HI-FI PIZZA OF THE APOCALYPSE 10: STAR WARS MONSTER MASH-UPS

Inspired by this apocalyptic moment from an old Daniel Clowes Eightball comic, Hi-Fi Pizza of the Apocalypse is a Monsters and Rockets feature where we chronicle the Hollywood rehashes, recyclings and recombinings that serve as ominous portents of the End Times.

When I was growing up, I was an absolute maniac for all things Star Wars. I desperately wanted to live in that universe, and it seemed cruelly unfair that I was stuck in a world without lightsabers and landspeeders. But over the years George Lucas has really pounded the last vestiges of Star Wars fandom out of me, with the Special Editions and those depressingly cruddy prequels and all the rest of it. At this point, the zombie Stormtrooper toy pictured below pretty much captures how I see the franchise: it died a long time ago, but it just won't stop coming at you. And it's hungry for your brains.


There are also Frankenstein Vaders, a gargoyle Yoda and werewolf Chewbacca. Yes, these things exist.