Tag and Bink
spoof Star Wars comic book series
Tag and Bink is a series of Star Wars parody comics written by Kevin Rubio and principally illustrated by Lucas Marangon. Published by Dark Horse Comics between 2001 and 2006, the stories follow Rebel soldiers Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna, two inept peripheral characters who repeatedly wander through the margins of events depicted in the Star Wars films. Rubio modeled the premise on Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, using minor figures to retell familiar events from an off-centre perspective.
The series began with the two-issue Star Wars: Tag & Bink Are Dead in 2001. A short sequel appeared in Star Wars Tales in 2002, followed by the two-issue Star Wars: Tag & Bink II in 2006. Dark Horse collected the stories as Star Wars: Tag & Bink Were Here later that year; Marvel Comics issued a more complete collection under the same title in 2018. The Dark Horse collection was selected for the Young Adult Library Services Association's inaugural Great Graphic Novels for Teens list in 2007. Contemporary and retrospective critics have particularly noted the series' use of background events from the films as setups for parody, as well as Marangon's visual comedy.
Development and publication
Rubio had previously attracted attention for Troops, a fan film that reworked scenes from Star Wars from the perspective of Imperial stormtroopers. He later said that Dark Horse had asked him to develop a Troops comic, but he did not want simply to repeat the same idea.
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