In the universe the players inhabit, Star Wars does not exist. That's the premise of this entire comic, after all. But most of the other things we know and love (such as Mad Max) do, albeit modified by the lack of Star Wars:

• Spaceballs is a serious documentary about the practical applications of Buckminsterfullerene.
• Mark Hamill is known (barely) for doing voiceovers for poorly selling computer games, but gains widespread fame after his appearance in the first Futurama movie.
• Harrison Ford is known primarily for Indiana Jones.
• Nerdy guys make YouTube videos of themselves wielding crossbows instead of lightsabres.
• Without the success of Star Wars to spark interest in science fiction in the late 70s and early 80s, Star Trek was never revived with movies and new series, and remains an obscure short-running TV show.
• Moonraker was never made. James Bond fans never had it so good.
• The major science fiction background that pervades all of Western culture is Battlestar Galactica, despite it never being much good. It was remade recently as a new, updated television series with a bigger budget, high-tech computerised special effects, and edgy writing. And it sucked.
• Throughout the 80s and 90s, all the greatest Hollywood blockbusters were big-budget family-oriented musicals.
• The Comic Irregulars exist and are making a screencap comic based on Harry Potter.

Transcript

Ric Olié: That little droid did it! The shield is back online!
R2-D2: Thank you for the commentary, little man.
Obi-Wan: Quick, let's get out of here.
{They escape the blockade}
Ric Olié: The shield generator is 23% damaged, but otherwise we're okay.
Obi-Wan: Hmm. We should stop for repairs.
Ric Olié: We can still make it to Coruscant.
Qui-Gon: No, we'll be sitting ducks. We have to fit the ship with some weapons. What's the nearest town?
Obi-Wan: Planet.
Ric Olié: Uh, Tatooine.
Obi-Wan: Is it conveniently Earth-like again?
GM: No. Tatooine is... an inhospitable desert planet, with no surface water, ruled by... gangsters.
Obi-Wan: So it's Mad Max World?
Qui-Gon: Cool! Weapons should be cheap there.