Admiral Ozzel’s Jazz Collection
As you can see in the picture on the left, Admiral Piett does not have the correct rank insignia on his tunic. It should be two rows of six squares, red (top) and blue (bottom). However, in the original film I guess there just wasn’t time to mail the new insignia to him between Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. I was originally going to poke fun at this with a strip, but ended up scrapping the idea. Still, an interesting observation for those who may not have noticed it on multiple viewings.
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Actually, all the Imperial officers had the same rank insignia in RotJ. The costume department got really lazy and apparently decided to throw continuity of details right out the window. Honestly, with everything that changed, that was one of the things I’m surprised they DIDN’T go back and fix with all the digital re-releases.
It kind of seems like Lucas did everything BUT fix things that needed fixing.
Well, he thought that Mos Eisley looked like a tiny town rather than a busy spaceport, so that’s why there’s all that traffic added in.
I think on Vader’s ship they velcro their rank on, so when he kills some one, everyone can just check the promotions list and trade off as needed.
“He no longer has any use for it,” now strikes me as an inherently terrifying phrase. Right up there with “the Emperor is not as forgiving as I am.” Of course, Star Wars may very well be responsible for my finding the cold, quiet implicit threats much more nerve racking that people flying into a rage.
You guys could vet out some web-admins to help you guys out for free… a few of us fans I am sure would do it. I use to do it professionally for 10 years.
We have had a few offers of help, but we have a great team in SparkingDesign who we know and trust. As much as I respect the goodwill of all web designers out there offering to help, nothing beats knowing the person to whom you are handing the keys. Also, when you are paying a professional, you can expect and demand professionalism that comes with the contract. Not knowing any web designers closely (personally) outside of our current team, makes it a little harder. Chris and Jamie are great folks and their rates are good. But the maximum hours required won’t be known until the work begins, which is why we have set a high bar for the funding goal. Whatever is left over can then be used for enhancements of the website design itself, and future maintenance, which apparently can come out of the blue!
By the way, Shades, thanks for the offer of help. I didn’t mean to come across like I didn’t appreciate yours, and others offers of assistance. The other issue, is that WordPress and ComicPress / ComicEasel require a little familiarization. Chris and Jamie from SparkingDesign already know our website’s setup (along with our personal websites, rodhannah.com and leannehannah.com) so handing the keys to the site over to someone completely new isn’t ideal. But we totally appreciate the offer and support and if we didn’t have Chris and Jamie, or any funds raised, we would have to take a chance and take up one of the several offers of free assistance. 🙂
I bet Leanne’s glad her first name isn’t Hannah. XD #showerthoughts
Took Vader long enough to get around to punishing Ozzel, all he did in ESB was send angry texts. Or did I miss where he killed him? Anyway, this strip is hilarious! I never really thought about how Vader was on the Death Star one moment and the Executor the next. He literally could have just taken a shuttle from the DS down to Endor instead of boarding the Executor (in the movies, I mean). But if the Emperor got tired of him hanging around… Well, short version of all that, great explanation!
If Piett doesn’t want them, I’ll take the Jazz collection! It’s bound to be “out of this world”! 😀
Oh, seriously, you don’t want it. It’s all Figrin D’an side projects. Remixes of “Mad About Me,” mostly.