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One panel from "The Return of Ben Kenobi", a newspaper comic which was collected in "Classic Star Wars: The Rebel Storm".

I am sharing it because this is, quite possibly, the most... spectacular canon outfit Luke Skywalker has ever worn.

( I am not kidding. )

And, okay, three panels from "The Iskalon Effect", since it has Luke and Leia wearing matching low-cut tops.

( Not kidding about this, either. )

He has actually been mocked for his lack of fashion sense in canon, I think.

"The Day After the Death Star" is a Marvel UK comic, drawn by Carmine Infantino. It's 49 pages, but since most of those are only one or two panels, it's not as long as it sounds. Thirteen pages.



It's also the comic where we see Chewie get his medal.

( And where Luke fails big time. )

And it must be said: May the Fourth be with you.

I've been reading Marvel Star Wars. It's much better than I expected it to be, especially past the first few issues. It's just fun.

Also, Leia is a troll. Part of a page from Star Wars Annual 1: The Long Hunt/A Duel of Eagles. After that is five pages from another issue.
( Like what you see? )

Splinter of the Mind's Eye was written in 1978, after Star Wars/A New Hope and before The Empire Strikes Back. Rumor has it that when Allen Dean Foster wrote it, it was as a sequel to Star Wars, and would be filmed as such if the movie didn't do well. With a limited budget in mind, it was set entirely on one very foggy planet, and wouldn't include much in the way of space battles or anything at all involving Han Solo. Of course, in the days before Lucas decided that Luke and Leia were siblings, taking out that part of the love triangle leads to an amazing degree of UST which neither party acts much on - in fact, both of them are certain that they shouldn't act on it. Luke provides a reason - he's a farm boy, she's a princess - and Leia doesn't.

The comic came out in 1995. I scanned it from Star Wars Omnibus: Early Victories. This is 20 pages out of 96, chosen rather shamelessly more for shots of Luke in his absurd "miner's uniform" than anything else.



( 'There must be at least 200 of them...' 'So let's get down there and start getting acquainted!' )

I enjoyed both the book and the comic. There are brow-raising parts in both, and it's not worldshaking, but I don't regret reading either. If you liked this, try taking a look!

While on Pixiv, I found a rather sweet-looking Star Wars doujinshi about a young Luke Skywalker and his aunt and uncle, with Obi-Wan and Biggs Darklighter also showing up. Pixiv is a Japanese artist community site; unfortunately, seeing full-size images is restricted to members.



Eight pages and the above panel - included only because little Luke is very, very moe - from twenty-six. Luke ran away, and Obi-Wan brought him back.

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I can get the idea of what's going on from the images, but I can't read the language. Anyone willing to translate?

If you're familiar with the Star Wars Expanded Universe, you've probably heard of Dark Empire, the comics arc where the Emperor came back and Luke Skywalker turned to the Dark Side. Fandom has mixed emotions about it, and for good reason.

( My father's destiny... is my own. )

Later I may post other pages from Dark Empire.