History ComicBook / Starstruck

In 2022, tabletop RPG ActualPlay show WebVideo/Dimension20 aired ''A Starstruck Odyssey'', an 18-episode campaign set in the ''Starstruck'' universe, written and GM'd by Elaine Lee's son, Brennan Lee Mulligan.

For the Creator/DisneyChannel [[MadeForTVMovie Original Movie]], see ''Film/{{Starstruck}}''.

In 2022, tabletop RPG ActualPlay show WebVideo/Dimension20 aired ''A Starstruck Odyssey'', an 18-episode campaign set in the Starstruck universe, written and GM'd by Elaine Lee's son, Brennan Lee Mulligan.

In 2022, tabletop show WebVideo/Dimension20 began airing ''A Starstruck Odyssey'', a campaign set in the Starstruck universe and run by Elaine Lee's son, Brennan Lee Mulligan.

* AfterTheEnd: By the time ''Starstruck'' takes place, a nuclear war literally blew up half the planet. (Remember, [[FailedFutureForecast the original comics came out in the '80s]].)

* EarthAllAlong: A particular planet gets mentioned a number of times without any reference to its former name of Earth. (But then, half of its landmass went ka-boom long ago.)

* AfterTheEnd: By the time ''Starstruck'' takes place, a nuclear war literally blew up half the planet. (Remember, [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the original comics came out in the '80s]].)

''Starstruck'' originated as an early 1980s stage production and spawned {{Comic Book}}s and later [[RadioDrama audio dramas]]. It was created by Elaine Lee and Michael Wm. Kaluta, with the book variously published by Creator/MarvelEpicComics, Creator/DarkHorseComics, and Creator/IDWPublishing.

Elaine Lee played Galatia 9 in the stage play, with her sister Susan Norfleet Lee playing her pilot, Brucilla the Muscle, and Michael Wm. Kaluta was in charge of the art direction. When it transitioned to comic books, Lee wrote and Kaluta drew the issues. It was first published as ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #13 in September 1984, with the story titled ''Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked''. This was spun off into a six-issue mini-series published by Creator/MarvelEpicComics in 1985-1986. In 1990, four more issues were published through Creator/DarkHorseComics. In 2009, Creator/IDWPublishing revived the comic, republishing the original graphic novel and mini-series. In 2013, a new mini-series was crowdfunded and in 2017, it was published through IDW called ''Old Proldiers Never Die''.

It {{parod|y}}ies SpaceOpera with a healthy admixture of SoapOpera set in "Anachera", a time period where no particular power bloc holds sway. At no point does the narrative [[ViewersAreGeniuses spoonfeed its audience]], expecting it to keep track of the various allusions, plot twists and multiple layers of meaning. Apart from that, it has a dense visual style.

''Starstruck'' originated as an early 1980s stage production and spawned {{Comic Book}}s and later [[RadioDrama audio dramas]]. It was created by Elaine Lee and Michael Wm. Kaluta, with the book variously published by Creator/EpicComics, Creator/DarkHorseComics, and Creator/IDWPublishing.

Elaine Lee played Galatia 9 in the stage play, with her sister Susan Norfleet Lee playing her pilot, Brucilla the Muscle, and Michael Wm. Kaluta was in charge of the art direction. When it transitioned to comic books, Lee wrote and Kaluta drew the issues. It was first published as ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' #13 in September 1984, with the story titled ''Starstruck: The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked''. This was spun off into a six-issue mini-series published by Marvel Imprint Creator/EpicComics in 1985-1986. In 1990, four more issues were published through Creator/DarkHorseComics. In 2009, Creator/IDWPublishing revived the comic, republishing the original graphic novel and mini-series. In 2013, a new mini-series was crowdfunded and in 2017, it was published through IDW called ''Old Proldiers Never Die''.

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''Starstruck'' originated as an early 1980s stage production and spawned {{Comic Book}}s and later [[RadioDrama audio dramas]]. It {{parod|y}}ies SpaceOpera with a healthy admixture of SoapOpera set in "Anachera", a time period where no particular power bloc holds sway. At no point does the narrative [[ViewersAreGeniuses spoonfeed its audience]], expecting it to keep track of the various allusions, plot twists and multiple layers of meaning. Apart from that, it has a dense visual style.

''Starstruck'' originated as an early 1980s stage production and spawned {{Comic Book}}s and later [[RadioDrama audio dramas]]. It {{parod|y}}ies SpaceOpera with a healthy admixture of SoapOpera set in "Anachera", a time period where no particular power bloc holds sway. At no point does the narrative [[ViewersAreGeniuses spoonfeed its audience]], expecting it to keep track of the various allusions, plot twists and multiple layers of meaning. Apart from that, it has a dense visual style, as well.

''Starstruck'' originated as an early 1980s stage production and spawned {{Comic Book}}s and later [[RadioDrama audio dramas]]. It {{parod|y}}ies SpaceOpera with a healthy admixture of SoapOpera set in "Anachera", a time period where no particular power bloc holds sway. At no point does the narrative [[ViewersAreGeniuses spoonfeed its audience]], expecting it to keep track of the various allusions, plot twists and multiple layers of meaning. Apart from that, it has a dense visual style, as well. It rivals (if not exceeds) ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}'' in terms of complexity and intricate WorldBuilding.

* SouvenirLand: The Anarchera era has its own cross between Dale Carnegie and WaltDisney, with his own theme park.

* AfterTheEnd: By the time ''Starstruck'' takes place, a NuclearWar literally blew up half the planet. (Remember, [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp the original comics came out in the '80s]].)

* AfterTheEnd: By the time ''Starstruck'' takes place, a NuclearWar literally blew up half the planet. (Remember, [[HistoryMarchesOn the original comics came out in the '80s]].)