Rereading: STARSTRUCK 11-13

© Elaine Lee and Michael Wm. Kaluta.

It's been great seeing STARSTRUCK in this new version with wonderful colors by Lee Moyer. I haven't really read it closely, just sort of grazed through it, enjoying the art and my old lettering, much of which I'd forgotten, especially the Galactic Girl Guides shorts. The new covers by Michael are just as good as the much older art, and the entire project brings a warm glow. These latter issues have some adult plot twists, but also emphasize the fun with lots of Girl Guides material in their own shorts as well as the main story. The world of STARSTRUCK is complex, but at its heart it's a thumping good space opera with a healthy dose of humor.

Here's one of those Girl Guides pages from the final issue. When the property was with Tundra Publishing, there was a Girl Guides spinoff comic planned, with art by Linda Medley. I lettered several complete issues. Sure would be nice to see that again. At the time there were legal issues with the name being too close to the actual Girl Guides of the United Kingdom, so they may never see the light of day. I remember them being quite good.

There'll be a collection of this new version along soon, I'm sure. I think it's great stuff, but I'm biased, since I worked on them. I suggest you give the series a try if you haven't already, though.