’s one for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978/79? | age 10/11? Look. There is Luke. See Luke. Luke is being sad. Oh, Boo-hoo! Luke—now played by Anthony Perkins—is grief-stricken at Ben’s death. But—but—but… what about Leia, and her entire planet and family being destroyed? Well, more on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982? | age 13 or 14? Some of the drawings on this page are horrible, especially panel 1. When the oldest ones are poorly drawn that’s charming, but when the teenage ones are poorly drawn it sometimes makes me cringe[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 15 or 16? This is a fight you cannot win Darth. Yes, that’s right, he said ‘Darth’. Because Darth is Vader’s first name—not his rank. It’s not like he’s saying “You can’t win General—or Lord—or Sir”, he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 14? It’s the big swashbuckler-style swing across the chasm! And it looks very like Howard Chaykin’s version. Hmmm… But if only I’d better understood the ‘direction-of-action’ in my panels. Art Notes: Howard Chaykin & Me FRIPP —[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…