The force of the first draft of the star wars script. Dark horse comics recently released a comic book adaptation of lucass first draft of his star wars screenplay. As devoted fans know, this first draft of the star wars script and story was quite different than what made it on screen. 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 beginning a look at the rough draft of episode i. Comic book resources the star wars is a pretty fun scifi comic. 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. The star wars is a comic book adaptation of george lucass original first draft script for star wars. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass roughdraft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world. Star wars original rough draft released as comic book cbc news. This was done to make room for new stories, as disney announced that the star wars comics would return to marvel comics. The problem here is if the first draft was any good, the movies would have.
Official eightissue adaptation of george lucass original roughdraft screenplay for star wars. The star wars lucas draft comic books issue 1 mycomicshop. The past, present and future of a multibillion dollar. New listing star wars number 1 comic book 1977 first print cgc white pages 9. George lucas wanted marvel to adapt the star wars films into comic book formats because he was inspired by fantastic four as a teenager and based darth vader off doctor doom. Fans of the real star wars wont dare miss it, and rightly so. Half the delight of reading it is seeing the familiar characters crop up in unfamiliar ways. Second draft january 28, 1975 lucasfilm limited 52 park way san anselmo california 94960 and in the time of greatest. Rinzler a mike mayhew before star wars, there was the star wars. 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.
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. 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 early drafts of star wars, empire strikes back and return of the jedi are well documented. Original star wars storyboards in pictures film the. 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. If your a star wars fan this is worth a read but im glad i didnt pay full whack for it. I loved the original movies and i even studied a draft of the star wars script in a screenwriting class in college. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by. An eponymous series by marvel comics began in 1977 with a sixissue comic adaptation of the film and ran for 107 issues until 1986. The star wars episode one the star wars second draft. These would all be great starter comics for kids that are huge star wars fans just starting out on their comic collections. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass rough draft screenplay of what would eventually become a motion picture that would change the world.
Han solo was a lizard for one thing, the sith knights are featured. The star wars is an eightissue comic book series launched in september 20 by dark horse comics. Browse the latest deals and special offers on digital comics and graphic novels. Based on a rough draft of star wars you see elements from the original and. Luke skywalker does exist, but hes an older, wiser jedi general. A sea of stars is broken by the vast blue surface of the planet, ogana. Rinzler, illustrated by mike mayhew, and edited by randy stradley. The story centers on jedi kane starkiller and his son annikin. Blackthorne publishing released a threeissue run of 3d comics from 1987 to 1988. Thats the sound of comic book excitement coming to life and ebay has all the brands, genres and issues any fanboy or. Dark horse comics published the limited series dark empire in 1991.
Adventures of the starkiller episode one the star wars by george lucas. George lucas star wars draft gets comicbook treatment. 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. Since disney acquired the rights to the franchise back in 2012, much of the star wars expanded universe, which consisted of video game storylines, films and comic books, was rebranded as star wars. Even today, millions of us have enjoyed star wars stories told in comic form. The first internal title page of this fourth draft of the cast script, dated 1 january 1976 of stars wars iv. 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.
Boba fett, but you can look and see what appeals to you. 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. Star wars 20 dark horse lucas draft comic books mycomicshop. Kathleen kennedy explained how george lucas work on another major movie franchise persuaded him to return to star wars for the prequel trilogy. This is the authorized adaptation of george lucass roughdraft screenplay of what would. Unfollow star wars comics value to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. You do get to see a lot of glimpses of bits and pieces from all. 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. The books all happen within an over all time line of the story as a whole. 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.
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. Theres a comic book that came out recently, which is based on the first draft of star wars. My 11year old grandson, who, of course, started with the new star wars 1, 2 and 3 has been introduced to the original three. This first edition comic is a musthave for star wars collectors. Theyre like 9 large comics all put into one big book. For the most part, the star wars black series produced some fantastic action figures. There is two printings on this comic and if you do come. This was the first comic to be based off a star wars film. Adventures of the starkiller second draft star wars. The first draft of star wars with green alien han solo gets adapted.
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