Johnsen, DJ :: Star Wars

Darth Vader 5 cover (ESB 40th Anniversary variant)

Artists: Chris Sprouse (Penciller) , Karl Story (Inker)

9 Comments - 251 Views - 11 Likes

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Title:	Darth Vader 5 cover (ESB 40th Anniversary variant)
Artist:	Chris Sprouse (Penciller)
Artist:	Karl Story (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS - Do not bother
Views:	251
Likes on CAF:	11 12
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	5/21/2024
Comic Art Archive:	Star Wars: Darth Vader Issue: 5 Page: variant cover View

Description

"The Emperor" Empire Strikes Back 40th Anniversary cover.

You can almost hear "What is your bidding, my Master?" When I first saw these covers coming out, I knew I wanted to try to pick up a number of them.

Thank you to Chris and Karl for doing such great work on these series of images and for being so great to work with! And a special shout out to Chris Ivy for helping to create the overlay to be able to show the assembled piece.

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	DJ Johnsen
Joined:	May 2005
Last Login:	August 2025
Ebay Id:	djohnse
Country:	UNITED STATES
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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/22/2024

One of the most important moments of the trilogy with the first appearance of the Emperor to expland the universe and show there are even greater forces at work than just thinking of Vader as the final boss. The graphic nature of this presentation is top notch with the nothing out of place set design line art by Sprouse and Story.

F M
Member Since 2005

Posted on 5/22/2024

Great piece, especially the work put in by Sprouse the backgrounds

Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003

Posted on 5/22/2024

Straight out of the movie! Great art by Chris and Karl!

Kavi H
Member Since 2018

Posted on 5/23/2024

awesome cover

Jeffrey Wedding
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/23/2024

I'm trying to work out how the final overlay is done. Is it physical and cut out of a screentone sheet? Or was that effect done digitally? Great cover regardless of technique!

DJ Johnsen
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 5/23/2024

Jeffrey Wedding wrote:

I'm trying to work out how the final overlay is done. Is it physical and cut out of a screentone sheet? Or was that effect done digitally? Great cover regardless of technique!

Chris Ivy creates overlays by printing on mylar. In this instance, I asked him to make it somewhat transparent. I presume tha tthe published image did something along the same digitally.

Jeffrey Wedding
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/23/2024

DJ Johnsen wrote:

Chris Ivy creates overlays by printing on mylar.� In this instance, I asked him to make it somewhat transparent.� I presume tha tthe published image did something along the same digitally.

Very cool. Looks great!

Peter Roe
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/6/2024

Wonderful cover! Congratulations!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

Posted on 6/23/2024

Looks great combined and actually pretty cool to have the overay separate. Classic seen brought to today. Congrats!

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