tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post1460747522843675832..comments2024-03-28T07:17:29.768+00:00Comments on STARLOGGED - GEEK MEDIA AGAIN: THE FIRST ISSUE OF MARVEL UK'S THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK MONTHLYSLOW ROBOThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15891511135128944714noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-31532892905805153702017-03-25T10:30:49.410+00:002017-03-25T10:30:49.410+00:00thanks krusty, I have that annual stored somewhere...thanks krusty, I have that annual stored somewhere but just not to hand right now.<br /><br /><br />so for the record : both the annual and ROTJ weekly printed the re-written ending.<br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-46975965113511296392017-03-24T11:00:17.503+00:002017-03-24T11:00:17.503+00:00Ed, when it ran in ESB Annual 2 it was the new cre...Ed, when it ran in ESB Annual 2 it was the new credit (Lombego) and final page.KlownKrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951875989078181671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-4460545250412198252017-03-23T12:26:08.732+00:002017-03-23T12:26:08.732+00:00regarding the cody tale, after a bit of research, ...regarding the cody tale, after a bit of research, I can confirm that the uk comic published the original ending. And credited JM DeMatteis. <br /><br /><br />when ROTJ weekly re-printed the story, it had the re-written ending.<br /><br /><br />The ESB uk annual no.2 also included this tale though I haven't yet checked to see which ending they used.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-42795589969273082192017-03-22T10:43:59.971+00:002017-03-22T10:43:59.971+00:00you remember correctly except the cover was taken ...you remember correctly except the cover was taken from a usa treasury edition as seen here :<br /><br /><br />http://comicvine.gamespot.com/star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-150/4000-329445/<br /><br /><br />Moore must have missed the deadline so they re-used ' the hunter '.<br /><br /><br />All of this was very puzzling and confusing at the time.<br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-56907391816049565472017-03-22T09:24:22.812+00:002017-03-22T09:24:22.812+00:00I remember ... it was "The Hunter" repri...I remember ... it was "The Hunter" reprinted in #150 or 151, which had previously run around #30, much to my childhood disappointment at the time. Presumably that was one of the few old stories that was done-in-one so could be slotted in in an emergency. Was that second showing behind a new UK cover obviously intended for Alan Moore story called (I think) "The Pandora Effect", or am I misremembering that?KlownKrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951875989078181671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-79258065488735874622017-03-21T19:07:58.285+00:002017-03-21T19:07:58.285+00:00thanks for that link krusty, I seem to recall a TH...thanks for that link krusty, I seem to recall a THIRD redrawn and re-written ending for that story.<br /><br /><br />there was no rhyme or reason to the monthly title with both uk and usa stories mixed and totally out of order. At one point, they had to re-print an older story as an issue filler.<br /><br /><br />edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13633073283427830809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-64334844139353447092017-03-17T11:27:01.538+00:002017-03-17T11:27:01.538+00:00I will get to Cody in due course....I will get to Cody in due course....SLOW ROBOThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15891511135128944714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6024401572816020459.post-56672290784821489782017-03-17T10:16:30.630+00:002017-03-17T10:16:30.630+00:00The change was almost certainly down to the lack o...The change was almost certainly down to the lack of material. I liked that diplomatic shenanigans tale ("The Third Law", I think it was called) but its UK printing was notable because it was cut into shorter episodes than any preceding SW strip, a clue to how close the UK reprint was to the US original.<br /><br />Most noteworthy, either the second or third ESB Monthly featured a US story called "The Dreams of Cody Sunn-Childe" which was written by JM DeMatteis and included an anti-war message at the conclusion. The strip also ran in the US, but was credited to writer "Wally Lombago" and had a rewritten ending c/o Lucasfilm licensing which DeMatteis objected to ... so only in the UK could one read DeMatteis's intended version. More details at DeMatteis's blog here:<br /><a href="http://www.jmdematteis.com/2010/09/dreams-of-wally-lombego.html" rel="nofollow">The Dreams of Wally Lombego</a>KlownKrustyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02951875989078181671noreply@blogger.com