1979/1980? | age 11 or 12? Where the hell did that giant come from? Jack the Giant Killer? The Thief of Bagdad? What’s it doing in this comic?!? Weird and Weirder! You’d almost suspect that there’s some long-range, pre-plotted master[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978/79? | age 10/11? Ratcheting-up the evil of the Empire still further, the Imperials kill Rebel Prisoners at Yavin IV. I’d read plenty of WWII comics by this time and was familiar with SS tactics against civilians and prisoners. Yet[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978/79? | age 10/11? Another massacre! I’m not sure every droid really must be destroyed, but it sure must have been fun to draw and of course—ahem… it shows what baddies the Empire are. This one is drawn thin airmail[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978 or ’79 | age 10 or 11 The Jetpack Stormtroopers have landed, and the Star Destroyers are back. Back—hoovering up more stuff with their tractor beams! (Maybe they missed a bit last time?) I should probably remind you, readers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978 or ’79 | age 10 or 11 Luke goes in, X-Wing Fighter guns blazing, and seems to scare away all of the Star Destroyers. What gives? Genuine Suspense! What do you think the ‘r’ in R-Bomb stands for? Answers[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 10/11, 1979/1980? Han bursts into the Cantina discoteque, sees the Stormtroopers, who’ve called a truce—for the shared love of disco—and then murders them. Stormtroopers Lettin’ Their Hair Down! I couldn’t imagine working in the blazing Tatooine heat, in a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 14/15/16? | 1982/83? Ooh… grumpy! Somebody needs to relax the kacks. Art Notes There’s some really nice drawing in this page, especially panel 1, which was obviously copied form Al Williamson—again! Well, if you’re going to copy, copy from[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 13/14/15? | 1981/82/83? The main shield is down, and things are falling apart at Echo base! Hi readers. I still don’t really have much time at the moment to write accompanying blog posts for these. I’ve been working hard[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 13/14/15? | 1981/82/83? Vader shows how truly merciless he can be. Script & Art Notes Vader’s Motivation? In Empire, we got to see just how evil Vader is, and how terrifying it must be to work for him! Honestly,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 13/14/15? | 1981/82/83? Ka-blammo! Another Walker is destroyed by Luke. Script & Art Notes According to this version, Luke is knocked unconscious when he drops back to the snow. Was he in the film? I can’t remember. He isn’t[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…