163: The Rebel Briefing Room
early 1978 | age 9 We’re going way back in time again in this page and the next. These are the most childishly drawn ones, and my favourites. I’m guessing I took my visual references from the collectible «trading cards.
Now, there’s uninhibited youthful confidence in one’s er… ability
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The Beginning of the End
It’s the first page of the final part of this epic. That’s right readers: SWa9’s days are numbered! But I’m going to do a big push for the next couple of months to get the site out there before the book ends. I’d appreciate your help in sharing the pages online too. Someday, hopefully, I’ll get the comic book printed as an actual physical book which I’ll be able to distribute far and wide on a strictly non-profit basis. Mark Hamill should definitely get one!
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Nyaaaaa…. shuddup!
Another of those bizarre Marvel covers!
Yeah, boring. Well, it looks as if our heroes were successful in storming the rebel fortress all guns blazing. And, all has been forgiven.
In the novel, Red Leader stands up and questions the sanity of Dodonna’s attack plan; in the film, it’s some bloke or other; but in this proper SWa9 version, it’s Wedge Antilles. He asks a reasonable question, egged on by Luke, “Yeah”; but when the rest of the gathered pilots are silent, Luke orders Wedge to sit down as if he’s an idiot. It’s almost as if Luke encouraged Wedge to stand up in front of everyone and ask a possibly stupid question, with the reasurance that Luke would back him up.
Ah, the joys of work!
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‘Snub Fighter’
A must see fan-edit! This is such a clever re-telling of that final battle. Funny stuff!
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Where’s Biggs?
The old guy looks like Father Christmas!
Do they call him Wedge because everyone keeps puling his underpants up over his head, or is that his brother Atomic Wedge?
I’m imagining his X-Wing hurtling along the trench with a a stream of tied-together underpants trailing from the window! That’s probably what pushed poor porky Porkins over the edge.
Biggs? Of course Biggs will be in it. Otherwise how could he be dramatically and enjoyably killed off? 😀
Haha ‘sit down wedge!’ 😀
Yeah – sit the hell down, Wedge.
Liked.
(Whisper) “Yeah, go on Wedge – you tell ’em. Go on, I’ll back you up.”
“I’d just like to say that we don’t like the way you run this place. We want free Blue Milk, new X-Wings (these ones look beat to crap), statutory sick leave and we ALL want it now. Isn’t that right Luke? Luke?”
“Shuddup Wedge – sit down, you’re making an idiot of yourself in front of everyone.”
“What about you Skywalker?”
“Uh, no – no problems sir. No gripes from me.”