AustinGortonCard #014: The Emperor
Love the sickly green lighting on his face.
The last #StarWarsEnsemble card, the cardback takes some space to detail Joe Smith's bio.
Card #013: Boba Fett
Big "the Prequels haven't happened yet" energy on this cardback.
Also worth noting that as of 1993, Boba Fett's notable actions are still largely just "stand next to Vader" & "get eaten."
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Card #012: R2-D2
My boy!
The somewhat-flattened look of the various doodads on the chest & dome make this seem like an action figure-inspired portrait too, though the OG figures didn't have the third leg.
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Card #011: C-3PO
This looks like Smith used the Kenner action figure as a reference and I love that and now I want an entire series of fully painted cards based specifically on the Kenner action figures.
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Card #YodaNap
I like how the image of Yoda gets increasingly more impressionistic the further down it goes.
Card #009: Lando Calrissian
General Lando is nice, but I would have preferred Empire-era Lando with the cool ass cape and silk blouse.
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Card #008: Chewbacca
I feel like, as a society, we don't talk enough about Chewbacca's bomb-ass Clark Gable mustache.
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Card #007: Han Solo
Han's gun and hand seem really tiny compared to his bust.
"Taxi" feels like one of those words that is surprisingly modern and specific in a way that, say, "ferry" isn't.
Card #006: Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi
Obi-Wan? Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time...a long time...
People give Obi-Wan crap for not changing Luke's last name, but it's not like he changed his own, either.
Card #005: Leia Organa
I know it's just a profile shot, but I don't love that this is "Slave Leia", particularly when most of the over characters are modeled on their New Hope looks, whenever applicable.
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