Helpless Han
SPECIAL NOTICE: Leanne and I send our best wishes to Kevin Conn, our BMS Podcast partner, but also our good friend. He has been in hospital with a treatable but dangerous illness over the last couple of weeks. We’re sending you as much Forciness as we can muster, Kev! Heal quickly, okay?
There’s nothing quite like being helpless and knowing it. Okay, I didn’t fall on top of 4-LOM in a compromising position, but I’m sure many of us can relate to a point in our lives where we could do little but wallow in our dependence and powerlessness. On top of that, add having to put up with the ramblings of some jerk who suddenly thinks you’re their friend!
As we move forward with the Shadows parody, Leanne and I have noticed the significant drop in activity in terms of reader feedback. It seems that general enthusiasm for the project is at its highest when the subject matter is better known. Basically, Shadows doesn’t seem to be capturing much interest and at our current rate of detail, we’ll be at it for at least two more months…
We’ve therefore decided to heavily abridge the three quarters or so of remaining story so that we can wrap up Shadows promptly and move on to Return of the Jedi. It is, after all, the 30th anniversary of Return of the Jedi on Saturday. I was therefore inspired to mark the anniversary with this Blue Milk Special Return of the Jedi free poster…
It’s not 100% finished and needs some tweaks, but we will probably offer it as a competition prize in the near future for some lucky BMS reader.
I’ll try to wrap things up in the next 6 strips so we can end Shadows and get back on track. The continuity will get choppy as a result, but there are less than half a dozen moments that really cry out for a BMS skewering anyway.
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Ben? Dagobah…Dagobah system, BENNNNN!!!!!
Thank you both. Ulcers suck. Having FIVE is just my stomach being a dick.
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2013/05/vader-vs-xizor-cagematch-star-wars-shadows-of-the-empire
This came out yesterday. Considering that BMS is currently doing SotE, I felt it appropriate to post.
Well, I for one would have been more enthusiastic about a parody referring more to the novelization of Shadows. I never touched a comic, Dash looked completely different to my inner eye, and I found little recognizable themes for me personally. For what that’s worth.
Anyway, your jokes are on par, and yes, I do look forward to Jedi. I’m a happy camper either way you play this 🙂
I’m a long-time reader, but not a commenter. I’m breaking that paradigm to let you know I’m enjoying your Shadows treatment, and I hope that it gets abridged as little as possible.
I for one have enjoyed every strip you’ve done! Don’t rush it guys… Looking forward to future installments, regardless of the subject matter! Sending heartfelt wishes of a fast recovery to your friend Kevin!!
I can’t speak for anyone else, but I’m enjoying the Shadows parody quite a bit. Don’t abridge it on my account. 🙂
cheers,
Phil
Hey maybe for the BMS RotJ poster, Leanne should have drawn Luke’s hand on Leia’s boob. lol
I actually made the poster using existing art and manipulated it myself, so nothing in the poster was drawn specifically for this poster. It was all pieced together by me like many of our strips. 🙂 Not a bad idea. When I make the final tweaks to the poster, I’ll try the boob grope.
Ja!!!!! a bunch of pieces? awesome similarity with original. Do you have something similar for ANH? Im gathering all your strips in a book (nothing commercial of course, just for fun) and I have nothing like that as front page in there.
Obviously as soon I finish this project I will send you a copy.
Im also support Otto suggestion on Luke´s hand (what a bunch of perverts)
The final version will be ready soon. And I think it would be a great idea to go back and do a ANH poster and an ESB poster too!
I am enjoying this arc too, on the other (missing) hand, SLAVE LEIA…..
That’s SO neat how you guys do that! too bad you couldn’t throw a patent on it and publish a How To book.
Also, I’m also enjoying the Shadows parody, but, as a fan, am all for forging ahead if interaction has dropped off, for what it’s worth! I can’t wait to see what you’ve got in store for us wit Jedi!
I just have played the N64 game of Shadows and I loved your references to it. You do a great job. By the way, could the bms-t-shirt also be delivered to Germany? And do you know the shipping costs?
No, I don’t. The checkout and shipping are taken care of by Red Bubble. So, I’d recommend adding one of our shirts to your Red Bubble shopping cart and going through the process of selecting your shipping location and finding out that way. You can always decide not to complete the purchase if you feel shipping is too expensive, but I’m sure there are different options. We appreciate the support!
Thanks for your quick answer. I will look at Red Bubble.
I had mine shipped to Germany (in fact I’m wearing it right now), so it works. I don’t remember the shipping costs, but they were reasonable.
Love the Shadows parody, and am so much looking forward to Jedi too, the teaser poster alone got me excited.
Nice work on the poster. 🙂
Poor Han, I doubt he swings that way… 😉
Forciness to Kevin!!! 🙁
I am enjoying the Shadows parody. I remember reading the book and playing the game on N64 and I would like to see the full product. Maybe you can circle back to it after ROTJ. I just haven’t commented much lately. I’ve been busy with my own project
Hello Guys… As all readers … I am enjoying every you deliver… dont rush with Shadows.. it is hillarious.. but probably people does nto comment … in order of not to repeat the same as other… (jajajja my case). Im not complying star seen ROTJ but I like a lot your work on shadows… It make me remind a lot of things on that history.
don’t normally comment, but would like to say i’ve not read (or before now heard of) shadows, but i am enjoying the strips none the less, slightly off -topic but inspired by the boob grope, can Luke use any robotic hand? i mean c3po doesn’t seem to use his much..
Long time reader, first time commenter here. I have to echo the thoughts of several others here and beg for you not to cut Shadows short. Or, at the very least, promise us that you’ll go back and back fill from time to time as you have previously to flesh out the story. Shadows has been hilarious so far, and I’d hate to see it get the short end of the stick! =D
First time commenter here. Only found BMS a week ago and have been on a massive archive binge to get up to date. I’d also like to add my voice to the chorus of people saying not to cut shadows short! Please! Just for us?!
Bring on ROTJ …. i will be reading either way … but yeah I’m looking forward to return …
I’m the same as LSJ. Avid reader and love everything you have done with Star Wars, but don’t comment much. I guess I should do it more to let you know its all great.
I’ve been enjoying (and looking forward to) a full and humorous account of these ‘Shadows of the Empire’. But I’ll admit that I haven’t been posting a lot. Then again, I wasn’t posting a lot before either, so it’s not my lack of interaction that’s changed. I guess I’m just kind of lazy and unsociable, and don’t really deserve all the webcomics I read.
I’m digging the cross-referential humor (like Bender as an R2-unit? lulz), and the non-referential humor (Carbo-Froze Han? Meet 4-Lom’s crotch). But have not read any of the books or played any of the games, so most of this stretch of the strips are above my head. I did see the original Ewok TV specials, as well as the cartoon (along with Droid’s). I’m surprised you guys didn’t reference any of that stuff, it would have been a hoot, as they say. Actually, since I believe all of it happened pre-Jedi, time-wise, you probably still could before rocking the Jedi parodies hard.
At any rate, I’m still on board for the long hall, no worries. I’m just looking forward to being able to get the jokes again. 🙂
I say work on material for this lesser-known bit and add it retroactively when you get the chance. It’s not like you haven’t done it before 🙂 That way you can progress back to the main stuff faster and appeal to more readers.
I discovered BMS this year and have read through all the posts to catch up. I’m enjoying your Shadows treatment and would encourage you to not rush through it.
Thanks and keep up the good work!
NOOOOO! Don’t abridge! It’s AWESOME! I apologise for not feeding back earlier. I’ll do it more often, I promise! 🙂 I love your work!
I don’t comment much, but I love these strips, so don’t rush through Shadows on my behalf. 😉
And now I need to catch up, because I missed a couple of updates.
Poor Han!
Another long term ‘lurker’ here. I love your work. Personally I think the work your doing on shadows is some of your best to date. Please don’t abridge sote too much.
Ps. I promise I’ll comment more often from now on !!