Ben Kenobi is With Us!

2 pages on one day today readers. Because, ho hum, there are no laughs in this one; and this Luke meeting Leia scene is getting a bit drawn-out.

Art Notes

From the colour illustrations in the novel (above)

Chaykin: An actual likeness! (below)

I was trying to be a proper comic artist again. But - Carrie Fisher's beauty is finally done some sort of justice. No need to look away folks! Leia in panel 2 is probably from the Blowing up Alderann scene production still; these photos in the novelisation were a God-send back then.

The bottom panel is copied directly from Howard Chaykin's Marvel artwork. I must have been impressed with that one as it's one of the few instances in his adaptation of an actual likeness. No Doubt it was from one of his bare handful of reference production stills given to him by Lucas' team. He really had his work cut-out. She's a bit toothier in my version.

Wasn't Carrie Fisher absolutely lovely? Still is of course. She says she was given the role on the condition that she "go off to a fat farm" and lose a few pounds! I've seen the screen tests - she didn't look in the least bit chubby! Baby-faced perhaps - but never chubby. Who knows? - maybe Lucas thought weight-loss would make her look a little older - more senatorial?

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