Dave Dorman

Dave Dorman is a science fiction, horror and fantasy illustrator best known for his Star Wars artwork. Dorman began his professional career in 1979, and has done illustration for comic book companies Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse, but his break came in 1983, when his artwork first appeared on the cover of Heavy Metal magazine. Although he has produced cover art based on such characters as Indiana Jones, Batman, and Superman, he became most well known for his Star Wars artwork. Dorman won an Eisner Award in 1993 for his paintings in the book Aliens: Tribes. Hasbro commissioned Dorman to paint over 100 pieces realistic artwork for its 3-inch series of G.I. Joe action figures in the mid-1980s. In 1994, Dorman was commissioned to do the artwork for a series of 90 trading cards for the Ultraverse comic book setting. In 1996, Hasbro asked Dorman to create more artwork for its 12-inch G.I. Joe collector series.