This was the first comic to be based off a star wars film. For the most part, the star wars black series produced some fantastic action figures. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass rough draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. The book examining early screenplay drafts, production artwork, vintage interviews with cast and crew, and more, secret history of star wars weaves together over 400 different sources to give the firstever history of all six films, placed in a historical context that is sure to bring a new perspective to readers. George lucas first draft of the star wars getting comic. Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. The star wars is a fascinating premise with unique historical value and gorgeous art, but at the end of the day, its just another phantom menace if youve ever argued that the original star wars trilogy is superior to the special editions, you might be surprised to learn that george lucas was changing things long before it stopped being clear whether or not han shot first. Chumlee has to call in multiple experts to inspect a 1977 star wars comic released by marvel and signed by the original trio of castmembers in this clip from if the. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass roughdraft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world.
Adventures of the starkiller episode one the star wars by george lucas. The star wars is a comic book adaptation of george lucass original first draft script for star wars. Unfollow star wars comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or. Star wars comics have been produced by various comic book publishers since the debut of the 1977 film star wars. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. The star wars lucas draft comic books issue 1 mycomicshop. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. Based on a rough draft of star wars you see elements from the original and. Even today, millions of us have enjoyed star wars stories told in comic form. The problem here is if the first draft was any good, the movies would have. The early drafts of star wars, empire strikes back and return of the jedi are well documented. Star wars original rough draft released as comic book cbc news.
We know all of their plots, their differences, their characters, and how they changed and transformed into what ended up on silver screens in 1977, 1980 and 1983. Second draft january 28, 1975 lucasfilm limited 52 park way san anselmo california 94960 and in the time of greatest. Other superman rare comic books are listed lower down this page. It adapts george lucass original draft for star wars from 1974, in which luke skywalker is older and already a jedi, and the main protagonist is annikin starkiller. This is not a comic version of episode iv, it is based off of lucas original rough draft of a new hope. The beginning a look at the rough draft of episode i. Dark horse comics recently released a comic book adaptation of lucass first draft of his star wars screenplay. Luke skywalker does exist, but hes an older, wiser jedi general. Rinzler a mike mayhew before star wars, there was the star wars. Each of the very early drafts is very different from the final film, and i thought, it would be nice if this was somehow made into a comic book. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass roughdraft screenplay of what would.
Legacy comic book series takes place more than 100 years since the events in return of the jedi and the days of the new jedi order. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by. The first internal title page of this fourth draft of the cast script, dated 1 january 1976 of stars wars iv. The force of the first draft of the star wars script. As devoted fans know, this first draft of the star wars script and story was quite different than what made it on screen. Boba fett, but you can look and see what appeals to you. Today may be star wars day, but fans of the franchise now have something to look forward to in september, when dark horse comics releases the first issue of the star wars, an eightissue comic. The first draft of star wars with green alien han solo gets adapted. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Kathleen kennedy explained how george lucas work on another major movie franchise persuaded him to return to star wars for the prequel trilogy. This comic book cover image provided by dark horse comics shows characters in the star wars, an eightissue miniseries based on a 1974 first. A sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, ogana. Yet few realize that so many creators who got their start during the war remained active in the industry well into the star wars comic runs of the late 1970s and 1980s one example is george roussos, a colorist who worked on multiple issues of marvels classic star.
You do get to see a lot of glimpses of bits and pieces from all. On screen, if they had filmed it, the star wars wouldve been more than three hours long probably closer to four, or more which is why we needed eight issues to get through the whole story. If your a star wars fan this is worth a read but im glad i didnt pay full whack for it. Original star wars storyboards in pictures film the. Five small moons slowly drift into view from the far side of the planet.
There is two printings on this comic and if you do come. Browse the latest deals and special offers on digital comics and graphic novels. Although the rough draft is about 180 pages long, typed, in some ways its an outline, with certain scenes only sketched in while others are more fully developed. Comic book resources the star wars is a pretty fun scifi comic. Adventures of the starkiller second draft star wars. Half the delight of reading it is seeing the familiar characters crop up in unfamiliar ways. The star wars episode one the star wars second draft. Fans of the real star wars wont dare miss it, and rightly so. Theres a comic book that came out recently, which is based on the first draft of star wars. George lucas wanted marvel to adapt the star wars films into comic book formats because he was inspired by fantastic four as a.
This first edition comic is a musthave for star wars collectors. The past, present and future of a multibillion dollar. These would all be great starter comics for kids that are huge star wars fans just starting out on their comic collections. This week saw the introduction of a new, controversial look for batman in the form of a giant, armored suit, piloted by jim gordon and featuring huge ears that even people instory refer to as a. The books all happen within an over all time line of the story as a whole. I loved the original movies and i even studied a draft of the star wars script in a screenwriting class in college.
Theyre like 9 large comics all put into one big book. Star wars 20 dark horse lucas draft comic books mycomicshop. Han solo was a lizard for one thing, the sith knights are featured. Pawn stars follows three generations of the harrison family as they assess the value of items coming in and out of their. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics. Official eightissue adaptation of george lucass original roughdraft screenplay for star wars. The story centers on jedi kane starkiller and his son annikin. George lucas star wars draft gets comicbook treatment. New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9.
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