- "I cannot believe Lucasfilm let me show a dead Jedi Knight with a severed limb."
- ―Adam Hughes reflecting on the cover of Star Wars: Purge
Adam Hughes is a comic book artist. He has drawn many famous characters including Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, Vampirella, Cat Woman, Lara Croft and Storm. He has drawn covers and art for such titles as Classic Star Wars movie adaptations, The Justice League, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Tomb Raider, Legionnaires, Ghost, and Gen¹³, to only name a few.
Hughes also began creating designs for Wizards of the Coast roleplaying games such as the Star Wars: Invasion of Theed Adventure Game. For Theed, Hughes was asked to introduce fans to new heroes through his illustrations of the teen Wookiee scout Rorworr and the female Jedi Guardian Sia-Lan Wezz.
In 2007 he designed the cover art for Legacy (2006) 7, and has supplied art for the Star Wars: 30th Anniversary Trading Card Set.
Cover art
- Star Wars: Purge
- Boba Fett: Overkill
- Classic Star Wars: A New Hope 2
- Classic Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 1
- Legacy (2006) 1
- Legacy (2006) 2
- Legacy (2006) 3
- Legacy (2006) 5
- Legacy (2006) 6
- Legacy (2006) 7
- Star Wars: Legacy Volume 1: Broken
- Star Wars: Legacy Volume 2: Shards
- Star Wars: Luke Skywalker, Last Hope for the Galaxy
- Star Wars: The Art of the Bad Deal
- Star Wars: Rebel Heist
Sources
The Art of Roleplaying: An Interview with Drew Struzan and Adam Hughes on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
Star Wars Artist Series: Adam Hughes on StarWars.com (original site is defunct)
Notes and references
- ↑
Adam Hughes (adamhughes) on DeviantArt: Star Wars – Purge: "I cannot believe Lucasfilm let me show a dead Jedi Knight with a severed limb." (backup link)
External links
- Official website (backup link)
- Adam Hughes (adamhughes) on DeviantArt (backup link)
- Adam Hughes on MySpace (backup link archived on May 26, 2013)
- Adam Hughes on Wikipedia
