{"id":8163,"date":"2013-04-01T11:18:08","date_gmt":"2013-04-01T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=8163"},"modified":"2013-04-01T11:18:08","modified_gmt":"2013-04-01T15:18:08","slug":"hard-copy-lucasfilm-and-dark-horse-announce-the-star-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=8163","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: LucasFilm and Dark Horse Announce THE STAR WARS!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no April Fools\u2019 prank! Dark Horse is honored to announce a dr<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1a-PG-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8174\" style=\"width: 426px;\" alt=\"SWTHE _1a PG 02\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1a-PG-02.jpg\" width=\"372\" height=\"207\" \/><\/a>eam project: working with J.W. Rinzler, executive editor at LucasBooks, and artist Mike Mayhew (Avengers) to adapt the rough-draft original screenplay which spawned the biggest franchise in film history!<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Three years before his 1977 film, George Lucas put down on paper his first story set in a galaxy far, far away\u2014a tale of fantastic adventures, daring escapes, \u201clazer swords,\u201d romance, and monsters. A story of Jedi Annikin Starkiller and General Luke Skywalker, an alien named Han Solo, and evil Sith Knights. The screenplay was titled The Star Wars!<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure where I first read about The Star Wars\u2014it was years and years ago\u2014but the idea of Luke Skywalker being an older Jedi General, and Han Solo being a six-foot-tall lizard, turned my Star Wars fan brain on its side,\u201d said longtime Star Wars editor Randy Stradley. \u201cI always assumed this would be one of those stories that would be \u2018lost to history,\u2019 so getting to work on bringing it to life is kinda like a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile researching in the Lucasfilm Archives I\u2019ve found many treasures\u2014but one which truly astounded me was George\u2019s rough draft for The Star Wars. His first complete imaginings were hallucinating to read\u2014mind blowing,\u201d said writer J.W. Rinzler. \u201cWhile working with George on another book project, I once asked if we could adapt his rough draft. He was hesitant. Years later, with Dark Horse\u2019s invaluable help, we showed him a few drawn and colored pages of what it might look like. He gave us the okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally conceived in 1974, The Star Wars has been the subject of rumor and legend in the fan community throughout the history of the galaxy far, far away. Now, Lucas has seen fit to grant Dark Horse the right to adapt this fabled story into an eight-issue comic series launching in September!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1-PG-02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8175\" alt=\"SWTHE _1 PG 02\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1-PG-02.jpg\" width=\"1525\" height=\"2290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1-PG-02.jpg 1525w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1-PG-02-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/SWTHE-_1-PG-02-681x1024.jpg 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1525px) 100vw, 1525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s no April Fools\u2019 prank! Dark Horse is honored to announce a dream project: working with J.W. 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