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Thursday, November 07, 2024

RIP Greg Hildebrandt



 “Star Wars” and “Magic The Gathering” fantasy illustrator Greg Hildebrandt, has died:

 

“…Greg and his twin brother Tim, credited together as the ‘Brothers Hildebrandt’, created ‘Lord of the Rings’ calendars from 1976-1978, the classic UK movie poster for ‘Star Wars’ in 1977…


“…and the 1981 poster for ‘Clash of the Titans’. 


“Greg then independently illustrated the book ‘Greg Hildebrandt’s Favorite Fairy Tales’…


“…followed by work with ‘Heavy Metal’ and ‘Omni’ magazines.


“In the mid-1990s, The Brothers worked on the ‘Marvel Masterpieces’ card set…


“…and the ‘Superman: The Last God of Krypton’ graphic novel.  


“Greg and Tim also illustrated the six-issue ‘Terry & the Pirates’ comic from Avalon in 1999. 


“In the 2000’s, they painted over 100 illustrations for the valuable ‘Magic: The Gathering’ cards.”



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