365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 344: Always something there to remind me

Panels from Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Lost Command #2 (February 2011), script by Haden Blackman, pencils by Rick Leonardi, inks by Daniel Green, colors by Wes Dzioba, letters by Michael Heisler

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 339: Well, that explains the whole saga

Panel from Star Wars Episode I: Anakin Skywalker one-shot (May 1999), script by Timothy Truman, pencils by Steve Crespo, inks by George Freeman, colors by Dave Nestelle, letters by Vickie Williams

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 337: Jedis are jerks

Panels from "Twisted Toyfare Theatre: Sith Sandwich" in Toyfare #98 (October 2005), by Pat McCallum, Zach Oat, and Justin Aclin; with Jon Gutierrez, Andrew Kardon, and Chris Ward

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

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 117: Ahsoka Tano is Awesome, Exhibit A

Panels from Star Wars: The Clone Wars #1 (September 2008), script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Scott Hepburn, inks by Dan Parsons, colors by Michael E. Wiggam, letters by Michael Heisler

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 113: A rare Star Wars universe cameo appearance by Man-E-Faces

Panels from Star Wars: Republic #47 (November 2002), script by John Ostrander, pencils by C.P. Smith, inks by Jasen Rodriguez, colors and letters by Joe Wayne

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 91: That actually explains quite a bit

"Nobody's Perfect" from Star Wars Tales #20 (June 2004); script, pencils, inks, colors and letters by Peter Bagge

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 69: Even flipped left-to-right Jar Jar is annoying

Panels from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Manga #1 (December 1999); script, pencils, and inks by Kia Asamiya; letters by Tom Orzechowski

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 40: Star Wars Romance Week, Day 2: Even the roses are embarrassed to be in this scene

Two-page spread from Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones #2 (April 2002); script by Henry Gilroy, pencils by Jan Duursema, inks by Ray Kryssing, colors by Dave McCaig, letters by Steve Dutro
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365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 29: Jedi: Dumb as a bag of laser-hammers

Panel from Star Wars: Free Comic Book Day 2005 Special (one-shot) (May 2005), script by Miles Lane, pencils and inks by Nicola Scott, colors by Michael Atiyeh, letters by Michael David Thomas

365 Days of Star Wars Comics, Day 26: Old Yeller

Panels from "Thank the Maker" in Star Wars Tales #6 (December 2000), script by Ryder Windham, pencils and inks by Kilian Plunkett, colors by Dave McCaig, letters by Steve Dutro