A Wretched Hive Takes Star Wars Back in Time

Star Wars‘ limb-severing cantina scene gets an old-school treatment in in A Wretched Hive, the latest art print from Mondo. “I’ve always liked that scene in Reign of Fire where these post-apocalyptic survivors re-enact Star Wars scenes for their children; in the future, the stories that we really like have become legends,” said artist Martin […]

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Star Wars' limb-severing cantina scene gets an old-school treatment in in A Wretched Hive, the latest art print from Mondo.

"I've always liked that scene in Reign of Fire where these post-apocalyptic survivors re-enact Star Wars scenes for their children; in the future, the stories that we really like have become legends," said artist Martin Ansin in a press release.

"For this poster I tried to do something similar, but in the opposite direction in time. I wanted to see how the cantina scene would look if it had been illustrated for an old book, if Star Wars was a traditional epic adventure sharing space with King Arthur and Beowulf. Who knows, maybe sometime in the future it will."

The limited-edition poster goes on sale Thursday for $50 (a Wretched Hive variant will cost $85). Follow Mondo's Twitter feed closely for sale time, as the boutique's offerings tend to sell out quickly.

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