This laughin’ out loud Chewbacca bust is a full-on scaled-up version of a Post-it Note doodle that’s been stuck to my iMac at work for almost 4 years.
And if you don’t what this piece of garbage is referencing, here’s a clue.
Happy Life Day | Starlog *FAKE* Cover #19
My third and last Starlog *fake* magazine cover, originally posted on Facebook’s Starlog Magazine Fan Group page - before banishment.
Was a little bored over whatever weekend I posted the *fake* cover; that, and after seeing numerous other *fake* cover efforts posted by group members (as hard to look at as they were) got me in the mood to - how can I put this - DO SOMETHING WAY BETTER!
Unused *fake* #19 cover.
The Star Wars Holiday Special originally had Chewbacca as a "Life Day" religious zealot with a Ralph Kramden-like temperament... before being completely rewritten with a variety-show focus.
Ah well.
This time ‘round, I decided not to deviate from the ACTUAL cover’s layout: just replace the main photography with a new hero painting (Chewie); drench the cover lines with parody and sarcasm; and creating two additional paintings to accompany the two main cover lines.
Below is my original Facebook post:
And below is the ACTUAL Starlog #19 cover as seen on newsstands in 1979, for comparison:
Below is the ACTUAL hero artwork used in the fake Starlog #41’s cover:
And below are the two extra paintings used in the main cover lines.
Leonard Nimoy From the 1978 remake of “Invasion Of The Body Snatchers”. The red lighting “flare” - a happy accident!
Galactica’s “Athena” in body paint. Why pay for costume hire when you can just paint on a uniform?
Peter Mayhew - A Tribute
A special Chewie doodle to this most beloved Star Wars actor.