c.1982/84? | age 14/15? I loved the sound of Vader saying “I’ll take him myself” on the audio tape segment that I recorded from the BAFTA awards show—in 1978? I would no doubt have still been thinking of that as[…]↓ 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…
early 1978 | age 9 More figure drawing tips for beginners! That’s right, would be students of art: pay close attention to this page, if you have your hearts set on drawing the human figure like a beginner. Art Notes[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
1983? | 15? Luke is still feeling sad, and being consoled by Leia who only a couple of hours ago saw her entire home planet and family « destroyed… Art Notes: Any Plans for the weekend? Here’s one for the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1982/83? | age 14? The drawing’s pretty good in this one—especially in the bottom panel. My God, it’s almost like… a photograph! I don’t know why, but for some reason I always liked Howard Chaykin’s image of Luke’s fist scrubbing[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
early–mid 1978? | 9–10 years old Starring…Kevin Bacon! What the hell’s going on with this movie? A different actor per character in every panel? Well, I suppose being strangled by the Dianoga’s tentacles was was good preparation for his role[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SFTPaS-SFX And with a Karate cry – Artoo gets zapped by a Jawa! More patented «Smudged-Felt-Tip-Pen-and-Spit SFX, and the judicial use of stuck-in «collectible bubble gum cards. For ease of pronunciation and memorisation, let’s from now on, call it: SFTPaS-SFX. There: simple.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Crikey! Was I was really avoiding doing any drawing at all on this one? I think I just had the clippings of Threepio and wanted to use them. Including a Star Wars bubble-gum trading card. It’s a cross between a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Apparently the fighting is still raging on. Maybe because the urge to kill another rebel ‘is strong in this one’. Such a sweet boy. See the stuck-in trading card? Nostalgia: Trading Cards Waxy, gummy, glossy magic Those chewing gum cards were[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“LORD VADER IS COMING ABOARD” I’ve discovered that this line came from the Radio Adaptation of 1981! It was amazing to hear the Droid announce Darth Vader, in my headphones, lying in bed, 3 decades later. It gave me a[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…