I created these posters for the Mises Institute's Rothbard Day contest back in 2012. They won :).
I tried to integrate libertarian (and not so libertarian) figures from past and present into the Star Wars universe.
I've also written some text for all of them. These were done in Adobe Photoshop.
I've also written some text for all of them. These were done in Adobe Photoshop.
Not so long ago in a galaxy not so different from our own...
EPISODE 1:
Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute.
While the congress of the Republic endlessly debates who should pay more taxes, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Austrian Knights, Carl-Gonn Jinn and Mises-Wan Kenobi, the guardians of the free market to settle the conflict. Back at home, Princess Praxmidala is doing her best to fend off socialist propaganda and promote the ideas ff the free market.
Arriving on Tatooine, the Knights find young Johnny Skywalker, a promising young fellow in the field of economics. While both want him trained in the ways of the free market, there's some reserve as to how much of it he will eventually understand.
They decide to take him with them and train him, but as they leave the Tatooine with the two robots P3nn and T3ll3r, they're greeted by the sinister Darth Che, a ruthless killer out to get revenge on the Austrians. They dispose of him quickly with their precision laser arguments: sound logic and historical knowledge.
EPISODE 2:
There is unrest in the Galactic Senate. Several thousand solar systems have declared their intentions to leave the Republic. The Senate is in total control of the money supply throughout the galaxy. Count Booku, the ruthless leader of the GRS (Galactic Reserve System) is using his unlimited power to create money and bailout the Big Three, the largest ship builders in the galaxy, the banks and the insurance companies after the big Planet Bubble of 5600. To his side he has General Stiglious, once a respected economist, now corrupted by the Dark Interventionist Side and transformed him into a evil robotic econometrician.
Years after his departure from Tatooine, Johnny Vader trained and his knowledge of economics grew but old and wise Master Yothda, leader of the Austrian Council still has
his doubts as to if he can truly understand the Freemarket. He was not alone in his fears as Mace Sowell, one of the elders of the council feared that Johnny's unconstrained vision might cloud his judgement.
his doubts as to if he can truly understand the Freemarket. He was not alone in his fears as Mace Sowell, one of the elders of the council feared that Johnny's unconstrained vision might cloud his judgement.
EPISODE 3:
War! The Republic is crumbling after the bailouts of Count Booku. People from all over the galaxy are more and more supportive of a totalitarian regime by the Chancellor Karlpatine who promised them equality.
In a stunning move, the Chancellor reveals himself as Darth Marxious, the eldest and most powerful Lord of the Dark Interventionist Side, whose ability to disguise his evil intentions as promises of equality and fairness have evaded most. His persuasion even determined you Johnny Skywalker to turn to the Dark Side and fight against the Austrians.
His lack of training was evident as his arguments were no match for Mises-Wan, who defeated him on Mustafar and left him broken on the side of a volcano. This was not the last the Austrians heard of Johnny, as Darth Marxious reconstructed him into a econometrician fighting machine and named him Darth Keynes.
EPISODE 4:
It is a period of civil unrest. Rebel managed to learn the plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEBT STAR, an armored space bank with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Pursued by the Empire's sinister propaganda Princess Rand races home aboard her star ship, narrowly missing the clutches of Darth Keynes' gigantic spaceship, The Inflator!
Once home, she dedicates herself in convincing her people that the objective reality conflicts with the reality described by the Empire's socialist propaganda.
Once home, she dedicates herself in convincing her people that the objective reality conflicts with the reality described by the Empire's socialist propaganda.
Meanwhile, on a distand sand planet, Mises-Wan is training his young apprentice F.A. Skywalker into the way of the Freemarket and once his training complete, they enlist
the help of the smuggler Jan Soto and his spaceship: The Millenium Entrepreneur to get through the Empire's blockade and reach Princess Rand's home planet.
the help of the smuggler Jan Soto and his spaceship: The Millenium Entrepreneur to get through the Empire's blockade and reach Princess Rand's home planet.
EPISODE 5:
It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Under the rule of Keynes, the Empire grew stronger on the backs of the people and The Dark Lord used every single credit he created to find and destroy all the Austrians.
His main target was young F.A. whose work in the field of economics has fueled the Rebellion and broken through the dark veil of Intervention.
The duel between F.A. and Keynes is a close one but Keynes manages to get the upper hand and injures F.A., revealing his darkest secret to him: he was a fellow
economist too! Disappointed and injured F.A. barely manages to escape Keynes and flees aboard The Millenium Entrepreneur with Jan Soto and Chewblocka.
economist too! Disappointed and injured F.A. barely manages to escape Keynes and flees aboard The Millenium Entrepreneur with Jan Soto and Chewblocka.
EPISODE 6:
Broken down by the last boom and bust cycle, the Empire decides to rebuild the Debt Star, now bigger and more powerful than ever. To aid in raising the insane amounts of credits needed for such an endeavor, Keynes enlists the aid of the well-known media mogul Jabba the Moore, an expert on propaganda and friend of the Dark Side. His number one lieutenant Salacious B. Krug, the official voice of the Dark Side never had the courage to face Wobert W. Wurphy in a public debate so the image of the Empire's ruling class diminished.
So propaganda is no match for truth and truth is where the Austrians ruled. Their relentless attacks on the Empire have convinced people throughout the galaxy that central planning is the road to serfdom and and that the goal of civilization should be a strive for a new liberty.It is said that Keynes, the Dark Lord himself accepted the errors of his way on his death-bead.
Despite his demise, the threat of the Debt Star persists and people throughout the galaxy find themselves fighting the eternal war between freedom and coercion, between truth and lies, F.A. vs Keynes, Yothda vs. Marxious.
