Ever wonder what Yoda might look like if taken out of the hands of George Lucas and given to Dr. Seuss to mold? Well, Seattle-based cartoonist Adam Watson did just that and produced a series of illustrations combining the two, often strange worlds. Some of the cartoons even have Star Wars scenes retold in a Seussian voice, like this nugget of wisdom from Yoda in Seuss-land:

“This body is old,
but it’s all that I’ve got.

When 900 you reach,
look so good you will not!”

Once you see it, it’s pretty clear that Yoda and Dr. Seuss are tuned to the same frequency. Right? 

See more images at Adam Watson's blog. 

Images courtesy of Adam Watson.  

To win the videogame Star Wars: TIE Fighter, players must defend a galactic empire against an overmatched, guerilla “terrorist” insurgency. Players capture suspects for “interrogation,” spy on their fellow officers, and quell ethnic strife using force. Writing for PopMatters, L.B. Jeffries writes that the 1994 videogame “reveals how easy it is to slip into a mindset of blind loyalty, nationalism, and unquestioning service to a greater authority.”

This isn’t the first time the United States has been compared to the Empire from Star Wars. Jon Stewart often portrays Dick Cheney as Darth Vader. The difference is that Star Wars: TIE Fighter forces players to identify with the Empire as they pull the trigger and destroy the rebels. Jeffries writes that players must struggle to maintain perspective, while being “constantly assured that you are spreading peace and order with each battle.”

Source: PopMatters