Star Wars 1977: Kenner Cantina

In May 1977 I was just turning 6 years old. Dad and Mom took me to see this new movie that had just come out, called Star Wars. Like every kid of my generation, that movie dominated my imagination. My parents, grandparents, and teenage cousins ended up taking me back to see it over and over again.

The Kenner toys were every bit as important as the movies. And of course my favorites were all the weird aliens! So this drawing is a little tribute to that innocent era, and childhood friends.

Drawn traditionally with inks on bristol board. Colored on Photoshop.