Star Wars Galaxy

Hello,

A few months back, I did two pieces of art for the new Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 trading cards by Topps.

I’ve been anxiously waiting for permission to be able to show these images to you, but have had to wait until they hit stores on February 20th to post them publicly.

Last week, I was surprised and honored to learn that one of my illustrations was chosen to be used for the promotion of the set, and so was given permission to show it to you a month early.

The scene illustrated takes place in the Star Wars Radio Dramas, which are available to listen to for FREE on Youtube — I highly recommend them to you.

Almost as cool as doing the card itself was the opportunity to write my own quote for the back of the card:

While listening to the Star Wars Radio Dramas, I was struck by what is perhaps the most intense scene in A New Hope; Darth Vader’s interrogation of Princess Leia Organa. The scene, which explicitely conveys the sick and twisted evil that had overtaken Anakin by that point, foreshadows some of the pivotal events that would leave us aghast in forthcoming episodes.

I’ve been really fortunate in the last several months to be doing some really fun assignments like this one. I promise there’s more awesome stuff to come!

May the Force be with you,

Frank