AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: INTO THE ASTEROID FIELD!

It's one of Han Solo's craziest stunts ever, as, against all worries from his friends (and odds advice from C-3PO), he sends the Millennium Falcon into the nearby Hoth system asteroid field in order to escape Imperial pursuit one more time, as seen in this great storyboard by Joe Johnston.

The chase as captured in an early movie trailer.

 

And below, a lovely piece of thumbnail art by Ralph McQuarrie.

'HAPPY HALLOWEEN!'

Image: via Rebel Scum website.

He's fought all manner of dark and disturbing foes since joining the Rebel Alliance, but Jedi-to-be Luke Skywalker is almost felled by the evil powers emanating from the most weirdly unusual of alien/droid hybrids - Reist - in the obscure and twistedly nasty little horror gem from September 1981 written by then rising star UK comics talent Alan Moore- the bizarre yet original Death Masque for the original The Empire Strikes Back Monthly comic magazine- a story that never appeared in any US Marvel comics until 2013, and a perfect tale to consume during Halloween!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! to all worldwide readers, from STAR WARS AFICIONADO