|
Our current auction includes six consecutive lots of original Star Wars art that only a small circle of insiders know about. Each lot contains unpublished concept art that legendary comic strip artist Al Williamson (1931-2020) created in 1978 for a proposed Star Wars daily newspaper comic strip. Williamson, already regarded as a titan of the industry for his work with EC Comics and for having drawn the 1960s Flash Gordon comic strip, prepared 12 strips to cover the first two weeks of newspaper publication (Sundays were not included). However, the deal never came to fruition. Russ Manning (1929-1981) was tapped to write and draw the Star Wars strip, which he did from 1979 to 1981, when poor health forced him to retire. At that point, Williams stepped back in to handle the art and storyline duties through the strip's conclusion in 1984.
|
Al Williamson
