History ComicBook / SteamWars

''Steam Wars'' is a five issue comic book by Fred Perry (of ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' fame) and published by ''Creator/AntarcticPress''. It is meant as a steampunk semi-parody / re-telling of ''Franchise/StarWars'' made during the time of the company's SteamPunk phase.

At first glance the story is pretty much how the ''Star Wars'' movie goes down: An evil empire, in this case, the Hegemonic Crux, oppressing a world lead by an evil being known as Lord Baron (Darth Vader’s counterpart). A resistance trying to stop him lead by Duchess Imoen (Princess Leia’s counterpart), with a few key members such as bounty hunter Hansel Lowe and his furry bear companion, Smokey (Han Solo and Chewbacca’s counterparts). The last of a order of knights known as Quantum Dragoons (the jedi order’s counterparts) named Beauregard "Bo" Baron (Luke Skywalker’s counterpart), who use powers similar to Lord Baron and plenty of secrets that tie in with the main characters. There’s also Klesse (C-3P0’s counterpart), General Teft (Boba Fett’s counterpart), Master Yodel (Yoda’s counterpart, although she doesn’t appear in the first miniseries), the hegemonic shock troopers (the imperial stormtroopers’s counterparts) and many, many more characters to add to the list.

** [[Duke Xenobia, whose Star Wars counterpart would be Bail Organa, turns out to be the traitor.]]

* AdaptationalVillainy: That little white lie Palpatine told Vader about him killing his wife in anger? Lord Baron actually ''did'' that very thing.

At first glance the story is pretty much how the ''Star Wars'' movie goes down: An evil empire, in this case, the Hegemonic Crux, oppressing a world lead by an evil being known as Lord Baron (Darth Vader’s counterpart). A resistance trying to stop him lead by Duchess Imoen (Princess Leia’s counterpart), with a few key members such as bounty hunter Hansel Lowe and his furry bear companion, Smokey (Han Solo and Chewbacca’s counterparts). The last of a order of knights known as Quantum Dragoons (the jedi order’s counterparts) named Beauregard "Bo" Baron (Luke Skywalker’s counterpart), who use powers similar to Lord Baron and plenty of secrets that tie in with the main characters. There’s also Klesse (C-3P0’s counterpart), General Teft (Boba Fett’s counterpart), Master Yodel (Yoda’s counterpart, although she doesn’t appear in the first miniseries), the hegemonic shock troopers (the imperial stormtroopers’s counterparts) and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many, many more characters to add to the list]].

At first glance the story is pretty much how the ''Star Wars'' movie goes down: An evil empire, in this case, the Hegemonic Crux, oppressing a world lead by an evil being known as Lord Baron (Darth Vader’s counterpart). A resistance trying to stop him lead by Duchess Imoen (Princess Leia’s counterpart), with a few key members such as bounty hunter Hansel Lowe and his furry bear companion, Smokey (Han Solo and Chewbacca’s counterparts). The last of a order of knights known as Quantum Dragoons (the jedi order’s counterparts) named Beauregard "Bo" Baron (Luke Skywalker’s counterpart), who use powers similar to Lord Baron and plenty of secrets that tie in with the main characters. There’s also Klesse (C-3P0’s counterpart), General Teth (Boba Fett’s counterpart), Master Yodel (Yoda’s counterpart, although she doesn’t appear in the first miniseries), the hegemonic shock troopers (the imperial stormtroopers’s counterparts) and [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters many, many more characters to add to the list]].

However the similarities ends in appearances and roles, the story is very much it's own original creation with many of it own twists and of course the setting using many steampunk themes and imagery which makes for a fun read to fans of Star Wars or the sci-fi and steampunk genre in general.

* AdaptationalBadass: Clees, the expy of C3-PO who likes to wield a gatling gun in battle.

At first glance the story is pretty much how the ''Star Wars'' movie goes down: An evil empire, in this case, the Hegemonic Crux, oppressing a planet lead by a evil being known as Lord Baron. A resistance trying to stop him lead by royal, the Duchess Imoen, with a few key members such as bounty hunter Hansel Lowe and his furry bear companion, Smokey. The last of a order of knights known as Quantum Dragoons named Beauregard "Bo" Baron, who use powers similar to Lord Baron and plenty of secrets that tie in with the main characters.

''Steam Wars'' is a five issue comic book by Fred Perry (of ''ComicBook/GoldDigger'' fame) and published by ''Creator/AntarcticPress''. It is meant as a steampunk semi-parody / re-telling of ''Film/StarWars'' made during the time of the company's SteamPunk phase.

** CL335 mentions a [[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}} blasted samoflange].

* RedHerring: The comic uses its very nature to pull one off on the reader.: In he second issue, the rebels are suddenly besieged by Shock Troopers and the Rebel generals figure that somebody in their ranks must be a mole. the three rebel commanders are [[GenderFlip General]] [[SignifigantAnagram Dolan]], Duchess Immoen's father, and General Teft, who happens to be an {{Expy}} of Boba Fett. [[spoiler: The mole turns out to in fact be Imoen's father and leader of the rebellion, Duke Xenobia]].