“Yesterday’s” Comic> Sergio Aragones Stomps Star Wars

“Hey, you in my sun.”

Sergio Aragonés Stomps Star Wars

Dark Horse (January, 2000)

Sergio and Mark go to the Lucasfilm studios to talk to the Dark Horse liaison about doing a Star Wars comic. However, while studying their new digital conversion process, a saboteur accidentally sends Sergio into the film. After a series of misadventures, Sergio uses his cartoonist skills to save the day and returns to stop the saboteur from blowing up the studio…before accidentally blowing it up himself.

What they got right: It was a few years after the similar DC and Marvel comics but I like that they did something different by having Sergio transported into the Star Wars Universe instead of making another parody in-story. I liked the character version of the real Sergio (not having met him or seen/heard him before I don’t know how much of an exaggeration it is) and I like that here he is able to get his own story rather than telling other people’s. Also, the Star Wars characters aren’t the overmuscled characters from the DC and Marvel parodies, but look as close to the actors and costumes as Sergio’s style allows.

What they got wrong: I have no complaints. Even the political commentary and outdated cultural humor I complained about in the other two comics are missing in this comic.

Recommendation: That lack of politics and pop culture comments put this one over the other two as my favorite of the trifecta, but unless you’re a fan of Star Wars you’re not really going to enjoy it as much. If you are and aren’t a fuddy-duddy like those guys who hate the Kinect game’s dance mode or the Robot Chicken/Family Guy parodies, you may well enjoy this comic.

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