It was great when people used to have artistic license which made their stuff unique and interesting. Now every little detail is controlled and people get angry if R2’s panels don’t match. Ugh.
I know what you mean.
Current SW comics’ fixation with getting every detail screen-accurate is one of the many things that makes me uninterested in them. The old comics had hit or miss stories as well, but they spent more time trying to craft interesting stories, than they spent on making sure that every detail on Han’s DL-44 blaster was exactly as it was in the movies.It may bug a lot of current SW fans, but I find a certain charm in these old Marvel comics where Luke’s lightsaber colour changes every other issue. They’re fun stories, and I get that it’s a lightsaber, so why would it matter if it’s blue, or yellow, or red?
And sometimes they did it blatantly on purpose. Imagine how dull Dark Empire would have been if they were forced to make everything scree-accurate.
I agree with all of the above.