WildStorm’s Star Wars Pitch

A Galaxy Far, Far Away… Almost.

In 1997, WildStorm Productions made a pitch to Lucasfilm for the rights to publish Star Wars comics. Jim Lee had big plans, including a proposed six-year publishing program, and original artwork was created for the presentation.

WildStorm wasn’t alone in pursuing the license. Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse were also in the running. Ultimately, Dark Horse retained the rights, and WildStorm’s plans never saw publication.

The Artwork

This is one piece of artwork known to have been created for the WildStorm proposal; a cover quality illustration by Travis Charest and colored digitally by Alex Sinclair.

What else was prepared? What stories were planned? How much material was actually produced?

We don’t know. Not yet.

Help Uncover The Story

Somewhere out there, more pieces of this story may still exist.

We’re looking for original artwork, presentation materials, sketches, correspondence, or anything connected to WildStorm’s 1997 Star Wars pitch.

Did you work at WildStorm? Were you involved in the presentation? Have you ever seen the original pitch book or other artwork?

If you have something to share, we’d love to hear from you.

Let’s uncover the Star Wars story that WildStorm never got to tell.