Star Wars Influences #2: The Valarian Effect

Welcome back to Star Wars Influences featuringStar Wars concept artist Paul Bateman.  This episode, we take a closer look at Paul’s new feature for Star Wars Insider Magazine,“McQuarrie Revisite“, : discuss the infamous Star Wars Holiday Special, and Dark Horse comics mini-series The Star Wars, based on George Lucas’s original rough draft.  From there, Paul digs deep into the influence of comic book artwork on Star Wars, including the work ofValarian artist Jean-Claude Mezieres and more. 

Enjoy this visual guide to some of the artwork discussed in the show courtesy of Paul Bateman!