i've just been messing with the first page of HTTE in after effects and knocked this tiny sample together

http://img532.imageshack.us/my.php?image=comp1vq4.flv

Darknikos - if you can get enough cooks on board you could really turn out something way above what you have already planned

someone recolouring, a couple doing cut outs, more filling in backgrounds and removing speech bubbles etc. a couple of animators, an editor, more working on sound

seems to me there are a lot of talented people on these boards - a lot of who are repeating each others work (how many prequel edits are there anyway?)
if all that talent worked together who knows what can be achieved - your idea could be turned into an animated movie of sorts (maybe not on a par with the new clone wars animation - but something worthwile anyway)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R78l7v3DqkM&feature=related this youtube vid shows how effective even a small amount of animation can be
specifically the clip at 6:15 of thrawn and the emporer

what do you think?