Front Cover of the Comic
Last Updated (Tuesday, 31 January 2012 20:40)
How it all began
Or rather, this was the cover at some stage in the comic's evolution. Unfortunately I no longer have the original cover and I can't recall what on earth it looked like - possibly rendered in green marker? You never know... it might turn up.
Marvel's imposter version: Done without my permission
Alternative cover - rediscovered
Art & Design
One of the problems was that the covers would wear out pretty quickly, being of mere paper like the rest of the pages. The cover would also be instantly critically assessed every time I picked up the comic to work on it. So it would be easily removed and another few joyful hours could be spent designing a new one. I found a later - less funny - version recently > here it is <
Presentation
The ol' presentation's leaving quite a bit to be desired! Do you see the B&W clipping? That was cut out of the cinema page of the Leinster Leader newspaper. As you can see, it's been crudely reinforced with brown packing tape. Classy. That lovely brown tape was brought home from work by dad, and for years you'd hear: "Anyone seen the roll of Liebherr tape?"
But forget all that. Popcorn at the ready, sit back and enjoy Star Wars - as George Lucas might have wished it to have been, but never had the nerve to make it.
While I'm on the subject, do you think that's why he keeps messing about with the film? - adding bits, polishing it, sticking in CGI? If only you could have got it bang-on first time George, like I did. George, George, George... whatever will we do with you?
Right, finally, off we go!
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Comments
It was actually just flimsy paper - hence the need for the crappy brown tape around the edges. The incredible innovation of composite, corrugated wood-derived micro-fibres wouldn't come until my partial adaptation of ESB. Higher budgets mean greater technical marvels. You know, like supermarket box technology.
This is seriously good stuff. I can see the super-fan work from back in the days before we all had things like "the internet" and "photoshop." I am a multi-published author and I still remember my first book--we cut and pasted clip arts to each page (with actual paste!) and I xeroxed the covers (solid black--with white text) and I took a red magic marker and colored in the "TOP SECRET" stamp effect. That stupid book ended up getting published and paid my rent for years. But the days when everything was held together with string and chewing gum was the best. Okay, I have to read this comic now. That cover is the best--seriously .
Thanks for your most enjoyable post! Photocopying wasn't even something I had access to then - unless my dad copied the occasional thing at the office - and that was a big thrill. Just to see a thing 'in print'.
Oh yes, I remember doing the 'stamped' effect TOP SECRET thing too :)
We share a surname. What have you published?
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