tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post7491934154115738031..comments2024-03-19T04:29:47.922-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: Have Spacesuit -- Will ... Um?James Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-81002639868365749572010-09-22T06:32:06.651-04:002010-09-22T06:32:06.651-04:00"with a single Death Star that has firepower ..."with a single Death Star that has firepower equal to more than half the entire Imperial Fleet, but threatened by a single Rebel base with its 30 snub fighters"<br /><br />@S'mon: Yeah, but we always like to root for the underdog, right?Charisma Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543984488914124893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-12097719026476562032010-09-14T04:59:48.724-04:002010-09-14T04:59:48.724-04:00The Empire of the first Star Wars movie, with a si...The Empire of the first Star Wars movie, with a single Death Star that has firepower equal to more than half the entire Imperial Fleet, but threatened by a single Rebel base with its 30 snub fighters, is a very far cry from what was developed by West End Games and the Expanded Universe. It sounds like Marvel cleaved much closer to the original source.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-20969810485994459352010-09-14T00:07:59.115-04:002010-09-14T00:07:59.115-04:00I remember this issue, and while being slightly co...<i>I remember this issue, and while being slightly confounded by the lack of spacesuits, was much more shocked by the idea that a gang of pirates had managed to hijack (and keep) an Imperial Star Destroyer. Something about that implied a more vulnerable Empire and more barbaric, less known galaxy than I got from the movies.</i><br /><br>That's in fact one of the things I most like about the Marvel comics vision of the SW universe: it feels like it's a dangerous galaxy out there. Even as a kid, I had the impression that the Empire was at least tolerated by a lot of its oppressed subjects because it kept them safe from unpleasant aliens and vicious space pirates and did so with vigor.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47026508575379164862010-09-13T23:15:09.032-04:002010-09-13T23:15:09.032-04:00I remember this issue, and while being slightly co...I remember this issue, and while being slightly confounded by the lack of spacesuits, was much more shocked by the idea that a gang of pirates had managed to hijack (and keep) an Imperial Star Destroyer. Something about that implied a more vulnerable Empire and more barbaric, less known galaxy than I got from the movies.E.T.Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04816067470809236388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-17052285239438736252010-09-13T18:44:39.444-04:002010-09-13T18:44:39.444-04:00I remember this comic fondly, and I bought it back...I remember this comic fondly, and I bought it back about 10 or so years ago because it stuck in my brain for so long. I want to know where Jack got his hands on a Star Destroyer, though..Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02382001986218250618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43891396825976637412010-09-13T18:16:08.986-04:002010-09-13T18:16:08.986-04:00Was going to say the same as Jimmy Simpson above.Was going to say the same as Jimmy Simpson above.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-88126523148223777702010-09-13T18:00:55.832-04:002010-09-13T18:00:55.832-04:00I had this as a kid, and loved that cover.I had this as a kid, and loved that cover.Steve Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05850475794529316211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-19096494042129717282010-09-13T14:56:30.248-04:002010-09-13T14:56:30.248-04:00As a person who primarily runs Star Wars (and has ...As a person who primarily runs Star Wars (and has since 1987- BEFORE the glut of 'expanded universe'), the Marvel Comics helped to shape a lot of my concept of the Star Wars universe. And as occasionally hokey as they were (green rabbit men, short-shorts in space), they DID have a sense of wonder and wide-open possibilities that I loved- and continue to love. Having only recently purchased this very collection of comics, I am finding a lot of really great adventure ideas. You shave off some of the more 'juvenile' trappings and you've got some great hooks and settings to use.rologutweinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02186173153359166269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90492426778575049842010-09-13T14:51:19.737-04:002010-09-13T14:51:19.737-04:00His biggest problem will be frost bite to the extr...<i>His biggest problem will be frost bite to the extremities.</i><br /><br />At least Han is wearing trousers. Jack's not so lucky.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-5829310336461578982010-09-13T14:27:28.472-04:002010-09-13T14:27:28.472-04:00I remember that cover, I had that issue. Don't...I remember that cover, I had that issue. Don't remember it other than the cover.<br /><br />The original Battlestar Galactica had an episode that did the same thing. The g-suits they wore under their uniforms protected them. Although I think it was more of a budgetary consideration then anything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26245914571101933822010-09-13T14:24:37.315-04:002010-09-13T14:24:37.315-04:00Vacuum is a terrible heat conductor, so you don...Vacuum is a terrible heat conductor, so you don't actually get frostbite from short exposure to space.<br /><br />You'd probably soil yourself from lack of pressure, though, unless bladder & bowels already empty - maybe the pirates vented an inert gas into the field? Or they could be wearing nappies. Anyway compared to ESB this qualifies as Hard SF.Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173759805310975320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-89096710670100573872010-09-13T14:19:17.530-04:002010-09-13T14:19:17.530-04:00Obviously they're both descendants of Batman, ...Obviously they're both descendants of Batman, who can breathe in space.<br /><br />Or we can forget about the science, and just appreciate that it looks cool. I mean, who wouldn't want to float around in space blasting away at a bad guy? Sounds like a good time to me.r4gn4rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871197892801490151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-58136013655506623292010-09-13T13:35:51.299-04:002010-09-13T13:35:51.299-04:00And this is different from Empire Strikes Back, ho...And this is different from Empire Strikes Back, how? In ESB, the Millenium Falcon flew into a cave on an asteroid, then into a side cave of that, which actually turned out to be a space slug. They then got out in a mask with a tube attached. At least the getup above has oxygen tanks.<br /><br />It's Star Wars "science", just enjoy. At least the writers realized that they needed some explanation and gave us some technobabble, unlike ESB.Jimmy Simpsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03265501552844485806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-34236629204287689002010-09-13T13:20:04.321-04:002010-09-13T13:20:04.321-04:00@Rob Crawford: Really? Unless by "magnetic fi...@Rob Crawford: Really? Unless by "magnetic field" the writers meant "inexplicable high science energy field with miraculous faculties"... magnetic fields don't effect pressure or temperature to my understanding.Duglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952607750940479779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-67993074160561278752010-09-13T12:57:51.495-04:002010-09-13T12:57:51.495-04:00I think the thing that's really impressive in ...I think the thing that's really impressive in this story is how true to Han's nature they stay when he dispatches the villain-of-the week. Let's just say that there's more evidence that he doesn't wait for baddies to shoot first!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-25495870851408587332010-09-13T12:57:41.600-04:002010-09-13T12:57:41.600-04:00As I understand it, that's not impossible. Han...As I understand it, that's not impossible. Han's eyes, nose, mouth, and ears are all covered, so barring a couple of unmentionable orifices, the major routes for problems with pressure are taken care of. <br /><br />His biggest problem will be frost bite to the extremities.Rob Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03010767328260010949noreply@blogger.com