Yawwwwwwn. Oh well. Slim-pickings today. Artwork Notes Our dear pal and reader « Neil Baker commented the other daythat he’d like to see these later, c.1981-83 pages get the ‘« Special Edition‘ treatment. I’m not impressed with them, but it’s almost tempting[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Old Jedi, he say: “Do like… whatever.” In the film, it was one of my favourite lines delivered by Alec Guinness. I bet he added the “of course” bit himself. Guinness was always marvellous at portraying devious craftiness. I think that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Art & Text Notes A Super-Oldie page today: definitely late ’77/early ’78. You know, back then, I was still extremely confused about how to do all the comic-art style lines around the cheekbones. And noses were a cause of bafflement,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Art Notes It’s as if they’re playing ‘hide-and-seek’… or as if Luke really is his master. Artoo excitedly zips over to Luke – speed lines and all. “Get off my leg goddammit!” Well, so much for his former master: Obi[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid 1978? | age 10? The search for R2-D2 begins in this comic page from sometime in 1978, when I was 9 or 10 years old – so it’s one of my favourites. I suppose it’s impossible to convey the magical sense[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As «Autographed by Garrick ‘Biggs‘ Hagon, April 2011! In another deleted scene from the film, we meet Biggs Darklighter. Is that derived from Biggles – fictional British WWI fighter ace?—or from some physical attr… never mind. Art Notes: a little ambiguity! “BLARP![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“I KNOW YOU DON’T KNOW YOU MANIAC” An odd line this. I’ve wondered where did I get it from? Well, imagine my surprise as I listened to Episode 1 of the 1981 Radio Adaptation the other night – and there[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…