Mark Hamill — American Actor born on September 25, 1951,

Mark Richard Hamill is an American actor, voice actor, writer, producer, and director. He is best known for his portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, a role he will be reprising in the forthcoming film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Hamill also starred and co-starred in the films Corvette Summer, The Big Red One, and Kingsman: The Secret Service. Hamill's extensive voice acting work includes a long-standing role as the villain The Joker, commencing with Batman: The Animated Series in 1992... (wikipedia)

When you say 'comic book' in America, people think of Mickey Mouse, and Archie. It has a connotation of juvenile.
I don't think it's fair to compare Dick Cheney to Vader - it's unfair to Vader.
'Star Wars' is more fairy tale than true science fiction.
Part of me always longed to do just one more film and see what Luke would be like now that he's on the level of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the student having become the master. But it was not meant to be.
So much of life is what you roll and where you land.