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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 14:21:11 GMT -5
Has anyone read the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye? Is it any good? It was the first Star Wars material outside the original movie out there, so I loved it as a kid, especially the development of the Luke/Leia romantic angle...which you know in hindsight of later developments seems odd, but in '78 or so when it came out no one (including Lucasfilms who approved it) know Luke and Leia were siblings and Vader was their father, they were just the farmboy and the Princess and people played off the kiss in the first movie. I haven't read it in 20+ years, so not sure how it would stand up to the modern me's reading tastes, but I quite liked it as a boy. -M |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2014 14:21:38 GMT -5
I've never seen any Young interiors other than A-Babies vs X-Babies, but I like his style.
edit: A quick search for his Rocket Raccoon leads me to believe I would enjoy that book, at least visually.
edit: And now that I'm reading it, I see Young didn't do the interiors of A-Babies vs X-Babies.
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Post by Dizzy D on Oct 17, 2014 16:16:26 GMT -5
quote author=" Pharozonk" source="/post/36865/thread" timestamp="1413573407"]Has anyone read the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye? Is it any good? [/quote] I didn't like it, but I probably read it way too late (after books like Heir to the Empire had already come out.) I've never seen any Young interiors other than A-Babies vs X-Babies, but I like his style. edit: A quick search for his Rocket Raccoon leads me to believe I would enjoy that book, at least visually. edit: And now that I'm reading it, I see Young didn't do the interiors of A-Babies vs X-Babies. The first two Rocket Raccoon issues were so good. The next two weren't bad, but the first two had so much stuff in it on nearly each page. Young also did New X-men for a while. |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 18, 2014 4:10:19 GMT -5
I would certainly consider it, especially depending on the subject matter. I bought the Skottie Young alternate cover for Moon Knight #1 over the regular cover, even though it cost me $1 more; I just liked it more. OK, fair enough. I think it's fair to say that Skottie Young's art is a bit like Marmite. You either love it or hate it (in the context of superhero art). I on the other hand adore Skottie Young's work, and think his Rocket Raccoon is one of the most fun adventure books on the market right now. Well, I've not actually read the book, so I can't comment. But I suppose Young's artwork could theoretically be better suited to an inherently cartoony character, like Rocket Racoon. I also adored the John Carter covers he did for Marvel (though Phillipe Andrade on interiors was atrocious) Ah, now this is where we must disagree. I thought Young's covers for John Carter were butt ugly. I do agree that the interior art was arguably even worse though. His art, though stylistic, is still excellent when it comes to visual storytelling-the narrative is clear, the eye flow is intuitive and the characters distinctive and identifiable Agreed. His sequential storytelling on the Oz books was excellent. I've show the Young Star Wars triptych to 5 Star Wars fans so far, none of whom are regular comic readers, and all 5 have asked me how they can get those covers as they loved that rendition of the characters. So there is an appeal there. Oh yeah, I realise that Skottie is very popular these days. No arguments there. I just don't get it. It's a bit like Marcos Martin, I don't quite get his popularity. I mean, his inventiveness within the medium of comic art boarders on genius at times -- real game changing stuff -- but I find his art a bit too cartoony for my tastes. I can enjoy his art on the books I regularly read, like Amazing Spider-Man for instance, but I'll never love Marcos Martin's artwork in the same way as I love John Romita's, Al Williamson's or Doug Wheatley's. |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 18, 2014 5:50:15 GMT -5
Has anyone read the novel Splinter of the Mind's Eye? Is it any good? I've read it a number of times since I was a kid. It's pretty good and has that hard to pin down "Star Warsy" feel to it, that so many of the subsequent spin-off novels have lacked. The central story is pretty solid and certainly action-packed enough. In addition to the development of the Luke/Leia relationship that someone else mentioned a few posts back, there's a great encounter between Luke and Darth Vader at the book's climax. Be warned though, Han Solo and Chewbacca do not appear in this novel. I believe I'm right in saying that it was assumed at the time the book was written, that those two would've returned to a life of spice smuggling after the destruction of the Death Star. Also, although it captures the feel of the Star Wars universe, it does so in a decidedly adult way -- just like the novelization of the first movie. So, there's quite a bit of bone crunching violence at times. I particularly remember a fight sequence involving Leia and an attacker wrestling in the mud, during which the princess's tunic comes undone, leaving her breasts exposed to a bunch of horny security guards. The four part comics adaptation of Splinter of the Mind's Eye that Dark Horse put out in the '90s is pretty good too. As an aside, I remember reading at some point in the early '80s (in the official Star Wars fan club newsletter, Bantha Tracks maybe?) that George Lucas did consider filming Splinter of the Mind's Eye as a sequel to the first Star Wars film, for a little while at least. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 19, 2014 10:48:37 GMT -5
Apparently I can't read digital time anymore. This has ten days left. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 19, 2014 14:38:13 GMT -5
Splinter of the Mind's Eye was indeed considered for filming, it was sort of a fail safe if the New Hope didn't do as well as expected. The novel was conceived in a way that would allow Lucus to do a sequel like he wanted with out incurring a large budget as it lacked the expensive space battles of the first film.
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Post by Confessor on Oct 20, 2014 6:34:34 GMT -5
Splinter of the Mind's Eye was indeed considered for filming, it was sort of a fail safe if the New Hope didn't do as well as expected. The novel was conceived in a way that would allow Lucus to do a sequel like he wanted with out incurring a large budget as it lacked the expensive space battles of the first film. Cool info, thwhtguardian. I didn't know about the details of the rationale behind the novel's planetbound storyline and its potential as a cheap sequel. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 20, 2014 9:45:01 GMT -5
Yeah, it's an interesting bit of info that Forester shared in an interview a star wars fanzine that scholastic used to put out that I got as a kid.
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Post by Jesse on Oct 20, 2014 16:11:42 GMT -5
Alex Ross variant for Star Wars #1  which is a homage to the Howard Chaykin cover for Marvel Star Wars #1.  |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 20, 2014 17:05:00 GMT -5
That Ross variant is shhhhweet! I'm not a variant cover kind of guy at all, but for this, I may make an exception.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2014 17:08:33 GMT -5
It's going to be tough to pick between the Skottie Young triptych and the Ross variant, assuming they aren't 1 in 100 or 1 in 500 variants that are going to go for $100 a pop or more. In which case, standard cover here I come....
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Post by Confessor on Oct 20, 2014 17:51:07 GMT -5
It's going to be tough to pick between the Skottie Young triptych and the Ross variant, assuming they aren't 1 in 100 or 1 in 500 variants that are going to go for $100 a pop or more. In which case, standard cover here I come.... Yeah, likewise...if the Ross variant is the same price as the regular comic, I'll probably pick up a copy of each. if not, I won't bother. |
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Post by thwhtguardian on Oct 20, 2014 18:43:54 GMT -5
Alex Ross variant for Star Wars #1 which is a homage to the Howard Chaykin cover for Marvel Star Wars #1. Are they adapting A New Hope or did he just choose to homage the first issue? |
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Post by Action Ace on Oct 20, 2014 19:58:26 GMT -5
Alex Ross variant for Star Wars #1 which is a homage to the Howard Chaykin cover for Marvel Star Wars #1. Are they adapting A New Hope or did he just choose to homage the first issue? It's for the first issue of the new Marvel Star Wars comic out in January. Another stellar cover from the master. I need to remember to look in the Marvel section when my comic shop's orders go out next month. I don't want to miss out on the new Star Wars comics. |
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