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? This ‘Sith Gods’ line is one which I think only ever appeared in the Marvel Comic There are Gods in Star Wars? Apparently so, and even the evil Sith ones will smile on you on occasion.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/84? | age 14/15? I loved the sound of Vader saying “I’ll take him myself” on the audio tape segment that I recorded from the BAFTA awards show—in 1978? I would no doubt have still been thinking of that as[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 14/15? There’s no time left to mourn Biggs’ passing, so Wedge is told to shut up. This page is largely drawn from cherrypickings of the Marvel version, with minor re-arrangements Art Notes Let’s face it: panel 1[…]↓ 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…
c.1982/83 | age 14/15? Impulsive Luke gets a little cooked and his stickers fall off. Gnat vs Elephant Pretty awesome page from around 1982 or ’83 even if I do say so myself. And look, the stickers are even peeling[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 15? It’s actually getting kind of exciting now, isn’t it? Luke saves Biggs’ life in this one. Or at least, extends it by a few more minutes. Art Notes Clearly, I was enjoying drawing these scenes too.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…