Tag & Bink Are Dead Tag & Bink Are Dead is a two - issue comic series written by Kevin Rubio and drawn by Lucas Marangon , starring Tag Greenley and Bink Otauna . Tag and Bink are Rebel officers fighting against Emperor Palpatine and his army — until one fateful day , aboard a freighter carrying Princess Leia Organa and the stolen plans for the first Death Star , their lives change forever . The series is composed of two issues released in October and December 2001 , and has since been collected with other Tag and Bink stories into the trade paperback " Tag & Bink Were Here " . This series is considered Infinities . Plot summary . The issue begins with a parody of the standard Star Wars opening crawl , detailing how Dark Horse is " struggling to meet the demand for new STAR WARS comics , " brought on by a so called " ravenous " fan base . It further explains how the writer was unable to complete the book on time and the artists was under too much pressure to perform the " impossible visuals Kevin asked for . " This is finally emphasized by a large part of the page white with a coffee stain and a hand with a pen , shown to be filling in the starry space background with a black felt pen . From there the story picks up in the opening of " Episode IV " , with the " Tantive IV " under siege by the " Devastator " . It cuts to two rebels , Tag and Bink , who are shown to be somewhat cowardly and comedic in their attempts to survive the overwhelming onslaught of Imperial troops , as they not only flee the heavily outgunned rebels , but also seek refuge in the same area in which R2 - D2 is being given the Death Star plans by Princess Leia . This inevitably leads to them being caught . They escape by taking advantage of the low visibility provided by the Imperials ' helmets , knocking out their captors and taking their armor . This annoys Tag greatly , giving him one of his soon to be many " bad feelings about this . " The " Devastator " is then docked in the Death Star . From here Tag and Bink explore the Death Star , gasping at its vast size . Despite this , one of them notes , neither can find a bathroom . Eventually , after upsetting an Imperial officer ( who claims it ' s " his " Death Star ) Tag and Bink attempt to escape the Death Star in TIE fighters and head to Alderaan . While one is berating the other , belittling their chances of finding Alderaan in space , the planet appears in view ( the same scene in which it is soon destroyed ) . From here , Tag and Bink attempt to escape , only to have Alderaan blow up in their faces and have Han Solo and the " Millennium Falcon " drop out of orbit behind them . This in turn causes the sequence in the film leading to Kenobi ' s famous " that ' s no moon " phrase . Due to Solo ' s jamming Tag ' s comm link ( as in the movie ) Tag mistakenly returns to the Death Star and is hailed as a hero . However , Bink makes them leave the apparent party , claiming they ' re safer as anonymous marchers . Unfortunately , they are picked up by another patrol and are assigned guard duty on a shield generator ( the same one which Kenobi deactivates ) . After this so - called " failure of duty , " an Imperial officer ( the same one who claims the Death Star is " his " ) confines them to their quarters as punishment . Angered , Bink declares they will escape again , only to be picked up by Vader as the two pilots he claims for wingmen . The end scene of " Episode IV " then plays , with Vader being shot and the Death Star being destroyed . The final panel depicts the bodies of Tag and Bink floating in space declaring " NEXT : Tag and Bink LIVE " ( a parody of Tag and Bink Are Dead ) . Notes and references . Tag and Bink : Were Here , issue 1 ; Tag and Bink are Dead part 1