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Artist André Araújo’s not only really getting into his work on EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #4—which you can read August 9—it’s almost as if he’s merging with the famous symbiote himself to create the perfect storm of a comic book with writer—and Yellowcard lead singer—Ryan Key. Take a look into his art with this special sketchbook spotlight, and catch a glimpse of what’s cooking in Old Man Logan’s dire future…

Marvel.com: André, what are your artistic inspirations in terms of figure design and layouts?

André Araújo: People that have followed my work—both here at Marvel and my creator owned work Man Plus—know I’m a huge fan of Moebius and Otomo, taking inspiration from them in regards to pretty much everything: figures, layouts, designs, themes. But many more names come to mind, with a similar impact on my work: Druillet, Hermann, Shirow, Toriyama, Leinil Yu, Frank Quitely, Sean Murphy, Samura, Urasawa…among many others.

Marvel.com: When you first read the script for this issue, what sorts of things were you immediately struck by? What did you feel you needed to bring to this one?

André Araújo: I was immediately struck by the conflict in the center of the story. I won’t spoil it, of course, but I knew it would demand some care as it wasn’t simply mindless action. So adding weight to the events on the book was my main concern, because I knew that, from the characters and situations that were on the script, the fun factor would always be there.

Marvel.com: Old Man Logan is such a fascinating character—what goes in to your portrayal of him here? How do you balance such things as strength and sympathy in him?

André Araújo: It’s all in the details, I think. Because he is Wolverine, but not the Wolverine we know. At least not entirely. So there’s a need to incorporate the old traits we all know and love about Logan, but we’re taking into account the rather dramatic story that led from Logan to Old Man Logan. It can’t be exactly the same character. So there are the subtle changes in clothing, hair, dialogue, movements. When you add it all up, you have Old Man Logan.

Marvel.com: Your rough layouts seem pretty tight. What’s a typical day like for you drawing a book like this? Where do you begin on a page?

André Araújo: After I get the script I’ll read it and draw all of the layouts, which is usually a two-thirds of a day’s process. In this step, it’s very easy [to make a fix] if something isn’t working properly; that’s why I draw them pretty tight. I take into account the composition, pose, angle, perspective, balloon position—all of it. Then I start doing the pages. I draw traditionally, ink on paper, and I start with a blank page—some artists start drawing over the layouts, which is clever, but I love a white piece of paper—it’s the part where everything is possible. I usually work in chunks of 10 pages, meaning I pencil 10, then ink the same 10 and move on. This is to prevent me from moving around too much from tool to tool, but it’s broken in chunks to avoid getting tedious. I pencil 10 pages in one week and I ink 10 in another week. That means it takes me four to five weeks to draw one issue of 20 to 24 pages.

Marvel.com: What do you enjoy most on a story like this? The more organic, down-to-earth elements or the fantastical parts?

André Araújo: It’s a combination of both. All artists love the great action splash pages, the big spread of a city where you can showcase all your skills, but you need the mundane, the routine parts, so that the big pieces have impact. So that’s how I love to craft my stories: showing all the down-to-earth bits and then surprising readers with a splash or a spread where I can flex my muscles and give the story an important/spectacular moment.

André Araújo and Ryan Key suit up Old Man Logan with a symbiote in EDGE OF VENOMVERSE #4, available August 9!

We all know that the first Star Wars film changed the face of pop culture forever when it hit theaters 40 years ago today—but it’s not just the movie that’s celebrating that milestone in 2017. Star Wars comics arrived with force in 1977, and hundreds of issues later, they’re more popular now than ever.

To celebrate the 40^th anniversary of Star Wars, we’re looking back at our 40 favorite moments from the history of comics from a galaxy far, far away—one day at a time.

Star Wars: Jedi - Aayla Secura (2003) #1

• Published: August 20, 2003
• Added to Marvel Unlimited: May 07, 2015
• Writer: John Ostrander
• Cover Artist: Jan Duursema

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Whereas Quinlan Vos stands out as perhaps the most important Prequel-era character created by comics, his Padawan Aayla Secura may just be the most popular, making it all the way to the the silver screen. At the same time, a Jedi-hunting bounty hunter named Aurra Sing, who made a brief debut watching the Podrace in “The Phantom Menace,” would go on to become a major player in Star Wars Prequel-era comics. Their lightsabers would clash in STAR WARS: JEDI – AAYLA SECURA, a one-shot from 2003.

While on a mission of espionage to the planet Devaron, Aayla discovers Aurra hunting her and other Jedi. Throughout the course of the action, we learn a lot about each player—Aayla’s defiance of Twi’lek stereotypes, Aurra’s taste for fear through her bionic antenna implant, and more. An emotional lightsaber battle serves as the issue’s climax, as Aayla fights to save herself and her comrades pinned in debris.

A strikingly beautiful blue Twi’lek, Aayla artist Jan Duursema and writer John Ostrander created Aayla, who made her first full appearance in STAR WARS #22. Her look made such an impression on George Lucas that he cast Amy Allen to portray her for the Battle of Geonosis in “Attack of the Clones,” later killing Aayla on Felucia as a result of Order 66 in “Revenge of the Sith.”

Aurra’s does not have as well-defined a fate. Though she never got any screen time beyond two seconds in “Episode I,” comics such as the “Outlander” story arc would make her a fan favorite. She would even mentor a young Boba Fett in Lucasfilm Animation’s “The Clone Wars.”