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from. The first one which I

genuinely loved from way back APHRA’S CREW
in issue four of Darth Vader was
when he said, “Hahahaha! You’re

on fire and also dead!” The one
which tickles me in Doctor Aphra
is from the second issue, where
Triple Zero is threatening to torture
Aphra’s father. “Your daughter is
a truly horrible person. You must
be very proud.” Which is funny, TRIPLE ZERO BEE TEE ONE BLACK KRRSANTAN
A protocol droid, specializing Cunningly disguised as A Wookiee bounty hunter
not least because of how Kev
in etiquette, customs, a astromech droid Bee Tee also known as Santy, Black
drew the astounding array of translation, and torture. Once One is an assassin droid Krrsantan is deemed by
torture implements from his hand, designated to serve Darth (a blastomech). Armed and Boba Fett to be one of the
Vader, wherever Triple Zero dangerous, Bee Tee One best in his fi eld. Krrsantan
but because it also serves as a good
and his counterpart Bee Tee was created by the Galactic was scarred in a skirmish
character beat for Aphra. I said that One go, carnage will follow. Empire’s Tarkin Initiative. with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
they’re the Greek chorus? Well,
that’s an example. Aphra’s smart
enough to know that if that droid
is very much pro-you that in a big way. Even from the start, about from looking at the outfi ts
something has gone horribly, the relationship with Aphra lets us the rebels wore on Endor in Return
horribly wrong. show a lot about the book. He hangs of the Jedi. They have a reason
with Aphra, sure, but only because for wearing the things they do,
KW: There’s a gag in Doctor Aphra she owes him a lot of money and and it’s not just to look cool.

issue five which, for obvious he considers her an investment… I’m making things up, but
reasons, I can’t tell you about (I and she has promised to locate the everything still needs to feel part

haven’t even finished drawing it people who trained him to be a of a whole and to echo things
yet), but it continually makes me gladiator. Not that he minded being that have been seen in the Star
chuckle. Actually I have to stop a gladiator, he just objects to anyone Wars universe. The Academic
myself from running too far with making him do anything. installation harkens back to Bespin
the humor, because this is Star Cloud City on purpose, and not
Wars, not SpongeBob SquarePants. KW: I like drawing Wookiees. That’s just because it might have been
I mean, I thought I was pushing it a all. I just wanted to say that. built by the same company, but
little with Triple Zero’s torture hands because it grounds the location
in issue two. How could he possibly Kev, did you have a favorite and makes it a part of the things
have a circular saw and a blowtorch character design in the new series? we have seen on-screen. Soo-Tath
in his hands? They wouldn’t fi t. But KW: I do: Tolvan. I can’t say why, the money-lender in issue one has
it is funny. Like Beetee suddenly because it’d be a spoiler, and it’s not a hat based on a Ralph McQuarrie
having bazookas and grenade just because I got to design her, but concept for Bib Fortuna that never
launchers. It’s cartoon humor, but because I (sort of) know what’s got used.
sometimes if you get it just right, it going to happen to her, which
makes things scarier, like getting influences how I draw her. Actually, If you could see Doctor Aphra

well-loved comic actors to play serial I enjoy drawing all the characters, interact with any Star Wars
killers in movies or TV. The spoonful and if there’s something about their character she hasn’t met
of sugar laced with poison. design I don’t like, I find some way before, who would it be?

I can change it. Because these are KG: I can just see an older
Then there’s Black Krrsantan, characters who get dirty, get Aphra throwing her arm around
who is a bit of an anti- injured, have stuff that tears or Kylo Ren and saying “Oh, the
Chewbacca. What can you breaks, or is unsuitable for the things I could tell you about
tell us about his role? environment they are in, I get to your Grandpops.”
KG: One of my favorite things about continually mix things up—it helps
Doctor Aphra is that we get a chance to keep things fresh. KW: Jar Jar Binks! It would make a
to really dig into lot of people happy. Do you realize
Krrsantan. He gets What was the thought process that without him bumping into
The crew of
the Ark Angel some of the best behind Aphra’s costume? Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan on
confront a figure action beats in KW: Well it’s just trying to make Naboo, nothing else would have
from the doctor’s the whole series, things fit with the Star Wars happened the way it has? It could

past in Doctor
Aphra #2. Art and his past universe. So the long duster coats all have been so different. Makes
by Kev Walker. comes into play in issues two and three came you think...

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