Ben's Philosophy: lesson #2

"...the fool, or the second fool who foolishly follows the first fool like a great big foolish fooly fool?"

Panel 1 is lifted from Chaykin's version. I don't like Han in that one. He looks like Robert Wagner in Hart to Hart.

"And togedder... dey was moider!"
Wacka - wacka - chick-a-wah-wah!

The only thing I ever liked Wagner in was one of the Austin Powers movies - and that was probably Rob Lowe.

Han looks like a lobotomised zombie in panel 3, but I think he's just raising his eyes to the heavens.

As kids, we loved the way Chewie's head came up with a plaintive growl. Han even gives his head an affectionately reassuring pat.

Star Wars Convention Tales: 2

"Alright, that's my page! Look Paul, the Fixer goes 'BLARP!" (laughs)

Garrick 'Biggs' Hagon at INVASION (April 2011). Charming and funny. (Full Blog Article on this coming soon)

I didn't know you were back! When did you get in?

Also on Easter Sunday 2011, I met the man who played the legendary - you might say almost mythical Biggs. A character in Star Wars who sort of semi-existed. In the days before we had DVDs or even video tape in our homes, we read about and got accustomed to seeing Luke's best friend by way of the novel, the Storybook, the Marvel comics, the 1981 radio series and maybe even the collectible cards. So much so that I actually can't remember whether Biggs made it into the original release or not. Did Luke even meet him on Yavin - or was that in the Special Edition 2 decades later?

"I'm quite happy to talk about Star Wars, but... I heard a great story about Alec Guinness..."

I was looking forward to meeting Garrick Hagon at this year's event and felt that his signature on my childhood artwork would be a wonderful thing to have - even if he is almost spectrally in the film itself.

I'll publish an expanded version of this meeting in the Blog section soon, but for now I'll just say that he's the most charming fellow to meet. He immediately makes you feel welcome and at ease. Paul 'Greedo' Blake stepped over when he saw the comic, as Jeremy 'Boba' Bulloch had done earlier (things were slow on Easter Sunday) and the pair made an engaging and funny double-act. As with Paul, we really didn't discuss Star Wars - although he's always very happy to do so. For now readers, until I publish a fuller account in the Blog I'll leave you with a photo (agh! which one?) and the newest prized addition to a c.1980 page of the comic.

Luke roars into Anchorhead. "I've told you kids to slow down!" See the whole page

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