The Sandstorm
Today’s strip is set during one of the deleted scenes. This is a pretty cool scene from Return of the Jedi which, though not vital to the plot, was still nice to see.
Luke gets ANOTHER kiss from Leia while blurry-eyed Han stands right beside them. We chose not to give the BMS characters the luxury of protective robes and scarves for this strip for two reasons. Firstly, where in the heck did they obtain these between the Skiff landing site and the Falcon? Secondly, we really didn’t feel like drawing them as it would have just made making our twice weekly update goal more challenging. But the added benefit for Leia fans is that we get to appreciate her fine body. Oh, and everyone’s favorite Jawa is back!
Although Threepio and Artoo Detoo aren’t shown in this strip, they are indeed present (just for the record).
Here is the reconstructed deleted Sandstorm scene. Although it lacks audio, if you have the Star Wars Blu Rays, you can watch the whole scene. Otherwise, you can read the Return of the Jedi transcript online to get the dialogue that way.
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I’m betting that Smoking Jawa was abouit to sell the Falcon, and Xwing, when they came back just in time…
Just exactly where does shee keep her lighter anyway?
I want a jawa lighter! 😀
Excellent work on the Tatooine rescue! Looking forward to Yoda’s return and Admiral Ackbar’s official introduction to BMS.
Does Luke have some sort of remote control built into his bionic hand, in the extra scene? Very Six-Million-Dollar-Manish.
I have army anecdotes, but they’re mostly of the bumbling REMF type. I did get a front-row seat to some Patriot vs. Scud missile action, though, so there’s that.
Of course he has a remote built into the back of his hand! Do you realize what kind of a pain it would be to search for the remote when he wants to change channels? “Now where did I leave that remote? Tatooine, Gavin, Hoth, or Endor? And did I leave it in the couch, the recliner or the Bacta tank?”
Time has finally healed his broken heart and he’s ready to please the ladies, anyway he can. Smoking Jawa is back … with more fire, but less blue milk.
Also I hope that the bad weather I’ve been hearing about has avoided you, and the rest of the BMS community as well.
“Where in the heck did they obtain these between the Skiff landing site and the Falcon?”
I’m going to go with the theory that they were probably in the skiff’s stowage for exactly this sort of situation. Those skiffs were not just execution carts, they were functional transports for conveying goods and people between Jabba’s palace and the cities. So I imagine they would have some goggles and cloaks stowed for if the skiff got caught in one of Tatooine’s spontaneous sand storms.