BMS Han Solo has chosen his Strike Team and it’s a little different than the one he used in the actual film. This strip features the subtle return of Boba Fett (thanks to reader support and enthusiasm), though he is now apparently on Team Solo – now there’s an oxymoron. Why did Han choose Apone, Bib Fortuna and Boba Fett for this bug hunt? Are these Han Solo’s expendables? Will it be just another day on the farm for Sgt. Apone? Will the Empire dare touch George Lucas?

More importantly, will Luke, Leia, Chewie and the droids still be going on this mission? Will Corporal Ferro be flying the Imperial Shuttle? Will BMS follow the film from here on out or will we ALIENate our fans? 😉

We went for a sort of middle-aged George Lucas here. Previously you’ve seen Young Lucas and Old Lucas, representing A New Hope and Prequel era Lucas. But now we have a third incarnation of the Lucases, or is that Lucasi? This one looks a little insane. We are referencing, of course, the difficult time behind the scenes for the head of the production team managing the monster that Star Wars’ success had become and its impact on his personal life. While we will not dig any deeper than that in the strip, I did want to explain the vacant, craziness in those eyes. You can read a lot into a pair of dots in a cartoon strip!

This strip took a while. Leanne has been working on Transformers art for Hasbro and I’ve been beleaguered with my arthritis. I still hope to get at least 6 strips done this month. Thanks to everyone for their support via Patreon and of course, verbally. And remember, being able to laugh at ourselves and our geeky interests is healthy.

Oh, by the way… check out Capital Con. Guess who is headlining as a guest of honor? Make room in your calendar for June 19-21 if you can make it to Washington, DC for a Star Wars / Sci-Fi comic-con with a heavy dosage of Blue Milk Special in the program art, panels etc. We hope to see you there. I will post more information next week. But please help us spread the word about this new sci-fi convention! Tell your friends. Post about it on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks!

Oh, and look out for this Princess Leia issue #1 variant cover by Alex Ross and Blue Milk Special. j/k I do think the cigarette works particularly well on this cover though.

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