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? 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…
c.1982/1983? | age 14/15? Today’s page was drawn at two different times, in biro, and then later in black marker. I’ll talk a bit about actor Denis Lawson (as Wedge Antilles) but also the unfortunate Jek Tono Porkins character (by[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/1983? | age 14? Buckle your seat belts readers… we’re finally going to start the attack run on the Death Star! ZIZI? Not much to say about today’s better than average quality page. Oh yes, that’s why: The older I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early 1978 | age 9 Cor… action! And Ben’s spirit makes another intervention from beyond the grave. Wait… I don’t remember that in the film? Art Notes So easy, a trained monkey could do it There are some bloody weird[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982? | age 13 or 14? Some of the drawings on this page are horrible, especially panel 1. When the oldest ones are poorly drawn that’s charming, but when the teenage ones are poorly drawn it sometimes makes me cringe[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978 | age 9/10 Ben’s disappeared, and Darth is baffled—in the Beano comic sort of way, shaking his head, in a double-take, trying to grasp what’s happened. “Pah!” “Hmph” —The Epic SWa9 Art Notes This page is gas. From when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 15 or 16? This is a fight you cannot win Darth. Yes, that’s right, he said ‘Darth’. Because Darth is Vader’s first name—not his rank. It’s not like he’s saying “You can’t win General—or Lord—or Sir”, he’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1983? | age 14? It’s the big swashbuckler-style swing across the chasm! And it looks very like Howard Chaykin’s version. Hmmm… But if only I’d better understood the ‘direction-of-action’ in my panels. Art Notes: Howard Chaykin & Me FRIPP —[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…