tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post7171508077769516786..comments2023-10-08T16:19:04.306+02:00Comments on Star Wars - '77 - '80 Collector's Blog: Marvel Annual 1979Chris Thorndycrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222413743438238164noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-72085578262404850572018-04-14T11:37:49.188+02:002018-04-14T11:37:49.188+02:00Fair point D.B. Echo. I used the term throwaway pu...Fair point D.B. Echo. I used the term throwaway purely because I thought she died far too quickly and could have been used more. <br /><br />Val from the upcoming Solo movie sure does resemble Katya. I doubt it was intentional but at least they're tapping into the 70s aesthetic somewhat.SW 77-80 Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14516444732448546262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-62574063650936598662018-04-03T00:33:59.351+02:002018-04-03T00:33:59.351+02:00Eight years after your original post, I have to ob...Eight years after your original post, I have to object to calling Katya M'Buele a "throwaway" character. She was introduced, given some history with Han, and then was quickly, horribly, permanently killed. Her death broke Han's heart - letting us know that he really was someone who cared more about other people than he let on. <br /><br />I found your blog while looking for a reference image of Katya. The character "Val" in the upcoming Han Solo standalone movie reminded me of her, and for a brief moment I hoped we might see her and a few other Corellian compatriots in this movie.D.B. Echohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01797128570217627410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-32064695115317587992013-07-22T16:07:36.679+02:002013-07-22T16:07:36.679+02:00The Hunter was adapted as episode 6 of an audio dr...The Hunter was adapted as episode 6 of an audio drama series adapting the early marvel stories...<br />http://www.nolinecinemas.com/marvels/mmain.htmAndrew Gilbertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10604304361825660940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-74158399147376845282011-04-10T03:14:11.575+02:002011-04-10T03:14:11.575+02:00Another great Walt Simonson cover on this one.Another great Walt Simonson cover on this one.Erik J Kreffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600501989135593427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-24813309756462735642010-12-14T06:50:08.780+01:002010-12-14T06:50:08.780+01:00Thanks, C.K. Dexter Haven! It's always nice to...Thanks, C.K. Dexter Haven! It's always nice to have people drop by and also show their appreciation of this era!Chris Thorndycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222413743438238164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-77224883269873919382010-12-13T23:57:01.167+01:002010-12-13T23:57:01.167+01:00I missed this annual during its original release a...I missed this annual during its original release and only acquired it when I bought the Dark Horse reprint volumes. I'll have to read that tonight.<br /><br />After you've finished those one-shot issues, I hope you plan on some kind of coverage of the Russ Manning strip, since it does fall into the blog's '77-'80 timeframe.<br /><br />You're doing a great job here. I enjoy the trips down memory lane and your appreciation of this era is to be commended.Abe Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991534345391655980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-73551574966167723292010-12-08T13:17:59.911+01:002010-12-08T13:17:59.911+01:00Ok, not exactly 'incorrect', - I was talki...Ok, not exactly 'incorrect', - I was talking with hindsight obviously, but it's fun to look back at a period when all we had to go on was what was said in the movie. I love the idea of Ben, Anakin and Darth all being pals! And yeah, I always find it odd when Ben calls Vader 'Darth' in the movie as if it's his first name. BTW, how can a guy with a name like that ever NOT be evil? :)Chris Thorndycrofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12222413743438238164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-39780617589016385542010-12-08T05:59:11.979+01:002010-12-08T05:59:11.979+01:00It wasn't incorrect at the time, it's what...It wasn't incorrect at the time, it's what Ben told Luke. And I might add that Luke's father - not Darth Vader, but his father - shows up in at least one early draft of The Empire Strikes Back, so George Lucas didn't think it was incorrect at the time, either. It was the way it might have gone, at that point, until "whatever it was" changed George's mind.<br /><br />And Lucasfilm DID tell them what they could and could not publish, even in those days. The Marvel writers actually had quite a tough time dealing with that, and working their stories to fit around what Lucasfilm dictated. <br /><br />So you might want to mention stuff like that in context when you do these reviews! ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-27873749391101946732010-12-08T00:38:14.199+01:002010-12-08T00:38:14.199+01:00I have to agree, Star Wars (I refuse to call it &#...I have to agree, Star Wars (I refuse to call it 'New Hope')throws up quite a few contradictions.<br /><br />To confirm Jay's point, before the lightsabre duel between Vader & Obi Wan, Obi Wan says in response to Vader's claim that he is "..now the master", "Only a master of evil Darth", again using the word 'Darth' clearly as a name, not a title.<br /><br />On another note, I'm loving seeing some of the art from these old Marvel strips in color, as a UK resident, I only ever saw them in the British 'Star Wars Weekly' comic, which reprinted them, but in black & white. Terrific stuff.Staz Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17289490295901245918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6743802711337207506.post-29035026945058907282010-12-07T23:32:08.333+01:002010-12-07T23:32:08.333+01:00I love it when Marvel incorrectly fills in the gap...<i>I love it when Marvel incorrectly fills in the gaps like this. Something about the idea of Kenobi gallivanting around the galaxy with TWO pupils, one being Luke's father and the other Darth Vader just amuses me.</i><br /><br />This is exactly the stuff that makes early Star Wars so much fun! I'm not sure it was "incorrect"--they just took Obi Wan at his word (as we all did). <br /><br />Another interesting point from that conversation (and I'm not the first to mention it) but when Ben talks about his pupil to Luke for the first time he calls him "Darth Vader" meaning that's his first and last name. There's no mention of the fact that "Darth" is actually a title. So he really is treated like a totally different dude and you get the sense that there were three Jedi: Ben, Anakin, and Darth. <br /><br />There's a lot in the first film that can be taken a different way when outside the context of the ones that followed.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.com