Age 14/15/16? | 1982/83? Leia’s reverting to type and being very cranky with Solo. Script & Movie Notes Hmmm. I still seem to be having problems with that word ‘cockpit’—even years later after < I drew the death of Biggs,[…]↓ 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? Han tries to get Leia safely to her escape ship as the base crumbles under the Imperial bombardment. I forgot to do this page today because I was so busy! It’s Friday night here in Ireland,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 13/14/15? | 1981/82/83? Poor Dack gets killed as Cliff from Cheers and Threepio look on… That looks like John Ratzenberger (Cliff) from Cheers standing by Threepio in that silly Alphabet sticker thingy. There’s also a stuck in photo clipping[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 13/14/15? | 1981/82/83? Anxiety increases on echo base as does the potential for ‘toilet humour’ . Script Notes Very Silly “That droid’s Imperial, we’d better evacuate. Start the evacuation!” “Oh, I think I already have. “Master Luke, it’s good[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 12/13? | 1980/81? A scene in Empire that’s reminiscent of old Hollywood: Hepburn and Tracy, and Gable and O’Hara. Gone with the Ice Storm And you know what? When the Empire Strikes Back poster was being created, one of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Age 12/13? | 1980/81? This leads into another one of those great scenes in Empire between Han and Leia. This is the first page to feature those silly Empire Strikes Back alphabet stickers. I think I was probably looking forward[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978/1979? | age 10/11? Here it is, readers: the very last page of this Star Wars comic adaptation. But, I’m pleased that it’s ending on one of the earliest pages. It’s been a big project. Do I get a medal[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978/79? | age 10/11? 2nd-last page of the comic. Today, spelling really gets throne out of the window. Did I really spell ‘back’ as ‘bak’?—and then correct it? Maybe I was just so much more eager to draw, that I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982? | age 14? Hey, Leia’s doing that ‘Heroine standing in the observation room while the male heroes fight’ —thing. But I thought that was a Michael Bay trademark? Oh, I feel dirty now, after mentioning that director… Film Notes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…