Age 12/13? | 1980/81? This leads into another one of those great scenes in Empire between Han and Leia. This is the first page to feature those silly Empire Strikes Back alphabet stickers. I think I was probably looking forward[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 12/13? | 1980/81? We meet the Droids designated Artoo Detoo and See Threepio! That “designated” line is lifted straight from Roy Thomas’ script in the Marvel adaptation of ‘Star Wars’. I hadn’t copied it into « my own version[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 12/13? | 1980/81? Luke gets walloped by a Wampa! Hence explaining those little changes in poor Mark Hamill’s face that appeared since the previous film. Movie Trivia Funnily enough, last night I found a 1980 clipping from one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 12/13? | 1980/81? Han and Luke are on patrol on icy Hoth This comic has begun with the Imperial Star Destroyer above the planet Hoth, lauching probes, as I think the movie does. But neither the Marvel comic adaptation, the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 14? / 1983? The planet Hoth, as autographed by Kenneth (Admiral Piett) Colley! Autographed Page Up until a few years ago in Ireland we had a pretty regular staging of the INVASION events, featuring the costumed Emerald Garrison—and!—actors and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 13/14? BLAMMO! The Death Star goes Super-Freaking-Nova. I take no credit for the visuals in this, or half of the text—it was copied from Marvel. I did put in some stupid dialogue though 😀 So, I suppose[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 13/14? Luke must have caused panic and terror down at the rebel base, by turning off his targeting computer—just as the Death Star is about to fire! But I suppose he’ll be OK no matter whether he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 14/15? Things are starting to look pretty dicey for Biggs. Oh dear… Things are not looking too good for Luke’s childhood pal Biggs today. Did I mention several (thousand) times already that Gabby, Johnny and «I met[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 14/15? Poor Blue Leader gets it today: it seems that Darth Vader has joined the fray! In the Marvel adaptation we actually get to see Vader climb into his TIE fighter. But not here—nor in the (ahem)[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 14/15? Another single panel page today, readers. I think I might do another bonus page tomorrow too, like I did yesterday. Art Notes “Wedge is the only Y-Wing left – that T.I.E. just cancelled another one!” Cancelled?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…