monsterofmud (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} monsterofmud) wrote,@ 2009-06-26 13:39:00 |
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| Current location: | Rm. 215 Edmon Low Library, Oklahoma State University |
| Current mood: |  chipper |
| Current music: | Linda Serbu radio station |
Two Great Things Rolled Into One!
Most everyone's seen members of the 501st stormtrooper legion at sporting events/parades/charities, et cetera. Well, thanks in part to SW artist Tom Hodges, and his since-canonized use of a USO-like concept to support the troops in The Clone Wars series, Jennifer LaFortune took his new idea and ran with it, making a 1940's-style USO (dubbed ISO - Imperial Service Organization) not only to help organize and assist the male-centric 501st ranks, but also to create care packages for the real-life U.S. troops overseas.
It all started with this image from the interstitial Clone Wars comic pages that bridge episodes of the show:
This is an amazing parallel, because the Clone Wars has been heavily influenced by WWII in so many ways, from the threads beginning at the start of The Phantom Menace, and really ramping up with the CW series. When it was announced the series would be Band of Brothers meets SW, that really has proved to be the case stylistically aside from the main story thrust, from the trooper interactions with each other, to the pin-up art of women they sport on wall posters and as nose art painted on their fighters. Anyone that remembers my post from 8 mos. ago on my new-found interest in WWII era women will understand that this combination with my beloved ongoing saga goes together better than peanut butter and chocolate; and yes even the dark kind!
Read Bonnie Burton's excellent interview with Jennifer LaFortune here, or head on over to http://www.trooperchicks.com for all the details!
