Everyone is excited about the continuation of the greatest cinema saga ever, Star Wars: The Force Awakens (December 18, 2015). I'm very excited about the new films and will definitely be in theaters early for this one (my wife won't have it any other way--she's a huge Star Wars fan). I'm doubly excited but because just a few weeks ago, I was notified by Topps (trading card company and the offical card company of Star Wars since 1977) that I have been hand selected by Lucasfil

Earlier this year I was lucky enough to befriend Don Pedicini Jr., a talented artist and one of the frequent contributors to Topps' Star Wars sketch cards. Topps, one of the major players in the trading card business, is a tough nut to crack as an artist. They either find you or someone brings your work to an Artist Director's attention. Don liked what he saw and contacted the AD at Topps with a few samples I had illustrated. They liked what they saw and I had my first chance