tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post5803950817612335361..comments2024-03-28T10:18:00.370-05:00Comments on Gentlemen of Leisure: Force in Focus: Star Wars #29Austin Gortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-35338555360334526102024-03-20T15:11:08.740-05:002024-03-20T15:11:08.740-05:00There is a lot of unintended subtext to this story...There is a lot of unintended subtext to this story that really makes it, in my view, one of the most powerful stories in the Star Wars saga. Valance sacrifices himself for Luke. Just like Vader would sacrifice himself for Luke. Valance loses a hand before he dies. They both ultimately achieve redemption by embracing Luke’s life-affirming worldview. I also thought it was great when Valance referred to himself and Vader both as “useful freaks.” His posture with Vader was bold and expressed his personal self loathing that Vader certainly shared but suppressed. If we look at this issue in the larger context of Star Wars as the story of Anakin Skywalker, it really reaches an astonishing level of profundity. When Vader was watching Luke get tortured to death by Palpatine maybe he was suddenly struck by the memory of Tyler Lucian and Valance the Hunter. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-71257094434419465332016-02-27T23:27:43.133-06:002016-02-27T23:27:43.133-06:00Even back in the seventies, didn't George Luca...Even back in the seventies, didn't George Lucas talk about Obi-Wan dropping Vader into a lava pool? That's always been my understanding, but I could be mistaken.<br /><br />Anyway, Valance will be missed.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-85099083830259336132016-02-16T22:18:00.998-06:002016-02-16T22:18:00.998-06:00A bit of unintentional foreshadowing and unknown t...<br>A bit of unintentional foreshadowing <i>and</i> unknown thematic resonance at the time is the lava beds; in our post-prequels world, Vader would certainly have something to say to himself about having chased his quarry there.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7266470995513648978.post-58875296190899625972016-02-13T20:47:35.121-06:002016-02-13T20:47:35.121-06:00I've said it before and I'll say it again,...I've said it before and I'll say it again, bring back Valance, Marvel! (And Hasbro—we need a Valance figure, STAT!)<br /><br />Great post, love reading the reviews as we're getting to the good stuff.Erik J Kreffelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16600501989135593427noreply@blogger.com