Compounding effects of a minor change

    Sometimes I think about how you can make the smallest adjustment, and the emergent effects are enormous.  Specifically, I was thinking about a change that could be made the the very first Star Wars film.  I must have watched it a million times over my life, it really was a top tier example of the 1970's sci-fi/fantasy aesthetic.  Of course, the way I look at these things changed over the course of my life, as they're supposed to, and I keep having thoughts run through my head.  

    Remember when they first meet Han? In that seedy bar? He was basically a trucker they hired to get them where they were going.  Shortly afterwards is his confrontation with the bounty hunter Greedo, and this is the scene where it occurs to me that the tiniest change could reverberate through the rest of the franchise. 

    What if Han had shot first?

 

    Think about it, how it would change the dynamic of the entire series.  This bounty hunter was going to deliver him to a likely death, if not kill him on his own, so it wouldn't be completely unjustified. If that had happened, you would immediately know that this guy is not to be fucked with.  A stone cold mercenary, who will absolutely kill you if he thinks you're a threat.  That would be a great character to balance our obvious shining good guys!

    Furthermore, it sets up a satisfying character arc; after disinterested mockery of anything force related, he bonds with Luke over their harrowing escape from the Death Star.  Unbridled praise for his performance in a fight, and when they get to the base at Yavin, he nonchalantly offers Luke a place on the ship.  He can't admit it, but he's warmed up to him! However we still see the mercenary, taking  his money and running after the job is done.  But what's this! He's back, to save the day! Looks like this stone cold mercenary has a heart of gold after all! What a great character arc that would have been!

    But what do I know, I'm no George Lucas, creative genius behind Jar Jar Binks and Dexter Jettster.

 

    It's a short one today, my current job is frying my brain and I'm not feeling up to full snarkiness. Here's the strips.

    I still have this mixture of panels I really like, and panels I really hate.  Also still having difficulties with interiors, I'm awful at decorating in real life, and it 100% translates into my drawing.

    I thought this one was a little bit of a step up, at least.

    Just the dumbest, most obvious jokes are my bread and butter.

    He really wanted to put the needle into his friend's butt cheek

    It's the best place to put them, really

    Bebop and Rocksteady are both types of music, so I thought this was just so fucking clever. I was really pleased with that bottom panel.

    I do love a good anti-climax.

    EXTREMELY fucked up the perspective on  this one.  

    The entire first part of the story more or less boils down to an afterthought.

    The return of the featureless void background.

     WELP!