c.1979? | age 11? Let’s see what Ben’s been up to. While his compatriots are being attacked by a monster and mashed, Kenobi’s been stealthily finding his way to the tractor beam controls. Here’s the novelisation’s take on it: “Secure[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Art Notes c.1979?|age 11? It’s a rubbish, embarrassing page, but!—it features an Imperial baddie who’s just about as evil as they come. Not just evil. And no, not just very evil. We are now looking at a character that I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Wookie’s certainly gracious in Victory isn’t he? (if only there was a text-format for sarcasm) Pffft…. I bet he dives in the Penalty Area too. “I suggest a –– new stragedy (sic) Artoo let the wookiee win.” –Star Wars age 9 We’ve[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A nice find! I like these panels. So I’m very pleased to have rediscovered them in the attic. They must have been cast-offs, rejects. Otherwise they wouldn’t have ended up in this state. See the edges of the paper? They’re[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Let’s play a game of Dejarik! Oh… wait, maybe not. Maybe let’s not play a game. Not with him anyway. God… SPELLING! “G A R R O ! R” Yes, that’s right: s-p-e-l-l-i-n-g! And even if youre was the right word to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And Chewie meets Luke SkyWalken Ben‘s like a Samurai here isn’t he? And is Luke being played by Christopher Walken, now? («previously it was Patrick Mower) This comic has a veritable cast of thousands. Howard Chaykin’s slightly more exciting, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978–1979 | age 9–10? And so ends Pt.IV of the comic, with the burning Lars homestead and the tragic deaths of Owen and Beru. But Luke returns specifically to burn dead Jawas? I also take a little look at another[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
OOEEUG! Fire the Makeup Department! Mouse-over for the earlier version! I ponder Mark’s makeup, the insensitive treatment of dead Jawas, the Star Wars/Empire double-bill in 1980, the accuracy of Stormtroopers and alternate tinkered-with artwork. Which makes George not much worse[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Colonel Gaderafii Sticks It’s just one of the versions of that moniker that I often used. Gaffi – Gader-fii, Gader-afi, Gaddafi… Creative Lettering “AAAA EEEEEEEEEE” It flows from Luke – top-left – across the assailant and down the page as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978 or 1979 | age 10 or 11 Presenting! One of the many front covers that were made for this ‘Star Wars’ comic book adaptation. In the beginning… …there was the cover! But—it was not this one. So what did it look like? Was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…