{"id":3252,"date":"2010-04-23T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2010-04-23T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=3252"},"modified":"2010-04-21T23:07:11","modified_gmt":"2010-04-22T03:07:11","slug":"empire-strikes-back-by-miller-simonson-byrne-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/23\/empire-strikes-back-by-miller-simonson-byrne-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire Strikes Back by Miller, Simonson, Byrne, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back<\/em> by Frank Miller, John Byrne, Terry Austin, Walt Simonson, Michael Golden, Fred Hembeck, Marie Severin, Marshall Rogers, Joe Jusko, and Bob Layton.\u00a0 Wow!\u00a0 How cool is that?!?!?\u00a0 Check it out below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I&#8217;ve <\/span>wrapped up my <a title=\"My Star Wars Resume\" href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/tag\/star-wars-resume\/\"><em>Star Wars Resume<\/em><\/a> coverage for now, but I just had to post these fantastic <em>Star Wars<\/em> pin-ups!\u00a0 They originally appeared in Marvel Comics<em>&#8216; Star Wars<\/em> issues #43 &amp; 44 from 1980.\u00a0 Some of the scans below come from the original issues, while others come from the reprinted and re-colored trade paperbacks <em>Star Wars: A Long Time Ago<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I had forgotten about these pin-ups until I recently heard them discussed on the <a title=\"Two True Freaks Monthly Monday Star Wars - Empire Strikes Back\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twotruefreaks.libsyn.com\/index.php?post_id=587843\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"broken_link\"><em>Two True Freaks Monthly Monday Star Wars podcasts<\/em><\/a>. I&#8217;ve mentioned these podcasts a few times this week. If you are a fan of <em>Star Wars<\/em>, you really should give these podcasts a try.\u00a0 Scott and Chris are incredibly knowledgeable in the area of <em>Star Wars<\/em> and they&#8217;re also friggin&#8217; hilarious!\u00a0 In addition to their <em>Star Wars<\/em> show, they produce a monthly <em>Star Trek<\/em> show, and multiple comic book related shows.\u00a0 Give these guys a try!\u00a0 They are definitely worth your time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Here are the promised <em>Empire Strikes Back<\/em> images.\u00a0 Click each image to enlarge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Frank Miller<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_frankmiller.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Frank Miller\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_frankmiller.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Frank Miller\" width=\"520\" height=\"766\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">John Byrne<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_johnbyrne.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by John Byrne\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_johnbyrne.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by John Byrne\" width=\"520\" height=\"770\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Terry Austin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_terryaustin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back by Terry Austin\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_terryaustin.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back by Terry Austin\" width=\"520\" height=\"716\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Walt Simonson<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_waltsimonson.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back by Walt Simonson\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_waltsimonson.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back by Walt Simonson\" width=\"520\" height=\"746\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Michael Golden<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_michaelgolden.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by \" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_michaelgolden.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Michael Golden\" width=\"520\" height=\"773\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fred Hembeck<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_fredhembeck.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Fred Hembeck\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_fredhembeck.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Fred Hembeck\" width=\"520\" height=\"729\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Marie Severin<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_marieseverin.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Marie Severin\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_marieseverin.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Marie Severin\" width=\"520\" height=\"762\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Marshall Rogers<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_marshallrogers.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Marshall Rogers\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_marshallrogers.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Marshall Rogers\" width=\"520\" height=\"774\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Joe Jusko<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_joejusko.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Joe Jusko\" src=\"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_joejusko.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Joe Jusko\" width=\"520\" height=\"764\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bob Layton<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a 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any kid might have picked up Archie or Sad Sack.\u00a0 When I bought Marvel Comics Star Wars #50 off the shelf, I knew\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars comic books - Marvel and Dark Horse","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_comics1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":4872,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2011\/03\/02\/listen-up-shira-brie\/","url_meta":{"origin":3252,"position":1},"title":"Listen Up: Marvel Star Wars Shira Brie Saga","date":"March 2, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"I love me some old Marvel Star Wars comics! Of the 107 issues, I firmly believe the Shira Brie saga spanning issues 60 through 63 were some of the best of the series!\u00a0 Scott and Chris of Two True Freaks were kind enough to invite me onto their podcast recently\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;comic books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Two True Freaks Star Wars Monthly Monday #27 - The Shira Brie Saga","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/swmm27.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3197,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/22\/star-wars-resume-role-playing-games\/","url_meta":{"origin":3252,"position":2},"title":"Star Wars Resume &#8211; Role-playing Games","date":"April 22, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Concluding my Star Wars Resume!\u00a0 In 1992 a former classmate named Serv and I assembled a group of folks to try the West End Games Star Wars Roleplaying Game.\u00a0 Serv and I didn't really know each other that well at the time, we just both happened to share an interest\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;games&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars RPG - West End Games and Wizards of the Coast","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_rpg1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3190,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/19\/star-wars-resume-vintag-action-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":3252,"position":3},"title":"Star Wars Resume &#8211; Vintage Action Figures","date":"April 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"I've had Star Wars on the brain lately.\u00a0 My fanaticism normally cycles like a washing machine through: comics, Doctor Who, Star Wars, Star Trek, and then starts over again with comics.\u00a0 Seems like I've been firmly in the Star Wars spin cycle for a while now.\u00a0 I'm nearly finished with\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;books&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Star Wars Vintage Action Figures","src":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/onceuponageek.com\/images\/starwars_resume_figs1.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3193,"url":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2010\/04\/20\/star-wars-resume-novels\/","url_meta":{"origin":3252,"position":4},"title":"Star Wars Resume &#8211; Novels","date":"April 20, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Continuing my Star Wars Resume! 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