When you hear the sound of the Ewok dying, you will know it is time to turn the page. Let’s begin now…

Do you remember those old read-along books? I don’t know if they still make them for our contemporary generation of kids, so maybe only those of us who grew up in the early 80s will recall them. They were picture books that dumbed down the latest blockbuster movie into 20 or so pages. They were accompanied by the amazing gimmick of an audio cassette tape which featured narration along with sound clips from the film. For Raiders of the Lost Ark you would hear Indy’s bullwhip cutting the air. Very cool.

Well, we have just reached Part 4 of our Splinter of the Mind’s Eye story arc which begins Chapter 2 of the Alan Dean Foster novel. I don’t know if they did use the sound of a dying Ewok for the Return of the Jedi read-along book but that would have been fun! If Splinter of the Mind’s Eye had been made into a film then I wonder what sound effect would be for the accompanying book? A yawn perhaps? Or perhaps a sound clip of the narrator crying “don’t do it!” I’ll leave the logic behind that last one to Friday’s strip.

The artwork, pictured above left, is from the Dark Horse comics Splinter of the Mind’s Eye adaptation and was featured on the front cover of issue #1. The excellent illustration is by Hugh Fleming and depicts both Luke and Leia as they might have appeared in the book after crash landing. Notice how I’ve been posting illustrations that tie in chronologically with the story and strip? Noticed that, did you? Good.

This is the last time you’re going to see the now famous Pink Y-Wing of Princess Leia. So, anyone going to immortalize it by custom painting a Y-Wing for us? Send us your photos!

Part 2 in our ongoing series inspired by legitimate book covers and production stills.

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