Arm Ripping (05)
Last Updated (Wednesday, 27 April 2011 21:18) Written by Administrator Monday, 28 March 2011 00:00
A Nice Find!
I like these panels. So I'm very pleased to have rediscovered them in the attic. They must have been cast-offs, rejects. Otherwise they wouldn't have ended up in this state. See the edges of the paper? They're the 'extra' pages I found in the attic in a briefcase full of bird nest debris and shite. What a bonus
The Gang's High-Q
Seriously! The briefcase was there, overflowing with straw from the nearby hay sheds. Mum and dad's house is in the Irish countryside you see; surrounded by farmland. So, when the birds made their nests over the years, in the apex of the attic gable - they used whatever was near at hand. Thankfully they didn't use my artwork! The briefcase was right underneath - open for about 20 years probably. John S, Kerry H, Niall F and I had a gang or club that made its headquarters - or High-Q as I mistakenly called it - up there between 1978 and 1980-ish. We were the Warlord/Star Wars Eagles - I think. It had formerly just been the Warlord Eagles but was then merged into our new interest: the latterly arrived Star Wars. A bit like the way Star Lord comic merged into 2000ad comic.
Art Notes
I'm enjoying this page, see:
- Threepio's bewildered pose (looks a bit familiar - from Marvel?)
- Chewie's belligerent rampaging - like he's about to stamp around the Falcon tearing things apart
- Hans' relaxed but suggestive sideways glance
- Chewie does that reclining, paws smoothing back his hair gesture that Niall F and I reminisced over in the schoolyard.
This was originally drawn in green biro and later tweaked in blue biro, and coloured-in. Could've been one of those multi-tipped pens I've mentioned before. The early version seems to have been relatively good. I must have felt that a few new touches would suffice to make it acceptable.
Here's a good MAD Magazine cartoon that deals with Light-speed related issues:
Comments
Downloaded the rules for 2 separate games, and spent all my disposable income (only about $30.00 for everything).
Now I just have to wait about 3 weeks for delivery, and hide the bill from my wife!
Thanks for influencing me to spend more $ that I didn't need to.
I just bought four 30 year old+ 2000ad annuals from Amazon. I tell the wife that it's important to my professional development. Now: can I use them as a business expense?
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Chewie's probably a more interesting character than I remembered from childhood. There's a tension there: big, cute and cuddly, but potentially extremely dangerous!
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