5/25/2023 0 Comments Kirby new gods![]() ![]() Lucas said he wasn't familiar with the comic, but said Ralph Macquarrie, SW's designer, may have taken some inspiration from it. It had a character that looked exactly like Darth Vader. I remember that there was a Comic Book Legends Revealed that featured a Mexican comic that looked suspiciously like the Star Wars movie poster that came out about a half decade before the movie. In fact, it's been rumored that he actually demanded that Williamson illustrate the movie adaptations. He'd pay both of those gentlemen back by suggesting them for the Marvel Star Wars series. At a 1972 dinner that included comics writer/editor Roy Thomas and comic shop owner Ed Summer, George Lucas told his story for Star Wars, after which Roy Thomas noted that it sounded very similar to Jack Kirby’s New Gods.Two of his major comics influences were Howard Chaykin's "Cody Starbuck" from Star*Reach, whose has been cited as a major influence on Han Solo (right down to the vest), and Al Williamson's Flash Gordon comics. COMICS, NEW GODS, JACK KIRBY, DC COMICS Collection comicsinbox comics additionalcollections Language English. George Lucas's Star Wars series has notable influences from the New Gods. Roy Thomas apparently noticed the similarities as well: ![]() He used to read comics so he may have been influenced by the master, Jack Kirby. Westerns, Samurai films, and of course Tolkien. Lucas "borrowed" a lot of concept and story ideas from a number of sources. ![]()
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