365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 269: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 7: Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars, but the Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars.

Panel from Star Wars: Republic #77 (June 2005), script by John Ostrander, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Michael David Thomas

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 268: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 6: Wow, Darth Maul got hot

Cover of Star Wars: Legacy (2006 series) #1 (June 2006), art by Adam Hughes

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 267: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 5: Star Wars: Episode Fur

Panels from Star Wars: Republic #66 (June 2004), script by John Ostrander, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Michael David Thomas

Hit Me WIth Your Best Shot

Panels from [Uncanny] X-Men (1963 series) #132 (April 1980), co-plot and script by Chris Claremont, co-plot and pencils by John Byrne, inks by Terry Austin, colors by Glynis Wein, letters by Tom Orzechowski



Panels from Astonishing X-Men (2004 series) #15 (August 2006), script by Joss Whedon, pencils and inks by John Cassaday, colors by Laura Martin, letters by Chris Eliopoulos



Panels from Uncanny X-Force (2013 series) #10 (February 2014), script by Sam Humphries, pencils by Phil Briones, inks by Dalibor Talajic, colors by David Curiel, letters by Cory Petit



Panels from Groot #4 (November 2015); script by Jeff Loveness; pencils, inks, and colors by Brian Kesinger, letters by Jeff Eckleberry

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 266: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 4: Technically this entry includes that guy too

Cover of Star Wars: Invasion #4 (October 2009), art by Jo Chen

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 265: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 3: She just blue herself

Personally, I blame fanon-turned-canon Jedi Aayla Secura for this whole "belly shirt in the Star Wars Universe" trope. Also for this "Blue Man Group in the Star Wars Universe" trope.


Panels from Star Wars: Republic #76 (May 2005), script by John Ostrander, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Michael David Thomas

Separated at Birth

Panel from The Avengers (1963 series) #273 (November 1986), script by Roger Stern, breakdowns by John Buscema, finishes by Tom Palmer, colors by Paul Becton, letters by Jim Novak

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 264: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 2: I'm pretty sure this scene is covered in Joseph Campbell, too

Panels from Star Wars: Legacy (2006 series) #38 (July 2009), co-plot and script by John Ostrander, co-plot and pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Brad Anderson, letters by Michael Heisler

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 263: Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe, Day 1: "I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to showing off my belly button."

This week, all week: let's celebrate the technological advances of a universe that has created every single possible science-fictiony thing from sentient robots to laser swords, a universe which has invented a replacement for wheels on tanks as well as rifles that don't shoot straight and armor that doesn't protect you, and yet, doesn't seem to have invented complete shirts for its women. Yes, it's the Star Wars Universe, a fictional reality that has an entire entry for "belly button" in its specialized Wikipedia. Crop off your tops and get ready for Belly Shirts of the Star Wars Universe!

First up: pretty much the trope-namer, Queen Senator Padmé Elizabeth Amidala! Some are born with belly shirts; Amidala has belly shirts thrust upon her. Well, not so much thrust. Clawed.





Panels from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones #3-4 (May 2002), script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Digital Chameleon, letters by Steve Dutro
Still, we can be thankful that none of Padmé's impressionable children picked up on this habit of...


Panels from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi #2 (November 1983), script by Archie Goodwin, pencils and inks by Al Williamson and Carlos Garzon, colors by Christie Scheele and Bob Sharen, letters by Ed King
NOW CUT THAT OUT LEIA