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Post #1281915

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ZkinandBonez
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The original Marvel Star Wars series
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Date created
17-May-2019, 3:18 PM

screams in the void said:

according to this source , Al Williamson drew the 12 strips in 1978 and they were first published in The Art Of Al williamson book in 1983 . If you follow the link to the facebook page there is more info. I also seem to remember reading that Al had some commitments to his Secret Agent X9 strip that he was doing with Archie Goodwin that prevented him from doing the original adaptation, as he was George’s first choice, and he did not feel like he could give his all to the project . When x9 ended , he was freed up to come on board for Empire . anyway , here is the link I mentioned…http://www.battlegrip.com/spotted-online-unpublished-star-wars-comic-strips-by-al-williamson/

Thanks. It’s interesting to see just how many different things Goodwin was working at this time. He was a busy man.


It’s also nice to see that I’m not the only one who’s favourite SW comic artist is Carmine Infantino;

http://www.battlegrip.com/my-favorite-star-wars-artist/

Also, according to an interview with Infantino, he was told that he was requested by Lucas. First time I’ve heard about this.

http://www.battlegrip.com/carmine-infantino-penciler-publisher-provocateur-in-pdf/

Makes me wonder just how much control Lucas actually had over the comics and their creative teams. I know he disapproved of certain ideas, but I had no idea he chose the artists after the ANH adaptation.