also , A lot of original Infantino pages without color at this link …would love to see how you would color them !..http://www.comicartfans.com/SearchResult.asp
very cool ! I like how you got Ben’s saber the correct color and the more subdued tones on the aliens …I think if you add in a little more reflected light, as from the overhead apparatus ,onto the figures , as well as some suggesting of more shadows it would be perfect .
Sorry , I caught that on re reading it .must be the Ambien.
actually , George Lucas did direct the closet scene…http://comicbook.com/starwars/2018/05/22/star-wars-han-solo-movie-george-lucas-directing/ not the kick in the nuts though
also , updated my gallery with an homage to the cover of issue 99 of the original series…https://screamsinthevoid.deviantart.com/art/Original-Marvel-Star-Wars-99-Homage-747937040
Speaking of Tony Dezuniga , here is a link to some of his work on the American Marvel comics magazine Pizzaz which was one of the earliest Star Wars stories outside the films …http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2011/01/ol-grooves-request-line-star-wars-with.html also, That was a really cool post of the cantina scene ZkinandBonez , in the U.S. it was used as the cover of F.O.O.M. (friends of old Marvel ) magazine , I have never seen it sans color though , thanks for posting . Here is the image in color …click on the pic to see full image…https://comicbookrealm.com/series/772/9926/marvel-foom-friends-of-ol-marvel-issue-21
and though I live in the U.S.and it is not compatible , this is my dream vhs set…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_OcvxOUbLs
speaking of comprehensive home video collections , this guy literally wrote a book on it and has just about every release of the films on every format in multiple countries , from super 8 to beta to laserdisc, ced and far beyond …the collection sits in the background on his shelves and is drool worthy…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ow8AJdgZTAg&list=PLjlPnivr6wGhIimehcIbKm3dhIXTBPpsu
got a link to the Jaxxon’s 11 ? be a kick to check it out .
Valance was a cyborg himself though , and that was his shame and hypocrisy
Perhaps a bit obscure , but I was pleased to see the Cloud Riders in some form in the new Solo movie ! And I also think animated versions of the “legends” books would be an awesome idea
yeah , that would be cool to have a proper cartoon , I think a motion comic of the best arcs would be doable though , there are a lot of ongoing projects on youtube that use even the current comics such as here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W65-4VTOcl0 as long as it is stated clearly as an adaptation and fan project not for profit , I think it would fly . It has always been a little dream of mine to have these stories come to life in some capacity . Any one else watching this thread have the time or inclination to take this on ?
also, I saw Solo over the weekend and it was a hell of a lot of fun with dozens of references going all the way back to 1978 and before , but done in a way that added flavor to the story and rewarded longtime fans without calling too much attention to themselves or pandering .In my opinion ,it is the best of the new batch of films.
Maybe since the idea of organic/droid relationships was floated in the old Marvel comics more than once, it’s not bothering me at all. And Lucasfilm always had veto power over the comic storylines, (screams in the void posted about that in the SW Marvel thread recently) so one can infer they were okay with it back then.
thanks for the shout out Silverwook ! and the issue of droid rights goes all the way back to that first issue of that old Marvel comic that took place outside the original movie , the story arc of Valance the Hunter and Simon Greyshade and MasterCom on The Wheel deals with it as well .
Very cool ! I have seen those Droids vhs tapes that you mentioned and I recognize the style . I think it would be an awesome project to get a group of people together , record voices and make an animated motion comic of the original series from beginning to end .Also , have you shared these covers in the fan art section of this forum ? if not , I think you definitely should .
as well as the subtle changes in dialogue in each audio mix …like Luke talking to R2 on Dagobah when the swamp monster spits him out …" you were lucky to get out of there " vs. " you’re lucky you don’t taste very good" and many others. There are story of LP’S that used alternate dialogue tracks as well that were recorded during the production of the movies .
I think both Shopping Maul and ZkinandBonez make good points , the Tarkin story was a better way of making something like a second death star without making a carbon copy of it .Although, Michellinie’s first pitch for the story was a literal second Death Star and Lucasfilm put the brakes on it for obvious reasons , so he invented the Tarkin superweapon instead .I also thought it should have been a longer arc. And , ZkinandBones , that Doomorld dvd cover is pure awesome sauce ! I want to see it in animated form or at least a motion comic now ! I also had not considered how the source material each comic series drew from had changed .I will always prefer the original though, but you make some valid points.
A while back I found these six pages from an old article about the “Goodwin-years” of Marvel Star Wars. I don’t know what magazine this is from, but I made them into a PDF and figured I’d share it here.
Cool article , thank you for sharing . I saw Archie Goodwin signing and talking to fans about this series at the Chicago Comic Con back in early 1995 and he was one hell of a nice guy. I think he had a great handle on the characters , I have to disagree with part of this article though as I thought his first story arc on the water world felt like it could have been an awesome Star Wars movie and it had the sense of grand scale and pacing that are a Star Wars hallmark . And while I like that Infantino had a quirky style that got the essence of the characters in interpretation , I am partial to Walter Simonson or Ron Frenz with Tom Palmer . Goodwin did write some of the best stories though and David Michellinie wrote the penultimate arc between issues 55 and 63 with the Shira Brie /Pariah story arc.One of the things I like most about Goodwin though , and he mentioned this himself in the letters column of one of the issues he wrote, was that he realized Darth Vader was too good a villian to be over used and was more effective when used sparingly so he had more of an impact .This is one thing Current Marvel does not get . While some of it has been ok in my opinion , having a Darth Vader series misses the point.And back to the article , yeah , Michellinie’s Tarkin/Death Star story was a bit of a rehash , but it did anticipate the events of ROTJ and the same could be said of TFA. I also enjoyed a lot of the stories written by Jo Duffy with both Ron Frenz and Cynthia Martin prior to them getting their hands tied and the series getting a little wonky the last few issues .
Cool ! I love how Jaxxon’s pose mimics that of Han Solo on the cover of issue seven and the Raw Rats title reminds me of Sraw Rats from Hardware Wars !
if you look closely at issue 11 where Han is in Crimson Jack’s quarters discussing the location of the water world Drexel , she has a smoke in her mouth in every panel on that page , though they seemed to have dropped it after that . Looking through my 2002 A long Time Ago trade paperback , it is the only page of her appearances in the series where that happens. I put it there for a little mood and character in my artwork and for a sort of Noir feeling of the Femme Fatale trope.
Introducing Jolli the space pirate !..https://screamsinthevoid.deviantart.com/art/Femme-Fatale-746350370
The introduction of Jolli the Space Pirate !..https://screamsinthevoid.deviantart.com/art/Femme-Fatale-746350370
Yeah , I get ya , the hunt and interesting places are what it is all about !I have the entire run of the original Marvel Star Wars series that I bought between 1989 and 1994 . The two places I visited most to find them was a comic shop called Friendly Franks (long closed now ) which was owned by an old hippie like dude and had all kinds of rare back issues and magazines like Famous Monsters Of Film Land as well as Starlog and a lot of independent comics . The other place was called Sandlings Books and Bindery which was a used bookstore with a comics section in the back and it was owned by a Civil War buff who had a lot of Union memorabilia on display . That store is also long closed .I tend to visit thrift stores, library sales and antique stores now.
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and I believe the caption on issue 35 read , " Two words ,one name ,almost anti climactic given the long time it has taken for him to learn it ". The Dark Horse series Vader’s quest also dealt with the issue as well and I recall seeing a timeline on the web long ago that reconciled those two stories into one.