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I wonder what a Jedi would do against that stunner that they used on Leia at the start of Star Wars. It was too wide to bounce. They just need wide shot. If you're gonna fight Jedi, bring a shotgun. PROBLEM SOLVED.
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It actually makes sense that a slow moving projectile like a blaster bolt is more difficult to deflect at short range.
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Aug 17, 2015 15:31
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Oh yes, and the cover: Guess who? Ignite Memories posted:It actually makes sense that a slow moving projectile like a blaster bolt is more difficult to deflect at short range. I was thinking more "They are like right next to you and you have a sword and you seem to have missed them completely."
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Aug 17, 2015 15:33
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joehonkie posted:Guess who? I was gonna say someone desperately trying to ape Mike Allred's style...but then it turned out to be Mike Allred.
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Aug 17, 2015 15:39
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Phylodox posted:I was gonna say someone desperately trying to ape Mike Allred's style...but then it turned out to be Mike Allred. I would guess that it was not colored by his wife since it looks so weird.
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Aug 17, 2015 15:41
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MikeJF posted:I wonder what a Jedi would do against that stunner that they used on Leia at the start of Star Wars. It was too wide to bounce. I am guessing that a lot of kids (including me) had discussions with their friends about how you could beat a Jedi. We never had 'let him flail wildly for a bit and then just shoot him in the chest' on the list.
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Aug 17, 2015 15:43
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Phylodox posted:I was gonna say someone desperately trying to ape Mike Allred's style...but then it turned out to be Mike Allred. Waiting for Luke to pop out his secret weapon: spinach. And Han Solo's smuggler friends all have fabulous outfits for no reason:   Classic Star Wars: The Early Adventures #7
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joehonkie posted:Luke is the worst Jedi: Well hey, he wasn't a Jedi yet. Just a farm boy with a big sword.
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Aug 17, 2015 15:48
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So, the colorist screwed up the one notable thing about Stormtrooper armor.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:01
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No, they're supposed to be that color, they're "shadow stormtroopers" or something to that effect.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:06
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SomeMathGuy posted:No, they're supposed to be that color, they're "shadow stormtroopers" or something to that effect. Yeah, they work for a dude called "Blackhole" and I guess that's his theme.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:15
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The coloring's still pretty bad and dull, sadly. I hate when they try to take old school art and color it to modern sensibilities.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:20
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Blackhole originated as a stock Imperial villain-of-the-week, and was subsequently given a long and confusing backstory, which is about par for course in the Star Wars EU.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:21
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Ashcans posted:I am guessing that a lot of kids (including me) had discussions with their friends about how you could beat a Jedi. We never had 'let him flail wildly for a bit and then just shoot him in the chest' on the list. Flamethrower.  (Which is proof that Jango Fett was the stupidest bounty hunter/assassin in the universe, but I digress.)
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Aug 17, 2015 16:32
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Phylodox posted:I was gonna say someone desperately trying to ape Mike Allred's style...but then it turned out to be Mike Allred. He must have been half way through and then the check bounced.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:42
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joehonkie posted:Oh yes, and the cover: I usually love Allred, but holy poo poo this is terrible.
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Aug 17, 2015 16:47
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Was it coloured in with crayons?
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Aug 17, 2015 16:48
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joehonkie posted:And Han Solo's smuggler friends all have fabulous outfits for no reason: This was clearly just set up for a proposed spin off movie starring the Village People.
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Aug 17, 2015 17:40
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MikeJF posted:They just need wide shot. If you're gonna fight Jedi, bring a shotgun. But if you do, you're a fool. Jedi duel to the death.
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Aug 17, 2015 18:27
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SomeMathGuy posted:No, they're supposed to be that color, they're "shadow stormtroopers" or something to that effect. Yeah, a lot of EU stuff has different colours for stormtrooper armour. One book has blue ones as basically Imperial Military Police.
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Aug 17, 2015 18:30
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joehonkie posted:Waiting for Luke to pop out his secret weapon: spinach. is that Afrika Bambatta in the middle of the second picture?
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joehonkie posted:Luke is the worst Jedi: I never found this out: what's the deal with "Artoo"?
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Aug 17, 2015 18:56
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MikeJF posted:I wonder what a Jedi would do against that stunner that they used on Leia at the start of Star Wars. It was too wide to bounce. That's why General Grievous had it right, just spin your lightsabre(s) around like helicopter blades and you'll be unstoppable!
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Aug 17, 2015 18:57
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MikeJF posted:I wonder what a Jedi would do against that stunner that they used on Leia at the start of Star Wars. It was too wide to bounce. In the Star Wars novel Darksaber, it mentions that stun blasts are used against Jedi specifically because the blast comes out as expanding rings, therefore they can't bounce them back.
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Aug 17, 2015 19:06
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"In the Star Wars novel Darksaber"
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Aug 17, 2015 19:07
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qntm posted:I never found this out: what's the deal with "Artoo"? It's a phonetic spelling of R2.
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Silhouette posted:But if you do, you're a fool. Jedi duel to the death. Something something Force Choke, something something last breath. Tom Swift Jr. fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Aug 17, 2015 |
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Aug 17, 2015 19:13
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Cabbit posted:It's a phonetic spelling of R2. And probably easier to read what with the printing quality of the day (I could see it looking like RZ half the time.)
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Aug 17, 2015 19:14
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BravestOfTheLamps posted:"In the Star Wars novel Darksaber" To elaborate on this, even to Star Wars EU dorks, Darksaber is basically that turd your dog left on the rug. Hard to ignore, but you really wish it didn't exist in the first place.
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redbackground posted:And probably easier to read what with the printing quality of the day (I could see it looking like RZ half the time.) I've seen Artoo and Threepio both used in crosswords. I think it's something generally accepted.
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Aug 17, 2015 19:28
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joehonkie posted:Oh yes, and the cover: Tom Brady?
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joehonkie posted:Oh yes, and the cover: Aw, man. Russ Manning. His "Magnus: Robot Fighter" was the first comic I ever read as a kid. I loved his drawings of robots. We don't have central weather control or anti-grav tubes yet, but at least we got this:  (Magnus, vol.1, #15)
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I always have to laugh at the idea of a civilization that can create autonomous robotic servants, but lacks the ability to genetically/chemically/surgically correct for morbid obesity.
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Gaz-L posted:To elaborate on this, even to Star Wars EU dorks, Darksaber is basically that turd your dog left on the rug. Hard to ignore, but you really wish it didn't exist in the first place. It's the one where Luke and his girlfriend (who is - bear with me here - an Old Republic Jedi whose consciousness was uploaded into a computer on an early Imperial superweapon, which Luke fell in love with, which was then transferred into the body of one his various Jedi apprentices who I'm pretty sure is meant to be like half his age) go to Hoth and are attacked by a horde of wampas which are led by the one Luke dismembered in ESB. I am fairly certain this novel also alluded to the existence of Hutt pornography.
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In case anyone is wondering what the "shocking secret" is: she has a cat head
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Keeshhound posted:I always have to laugh at the idea of a civilization that can create autonomous robotic servants, but lacks the ability to genetically/chemically/surgically correct for morbid obesity. I think the idea is that this is several generations later. Gen A made the robots, so Gen B didn't have to do as much, and got lazier, Gen C was even worse, etc etc. Why learn or make effort, when the robots do it for you? These are just giant man-infants at this point.
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Johnny Aztec posted:I think the idea is that this is several generations later. Gen A made the robots, so Gen B didn't have to do as much, and got lazier, Gen C was even worse, etc etc. Possible Wall-E / Magnus crossover?
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Wheat Loaf posted:was then transferred into the body of one his various Jedi apprentices who I'm pretty sure is meant to be like half his age) Wait, what? So Luke effectively murders his apprentice so his robo-girlfriend could have a body?  Johnny Aztec posted:I think the idea is that this is several generations later. Gen A made the robots, so Gen B didn't have to do as much, and got lazier, Gen C was even worse, etc etc. It's still kind of silly. I mean, if you took away the need to work now, people wouldn't stop being active; the stereotype might be that the US is made up of nothing but lazy fatasses, but people are still trying to be active; sports are still one of the most popular ways for people to pass the time with friends, and a lot of people would jump at the chance to replace their 8 hours behind a desk with 8 hours of light exercise if given the opportunity.
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Benito Cereno posted:In case anyone is wondering what the "shocking secret" is: she has a cat head Poor Lois. Fifty years later and she could have been Queen of the Furries.
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