C'mon you creeps! (17)
Last Updated (Saturday, 07 May 2011 09:06) Written by Administrator Thursday, 21 April 2011 00:00
Art Notes
""Yeah, we've captured a ship. Whoopee! Me first, me first!"
Now readers, this is more bloody like it! One of my fave pages ever.
I love this page because:
- It's a really old one!
- There's a sense of urgent action - focused on the beardy Death Star Officer and his over the shoulder command (really rude!); which, incidentally conjures an impression of yet more action and more off-screen players.
- And because of the absolute silliness of the dialogue. The opening lines are silly enough but what about the final speech bubble by Han, at the bottom? An attempt at humour?
No, no, no. Intentional humour is never ever going to work. Far better playing it straight, like the characters in the movie Airplane. When you're only 9, the silliness just... comes. Still, I'm glad I did it. Completely daft.
Notice how "YOU BET SIR!" has been changed from "YOU BET LUKE"? This was supposed to make this older page flow from a latterly inserted page. I can't find the page that originally led into this one. It's a bit of a puzzle at times.
Ah, I feel good now after seeing this. Can I hold off adding more pages until the Monday Edition?
Film Notes
On the DVD I have of the lambasted Special Edition (which fortunately also comes with the original version on DVD) - the commentaries are wonderful. Ben Burtt's are fascinating. George talks about the Falcon in the Death Star hangar and the fact that it's parked pointing into the station. When it came to them making their getaway it struck them that it posed a bit of a practical problem. They hadn't considered how it would get out. The rest of what George said about this was so fascinating that it must have damaged the part of my brain that's used for remembering fascinating things. Oh, I can't be arsed... Good night all.
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Comments
The art is actually quite exciting. There definitely is urgency and energy to the panels. I love it!
Ha ha! Bloody brilliant!
"Governor Tarkin - Gov.Tarkin!!! Ooh - ooh - ooh!" (hopping up and down)
"Yesssssss..?"
"We ACTUALLY - captured a ship!"
Reminds me of Slim Pickens and Hedley Lamarr in Blazing Saddles or something!
You mean they were bloody useless at catching Luke? - and had to hire bounty hunters. Not only that but 'Boba I Don't Really Do A Lot Fett'?
"Ahhh, now I see what Neil meant." I actually can't remember that line in the film at all!
Oh wait that's not enough of a comment.
OK, I love the light switch looking horns on the officer's hat. He definately doesn't strike me as having much pride in his uniform.
I wonder; If all Star Wars footage, books, and other comics were lost over time, and (hundreds of years from now) your comic was the only remnant left, what would the ensuing movie made from your works be like?
I can almost give the prize for best ever comment Tom:
"I wonder; If all Star Wars footage, books, and other comics were lost over time, and (hundreds of years from now) your comic was the only remnant left, what would the ensuing movie made from your works be like?"
It's a parody of George's statement that "a hundred years from now, all that'll be left is the Special Editions". Er no, George. You're wrong. DEAD wrong. THIS document will be the definitive version. Your films will be more like the 'Q Gospel' - one of the lost original versions that influenced SWa9.
It's just too funny. The irony - the irony!
Why I have half a mind to fly over there and give you a piece of my mind.
Wouldn't that be a kick in the teeth.
How much Guiness would customs permit me to bring back to the U.S. A. anyway? Always got to check the important issues before taking a trip I could never afford in the first place.
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