Thursday, May 26, 2011

"Scoundrels"

Today's drawing is of those original diesel truckers of the intergalactic highways -- Han Solo & Chewbacca! Of course, these guys originally hit the scene via film, in Star Wars: A New Hope. But the old late 70's - early 80's Star Wars comic books really expounded on the further adventures of this smuggling super duo.

I remember sneaking into my Dad's comic book collection, just to check out his Star Wars comics. They were so damn trippy, like a candy-colored amalgam of Lucas' vision, Buck Rogers and Moebius. And the story lines were outrageous. I can't tell you how many times poor Han & Chewie were forced to go toe-to-toe in some brutal gladiator arena. I guess the writers of those books were real big fans of the 1960's Star Trek series. Seems like there's a "Han vs. Chewbacca" issue for every episode of "Kirk vs. Spock," and then some!

9 x 12 / mixed media on watercolor paper
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2 comments:

  1. Is Chewie throwin' gang signs? Too frickin' cool, Dave!

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  2. Haha, thanks Brett! Hell yeah, Chewie's throwing gang signs. I wanted to get Han and Chewbacca back to their badass, pre-Return of The Jedi roots. Ya know... just two space hustlers, working for the right price and blastin' any fools who get in their way.

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