AustinGortonCard #081: Steranko's Empire
I wonder how Mark Hamill felt about all the artists constantly hunking him up and dropping him into deep V shirts on these pieces. đ
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Card #080: Jim Steranko
Steranko!
I had no idea Steranko did Star Wars art. This and the other half on the next card are fantastic.
Card #080: Thomas Blackshear
Starlog once had a store in the Mall of America & the back of it was a special enclosed area dedicated to sci-fi commemorative plates. The 90s!
Also, did not know Jung did the Heir to the Empire cover
Card #078: Strike Up The Droids
Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins Cosplay Threepio is my favorite Threepio cosplay.
If this poster went for $1K in '93, I wonder what it goes for now?
Card #077: Santa Threepio
Something about the length of Threepio's Santa coat and the fact that he's, ultimately, naked, has always made me think of this as a Sexy Threepio Santa.
Card #076: Even Droids Celebrate
I love the idea of Threepio baking a birthday cake for Artoo, who has neither the need nor the means to ingest food.
Card #075: "We're Moving!"
Another great piece created for a specific purpose that has been recirculated a lot. Nowadays, I get big Skeleton Crew vibes off it.
Card #074: Heat Seems To Rise
Maybe that's meant to be the volcano we all somehow knew Anakin fell into long before Episode III/Mustafar came along.
Gorgeous piece, at any rate, from Noriyoshi Ohrai.
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Card #073: When George Lucas
The Revenge of the Jedi changeup is one of those great bits of Star Wars lore. I still have the corrected "Return" version of this poster framed on my wall.
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Card #072: Male Bonding
The font of the text on this is really incongruous; feels very Currie and Ives-esque.
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