Lit Apropos of Nothing - ACKBAR IN CAPITALS - The Lit Forum Social Thread, v2.0.15

Speaking of which, I'm doing yet another Wales game (In CK2plus, this time) and I'm a little frustrated that my carefully maintained alliance with William the Conqueror has been rendered obsolete by his overthrow by an Anglo-Saxon liberator.

On the other hand, it's nice that when I eventually do take the fight to England, it will be against the true enemy.

 

No, it's definitely a three-legged Chinese demon toad that vomits money.

 

Until they all open fire anyway.

 

Is that an Ewok Gilder next to the TIE and Shuttle all the way in the back?

 

So, what have Randy Stradley and Doug Wheatley been getting up to now they can't do Star Wars? This:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/comic-previews/king-tiger-1-dark-horse-comics-2015



Trade is due March 2016:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Tiger-...TF8&qid=1438362040&sr=1-1&keywords=king+tiger

 

I've never heard of it but I need it.

 

So they went from stories about guys with glowing swords to... stories about guys with glowing swords? Sweet.

Joking aside, this looks cool and I think I'll give it a go. I like anime and Asian stuff, and this has a very Asian feel to it.

 

I stumbled on the CBR preview by chance.

 

I'm gonna read King Tiger just because the people working on it are the same ones that gave me my favorite Star Wars. BTW, this is not an ongoing series right?

 

...huh.

 

Dark Horse should spill the beans on their cancelled invasion storyline.

 

Found this:
http://www.newsarama.com/23953-king-tiger-dark-horse.html

4-issue mini for now, could be more if successful.

So, take the hint and buy it in either monthly or trade form - Dark Horse do pay attention to both. Plus this is a property they own.

 

There's a free tie-in "backup story" here.

 

So pretty. .... Sod it, just bought the trade via pre-buy for £8.59 at Book Depository.

 

Yeah, I'm pretty excited to see what Randy and Doug have been working on!

 

Those are the short stories from last years Blackout right? Nice for making them available for free before the first issue comes out.

 

I'd expect them to be in the trade too as a nice, neat bundle.

 

Just read it. It's intriguing enough, so yeah, I'm definitely getting issue #1. At the very least it will be a very pretty comic.

 

Finally saw Ant Man. Quite enjoyed it. If they ever recast Firefly, I could see Paul Rudd as Mal.

Is that a cross-eyed Medusa in the back of the Kings Tiger picture? I can't unsee it.

 

So I'm thinking of writing something about Mortis and Freud and Anakin. Maybe.

 

That exact same photo also exists with George Lucas in a fantastic book called "From Star Wars to Indiana Jones - The Best of the Lucasfilm Archive". My folks bought me the book probably over 15 years ago or more. Filled with great photos of the costumes, concept art, and models from all the movies. I always loved the photo with George, as he is literally surrounded by the capital ships & fighters I love.

I've actually seen all the models up close (ie, less than a three feet away). Back in the mid-1990's, there was an exhibit in San Francisco that literally had every major model, costume, and prop from all three Original Trilogy movies. I went with my parents, my younger brother, and two other families I grew up with.

Anyways, the exhibit was multi-story. I still vividly remember the starship room. Clustered together (behind plexi-glass) in groups were all those ships. Home One, Liberty, the Medical Frigate, Blockade Runner, Medium transport, ISD, Executor, etc. Plus the large model of the ISD bridge tower. And all the fighters were there too.

I'll never forget that day. Incidentally, it is also where I bought my very first Star Wars encyclopedia, the Guide to the Star Wars Universe, second edition. My single biggest fandom regret is giving away my thumbworn copy of that book in the late nineties when I went through a brief period of being over Star Wars. That book was my gateway into a larger world. It generated a thirst for Star Wars knowledge that continues to this day!

Sorry to bore you all with this story, that photo just brought back a lot of memories!!

--Adm. Nick

 

He entered the exhibit just a boy...he emerged....Admiral Nick.

 

Wait, what?