tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post2214769425060073366..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Force in Focus: Star Wars #53Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-1840262838348791252016-11-26T02:04:55.059-06:002016-11-26T02:04:55.059-06:00Carrie Fischer was great in that interview. Funny ...Carrie Fischer was great in that interview. Funny and charming. Makes you realize they should have given her a larger role in Episode 7.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13298753675007196538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-80546472811726197052016-11-23T09:31:54.897-06:002016-11-23T09:31:54.897-06:00I really like the issue’s splash page — a gorgeous...<br>I really like the issue’s splash page — a gorgeous shot of Leia seated against a bank of computers and viewscreens.<br /><br /><i>// the </i>Star Wars<i> universe is notable for generally not having universal translators //</i><br /><br />Hence the need for protocol droids fluent in over 6,000,000 forms of communication…<br /><br /><i>// the destruction of Alderaan, something long-ignored //</i><br /><br />On this past Monday night’s <i>Late Show</i>, Stephen Colbert asked Carrie Fisher how come Leia had to console Luke after Ben/Obi-Wan died but her entire home planet blew up to zero commiseration from her new buddies; Fisher was all in, lamenting that she lost her adoptive parents, her record collection, and every bit of clothing other than that white gown she had to traipse around in. <br /><br /><i>// the new creative team had finally debuted and settled in … [but now], immediately after seemingly setting the series off in a bold new direction, we get another fill-in story //</i><br /><br />I’m not telling you anything you don’t know, but consistent product in this era was far more important to publishers, distributors, and retailers than consistency of a title’s creative team or even general creative direction, so whether Marvel had a specific reason to get the inventoried <i>John Carter</i> material off its books by a certain date or this was simply a matter of punting deadlines so the new creative team could get ahead of schedule, hey, at least there's no giant, humanoid bunny.<br /><br />[Sorry for the revised posts but the last sentence of my comment keeps reverting to a previous edit when posted for some reason.]<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-76847790115569062532016-11-23T09:28:18.277-06:002016-11-23T09:28:18.277-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-89140681991206761552016-11-23T09:25:58.233-06:002016-11-23T09:25:58.233-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com