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| A panel from the brilliant web comic Between*Wars by John White |
Some readers will be familiar with the work of John White,
the man behind one of my favourite websites, Star Wars Age 9.
John is a gifted artist – and was, even as a nine-year-old,
when he saw Star Wars on its first
release in Ireland.
That trip to the cinema inspired John to start creating his own
comic strip adaptation of the film. I’m sure many children started a similar
project (I think I did), but John had a good deal more talent than most of us. And what's more, he saw his project through to
completion. Luckily, he came across the comic again as an adult and put it
online, adding a very funny and insightful commentary to it along the way.
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| Our hero, Jack, finally finds himself in the queue for Star Wars in Between*Wars |
The experience of re-discovering the comic has also inspired
John to create a wonderful new web comic
called Between*Wars. It’s the tale of two boys having fun in rural
Ireland, recreating World War II and having adventures, mostly of the imaginary kind.
In several installments of Between*Wars, there have been references to the imminent arrival of
Star Wars. And in the latest episode,
the film finally arrives. Its arrival does not disappoint.
John has been a generous supporter of my blog, and gave it a
much-needed visual overhaul a while back.
I’d urge anyone who remembers Star
Wars the first time around to head over to Between*Wars and enjoy memories of the day Star Wars changed their world.
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