I originally got this idea from somewhere on these forums but I cant find the thread so I decided to start a new one. That thread delt with someone re-editing Star wars comics into a story he would like. I mention it becuase its where I got this idea from. Kind of a Star Wars Marvel Comic Special edition. Ive posted my first go and wanted some feedback.
I know most of you hate anything being done with the classic movies. Im hoping you like this though
Original 1600x1836 size here.
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So you decided to polish a turd? Well, from what I see, the alterations aren't bad at all. Then again, I'm sleep deprived. Why did you give Luke a red lightsaber instead of turning it blue in the upper left hand corner?
"Fuck you. All the star wars movies were excellent. none of them sucked. Also, revenge of the sith is the best."
- DarthZorgon (YouTube)
Polish a turd? Yes this art and design is pretty awful but its also a classic. I gave luke a red saber becuase editing the pink and red saber of the original was taking more time than I wanted to invest.
Thanks for your feedback.
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"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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"Fuck you. All the star wars movies were excellent. none of them sucked. Also, revenge of the sith is the best."
- DarthZorgon (YouTube)
AxiaEuxine said:I know most of you hate anything being done with the classic movies. I'm hoping you like this though
You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Anyway, interesting project, thanks for sharing it with us. Don't worry so much what other people think about it, if it is something that interests you, keep at it. And by posting it here, it is very likely at least a few others who find it interesting will stumble across it.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
Interesting idea. Dark Horse should have tried something like this when they reprinted the Marvel adaptation in the 90's. Instead, they recolored them with a very flat drab scheme.
Given that the people working on the Marvel comic did not have the luxury of seeing the finished film, they did a great job. :)
Where were you in '77?
C3PX said:You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Sorry about that...you could be right. I had just come from a thread with bashing running rampant...probably set me in the wrong mood.
Cant decide if I want to continue working on just covers or seeing what I could do with an inside page.
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain.
"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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awesome job!!!I noticed you fixed the logo and gave a glow to the yellow tagline above it.these comics are classics of my youth and I own just about every one of them as well as all seven volumes of the a long time ago trade paperbacks dark horse put out back in 02-03.For what I shelled out for them i wish they would have done something like this as well.what program did you use to do this?and yes,you definetly should try a shot at the interiors.nice work.
darkempire37 said:awesome job!!!I noticed you fixed the logo and gave a glow to the yellow tagline above it.these comics are classics of my youth and I own just about every one of them as well as all seven volumes of the a long time ago trade paperbacks dark horse put out back in 02-03.For what I shelled out for them i wish they would have done something like this as well.what program did you use to do this?and yes,you definetly should try a shot at the interiors.nice work.
Thank you! I used Photoshop CS4.
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"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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SilverWook said:Interesting idea. Dark Horse should have tried something like this when they reprinted the Marvel adaptation in the 90's. Instead, they recolored them with a very flat drab scheme.
Given that the people working on the Marvel comic did not have the luxury of seeing the finished film, they did a great job. :)
Yeah, the Dark Horse recoloring was seriously weak. Everything was too pale.
I love the old Marvel comics. They meant a lot to me when I was a kid and even looking at them now they have some good stuff. Marvel gets a lot of flak because early on they did stuff like put in a giant green rabbit, but I don't see a big difference between Jar Jar a giant green rabbit, and anyway Marvel's stories got better after the early years.
AxiaEuxine said:C3PX said:You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Sorry about that...you could be right. I had just come from a thread with bashing running rampant...probably set me in the wrong mood.
Ok, here's some basic principles: When it comes to Lucas's ouput 1997 onwards, Bashing = Good. Gushing = Bad. Ok?
I find it ironic that on the new cover the stars are less visible or all together gone.
Other than that I wish you the best of luck with your project as long as these new edits are alternatives to the originals and aren't intended to replace them ;)
"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt
see you auntie said:I find it ironic that on the new cover the stars are less visible or all together gone.
Other than that I wish you the best of luck with your project as long as these new edits are alternatives to the originals and aren't intended to replace them ;)
The star field is easier to see if you hit the link for the original size and not one made to fit this forum better.
well I dont own the originals so I cant replace the originals with any thing I might do. I assume your comment is Lucas bashing Special edition inspired?
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Vaderisnothayden said:AxiaEuxine said:C3PX said:You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Sorry about that...you could be right. I had just come from a thread with bashing running rampant...probably set me in the wrong mood.
Ok, here's some basic principles: When it comes to Lucas's ouput 1997 onwards, Bashing = Good. Gushing = Bad. Ok?
Heres some food for thought just becuase I dont agree with you on something doesnt mean I have a little shrine to Lucas in my basement now does it. It doesnt mean that I LOVE everything he does now does it?
Lets assume for the sake of argument that there was something I didnt like about Lucas or post 97 Star Wars. If I said that in this forum I could not make a single argument about anything without someone throwing that nebulous thing in my face everytime now could I? Im not gushing.
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"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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AxiaEuxine said:see you auntie said:I find it ironic that on the new cover the stars are less visible or all together gone.
Other than that I wish you the best of luck with your project as long as these new edits are alternatives to the originals and aren't intended to replace them ;)
The star field is easier to see if you hit the link for the original size and not one made to fit this forum better.
well I dont own the originals so I cant replace the originals with any thing I might do. I assume your comment is Lucas bashing Special edition inspired?
Regarding the Star Field remark - duely noted.
As for the rest the comment was simply made tongue in cheek, but I'm not bashing.
How am I bashing or more so how can one misconstrue that comment as Lucas bashing when one simply wishes that an alternative or special edition not replace the original, shouldn't they both be allowed to co-exist?
"Well here's a big bag of rock salt" - Patton Oswalt
see you auntie said:How am I bashing or more so how can one misconstrue that comment as Lucas bashing when one simply wishes that an alternative or special edition not replace the original, shouldn't they both be allowed to co-exist?
I am going to forgo my opinion on that matter and answer you in this way. Star Wars is the property of Lucas. He can do with it what he pleases, whether you, I or the guy next door likes it. It IS his.
And I apologise for accusing you of Lucas bashing. I just expect it to be the default status of most Star Wars fans nowadays....unfortunantly
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain.
"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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Vaderisnothayden said:SilverWook said:Interesting idea. Dark Horse should have tried something like this when they reprinted the Marvel adaptation in the 90's. Instead, they recolored them with a very flat drab scheme.
Given that the people working on the Marvel comic did not have the luxury of seeing the finished film, they did a great job. :)
Yeah, the Dark Horse recoloring was seriously weak. Everything was too pale.
I love the old Marvel comics. They meant a lot to me when I was a kid and even looking at them now they have some good stuff. Marvel gets a lot of flak because early on they did stuff like put in a giant green rabbit, but I don't see a big difference between Jar Jar a giant green rabbit, and anyway Marvel's stories got better after the early years.
Actually, the only person allegedly giving Marvel flak over Jaxxon, (the meat-eating blaster toting rabbit) was George! ;)
And Jaxxon is nothing like Jar Jar.
Where were you in '77?
AxiaEuxine said:well I dont own the originals so I cant replace the originals with any thing I might do. I assume your comment is Lucas bashing Special edition inspired?
Lucas Bashing is a pejorative term for reasonable objection to the harm Lucas has done to Star Wars.
AxiaEuxine said:Vaderisnothayden said:AxiaEuxine said:C3PX said:You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Sorry about that...you could be right. I had just come from a thread with bashing running rampant...probably set me in the wrong mood.
Ok, here's some basic principles: When it comes to Lucas's ouput 1997 onwards, Bashing = Good. Gushing = Bad. Ok?
Heres some food for thought just becuase I dont agree with you on something doesnt mean I have a little shrine to Lucas in my basement now does it. It doesnt mean that I LOVE everything he does now does it?
Well, to be honest, some of the things you've said on this site have given me the impression you might be having an actual Lucas shrine somewhere. And you have given me the impression that you're pretty damn uncritical about his work.
AxiaEuxine said:see you auntie said:How am I bashing or more so how can one misconstrue that comment as Lucas bashing when one simply wishes that an alternative or special edition not replace the original, shouldn't they both be allowed to co-exist?
I am going to forgo my opinion on that matter and answer you in this way. Star Wars is the property of Lucas. He can do with it what he pleases, whether you, I or the guy next door likes it. It IS his.
Legally maybe, but definitely not morally. It belongs to the world. It belongs to all of us. Morally he most definitely does NOT have the right to do whatever he wants with it. The argument that it's his and he has the right to do what he wants with it is obscene and it's the sort of argument I associate with Lucas zombies who make daily sacrifices at a Lucas shrine.
AxiaEuxine said:see you auntie said:How am I bashing or more so how can one misconstrue that comment as Lucas bashing when one simply wishes that an alternative or special edition not replace the original, shouldn't they both be allowed to co-exist?
I am going to forgo my opinion on that matter and answer you in this way. Star Wars is the property of Lucas. He can do with it what he pleases, whether you, I or the guy next door likes it. It IS his.
And I apologise for accusing you of Lucas bashing. I just expect it to be the default status of most Star Wars fans nowadays....unfortunantly
If only it was. Unfortunately the default status seems to be Lucas worship.
There ya go Dark Father, the saber is blue now and I changed vader's helmet to mostly black/blue
"Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain.
"A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes"...James Feibleman (1904-1987)
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AxiaEuxine said:Lets assume for the sake of argument that there was something I didnt like about Lucas or post 97 Star Wars. If I said that in this forum I could not make a single argument about anything without someone throwing that nebulous thing in my face everytime now could I? Im not gushing.
Sounds ridiculous to me. What are you basing this on exactly?
Back on topic, those blue sabers look quite nice. Good work.
"Every time Warb sighs, an angel falls into a vat of mapel syrup." - Gaffer Tape
AxiaEuxine said:C3PX said:You seem very insistent on failing to understand us...
Sorry about that...you could be right. I had just come from a thread with bashing running rampant...probably set me in the wrong mood.
Cant decide if I want to continue working on just covers or seeing what I could do with an inside page.
No one said we dislike anything done to the originals. Just as long as it's not done poorly (like this! '97 SE Jabba, from ANH. You'll find most of us that have seen Adywan's OT edits to be improvements on the originals, in an "alternative viewing" kind of way (although I've heard a few people say that his versions have now become their default versions of the OT now.)
AxiaEuxine said:There ya go Dark Father, the saber is blue now and I changed vader's helmet to mostly black/blue
I don't know, I still think we need to include Jar-Jar in there somewhere... :P
I like your edit of the cover now!
"Fuck you. All the star wars movies were excellent. none of them sucked. Also, revenge of the sith is the best."
- DarthZorgon (YouTube)
Thanks for the compliment. slowing working on the first inside page now....somewhat more challenging.
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