early 1978 | age 9 I’m titling this page after one of the most exciting pieces of music listed on the soundtrack LP! “Ben’s Death and TIE Fighter Attack”. Special Edition Version! You can see a growing collection of Special Editions»[…]↓ 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…
early 1978 | age 9/10? Yes readers, it’s the most spectacular rendition of a duel in movie and comic history! It’s Ben Kenobi versus Darth Vader as you’ve never ever seen it before! Gnork! Art Notes: Now that’s more like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1978 |age 9/10 Han has to make the leap through the blast doors! Hey, do you think he should have been called ‘Hands Solo’? Or, ‘Hands So-big’? You might miss it, but that’s Chewie’s lower leg just vanishing though the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early-mid 1978? | age 9/10? Well… looky here boys, we got ourselves one a them there Shape-Shifters! The ever changing actors of SWa9! Art Notes Consistency Shape-shifting actors, revisions at various times, blue biro, black biro… How much fun would[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early 1978? | age 9/10? Does Solo feel like he has a duty of care when he says “Luke get the Princess back to the ship”, or does he just want to shift the valuable cargo on-board asap, so he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early 1978 | age 9 You can write this stuff JOHN but you can’t say it. I love this page, partly because it’s one of the oldest, earliest ones, but even more because of this crammed-together line by Han Solo:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid–late 1978 | age9–10 It’s scary sometimes. I decided to check with Google (almighty font of all knowledge) to see if the cell number in this strip is the correct one. Well, would you believe it?—if you Google ‘2187’, it’s[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
mid-1978 | age 9-10 If you’re confused, by the narrative flow here: read the little panel with the stormtrooper firing—before you look at the big bottom one. Script Notes: Killer Writing Ah yes, the ol’ “Let’s go” line. So good—that[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early–mid 1978 | age 9–10 Han Luke and are cunningly disguised as Stormtroopers, but Chewie has no disguise. Anxious that they’re about to be rumbled—he takes the initiative and pretends to be a Pirate. The big furry spoofer! “ARR!” —Copyright:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…