Drew Struzan

Drew Struzan (born 1947) is an artist. He has designed several album covers, book covers, comic covers, movie posters and advertising. Struzan has designed several covers for Dark Horse Comics, and has designed the movie posters for the prequel trilogy of films. Outside of Star Wars, he has also created the theatrical poster art for films such as the Indiana Jones trilogy, the Back to the Future trilogy, and the final cut of Blade Runner. Aside from illustrations for film, he has also worked with Ernie Cefalu of Pacific Eye & Ear on album covers for such bands as Alice Cooper, Black Sabbath, Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, Earth Wind and Fire, Iron Butterfly, Roy Orbison, and many others. Among these, Struzan illustrated the album cover artwork for Alice Cooper's Welcome to My Nightmare, which Rolling Stone Magazine would go on to vote one of the Top 100 Album Covers Of All Time. Despite the burgeoning demand for his talents, however, Struzan was still only earning $150 to $250 per album cover.

Star Wars art

Film posters

• Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
• Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope - Special Edition
• Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back - Special Edition
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi - Revenge of the Jedi poster
• Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi - Special Edition
• Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens

Book covers

Film poster for the The Empire Strikes Back

• The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy
  • Before the Storm
  • Shield of Lies
  • Tyrant's Test
• Children of the Jedi
• Star Wars: The Corellian Trilogy
  • Ambush at Corellia
  • Assault at Selonia
  • Showdown at Centerpoint
• The Courtship of Princess Leia
• The Crystal Star
• Darksaber
• Star Wars: Darth Maul
  • Darth Maul 1
  • Darth Maul 2
  • Darth Maul 3
  • Darth Maul 4
• The Han Solo Trilogy
  • The Paradise Snare
  • The Hutt Gambit
  • Rebel Dawn
• Star Wars: The Hand of Thrawn Duology
  • Specter of the Past
  • Vision of the Future
• I, Jedi
• Jedi Prince series
  • The Glove of Darth Vader
  • The Lost City of the Jedi
  • Zorba the Hutt's Revenge
  • Mission from Mount Yoda
  • Queen of the Empire
  • Prophets of the Dark Side
• Star Wars: The Last of the Jedi series
  • Return of the Dark Side
  • Secret Weapon
  • Against the Empire
  • Master of Deception
  • Reckoning
• The New Rebellion
• Planet of Twilight
• Rebellion Era Sourcebook
• Role Playing 2000
• Shadows of the Empire novel
• Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina short stories
  • We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale
  • "Nightlily: The Lovers' Tale"—Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
  • "When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale"—Tales from the Mos Eisley Cantina
• The Truce at Bakura
• TV Guide - Star Wars covers
• The Rise and Fall of Darth Vader

Other

Stormtrooper stamp drawn by Drew Struzan.

• The original ILM logo
• Star Wars: Legends in 3-Dimensions - Box Cover
• Star Wars postage stamps

Sources

• The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
• The Making of the Poster on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Art of Roleplaying: An Interview with Drew Struzan and Adam Hughes on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• The Indy Artist: Drew Struzan Interviewed on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)
• "Drew Struzan: A Master at Work" – Star Wars Insider 207

External links

• DrewStruzan.com - Official site
• Drew Struzan (@DrewStruzan) on Twitter
• Drew Struzan on Wikipedia

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