IS IT A BIRD...IS IT A PLANE!?

This excerpt is from an article written just prior to the original release of "The Empire Strikes Back" it appeared in issue 22 (possibly June 1980) of Starburst Magazine , then being published by Marvel Comics Ltd . Tony Crawley is the writer credited on the feature. Other regular contributors were John Brosnan , Phil Edwards, John Fleming and Mat Irvine . (All images are copyrighted 1980 by Lucasfilm Ltd) THE MAKING OF STAR WARS THOUGH IT HAS TAKEN THREE YEARS, THE SEQUEL TO THE PHENOMENALLY SUCCESSFUL MOVIE STAR WARS, IS FINALLY WITH US TONY CRAWLEY LOOKS AT THE MAKING OF THE FILM AND SOME OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY THE CREATIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED Above: One of Ralph Mc Quarrie's pre- production paintings. It's that time again. George Lucas science fantasy time! As Star Trek finally disappears inside Disney's Black Hole, the world's stage is set for the Star Wars sequel. Well, not the sequel the continuation ... the next chapter. Part Two! Well, no, not quite...

Lew Stringer's frighteningly excellent blog has a very interesting "behind the scenes" snippet on Marvel UK's history: Blimey! It's another blog about comics!: Marvel UK in the early Nineties

Our real enemy is not the one living in a distant land whose name or policies we don't understand; The real enemy is a system that wages war when it's profitable, the CEOs who lay us off our jobs when it's profitable, the Insurance Companies who deny us Health care when it's profitable, the Banks who take away our homes when it's profitable. Our enemies are not several hundred thousands away. They are right here in front of us - Mike Prysner