

The Starstruck play was produced in 1980, with another staging in 1983.

A strange and gleefully corrupt future version of the Girl Guides, the Galactic Girl Guides, are introduced in a subplot that leads to the climax. The story is set in the future, and features several strong female lead characters. Kaluta played a major role in visual aspects of the play, working on sets, costumes and promotional material. The serio-comic stories follow Captain Galatia 9 and her running partner, Brucilla The Muscle, as they navigate madcap scenarios and surreal misadventures in between the galactic infighting.Įlaine Lee herself played the adventurous lead, Captain Galatia 9, while Lee's sister, Susan Norfleet Lee played her rowdy pilot, Brucilla the Muscle. The Great Dictator has fallen and a power vacuum sparks a chess game of eccentric players scheming for control. The story is set in an anarchic future in which humanity spans the universe.
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Also, the series is cited for the progressiveness of its rich and complex structure: Starstruck preceded Watchmen in using innovations like nonlinear storytelling, overlapping dialogue, multiple story threads, back-up text, unreliable narrators, adjunct stories, underlying themes, recurring symbols, and an almost symphonic interconnectedness. Kaluta, an esteemed veteran of comics and illustration, is often commended for the virtuosity and imaginative detail of his artwork. Most noted is the predominantly female cast, portrayed by Lee with a range and nuance that confounds gender stereotypes. Since its inception, Starstruck has built a cult audience and critical acclaim from peers, periodicals, and fans for the sophistication of its storytelling. It was collected in a revised and recolored hardcover book form as Starstruck Deluxe Edition in 2011. The series, epic in scope, has been carried across multiple comic companies, amongst them Epic Comics, Dark Horse Comics, and IDW Publishing. Kaluta their primary collaborators are colorist Lee Moyer and letterer Todd Klein. Starstruck, in comics form, has been produced at various intervals since 1982 by writer Elaine Lee and artist Michael Wm.

Todd Klein (Epic: Ken Bruzenak, John Workman) Starstruck Deluxe Edition (hardcover 2011, softcover 2012 (IDW))ħ serialized stories ( Ilustracion+Comix Internacional).November 1982- July 1983 ( Heavy Metal).April 1982-November 1982 ( Ilustracion+Comix Internacional).
