Age 12/13? | 1980/81? A scene in Empire that’s reminiscent of old Hollywood: Hepburn and Tracy, and Gable and O’Hara. Gone with the Ice Storm And you know what? When the Empire Strikes Back poster was being created, one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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.1978/1979? | age 10/11? Here it is, readers: the very last page of this Star Wars comic adaptation. But, I’m pleased that it’s ending on one of the earliest pages. It’s been a big project. Do I get a medal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978/79? | age 10/11? 2nd-last page of the comic. Today, spelling really gets throne out of the window. Did I really spell ‘back’ as ‘bak’?—and then correct it? Maybe I was just so much more eager to draw, that I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978 | age 10? I love this page. It blows me away! There’s much to enjoy in it—even fancy creative lettering Art Notes In 1978 probably, I drew Han’s mute face (top-left) in green biro—but nothing more. Later, around 1979?—I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1979? | age 11? I don’t know if it’s the same for you, but this page depicting the death of poor Biggs, is one of about 2 pages in Star Wars age 9 which really, truly affects me. It delivers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…