- "I think this and Star Wars: Dark Empire were where I really fell for Dorman. My room as a kid was PURE nerdery"
- ―Taurin Clarke, on Dave Dorman, an early Star Wars influence
Taurin Clarke (born May 19) is an American comic book artist and illustrator. For the Star Wars franchise, Clarke has created variant covers for a variety of Marvel Comics series including the 2021 series Star Wars: The High Republic and a collection of covers tying into the 2022 one-shot comic Revelations (2022) 1.
Biography[]
Taurin Clarke, born May 19[1] in Brooklyn, New York, United States, is an American[2] comic book artist[3] and illustrator.[2] Growing up,[4] Star Wars: Dark Empire cover artist Dave Dorman[5] was a major influence on him.[4]
For the Star Wars franchise, Clarke first illustrated a variant cover with colorist Jesus Aburtov for the second issue of[3] the 2021 Marvel Comics series Star Wars: The High Republic.[6] The variant, sold exclusively at Golden Apple Comics, depicts Jedi Knight Keeve Trennis facing a gang of Nihil raiders. On January 18, 2021, ahead of the issue's release, Clarke revealed a grayscale version of the variant cover.[3] While illustrating the cover, he listened to the Finale track from the soundtrack of[7] the 1980 film[8] Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back extensively.[7]
Clarke continued to contribute cover art for Star Wars comics in 2022 with five variant covers tying into the[9] one-shot comic[10] Revelations (2022) 1. The covers were created for[9] the 2020 series[11][12][13] Star Wars, Star Wars: Bounty Hunters, Star Wars: Darth Vader, Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, and the[9] 2022 miniseries[14] Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca.[9]
Bibliography[]
| Year | Title | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The High Republic (2021) 2 | Variant cover[3] |
| 2022 | Bounty Hunters 28[9] | |
| Star Wars (2020) 29[9] | ||
| Doctor Aphra (2020) 26[9] | ||
| Han Solo & Chewbacca 7[9] | ||
| Darth Vader (2020) 29[9] |
Sources[]
- The High Republic 2
- Bounty Hunters 28
- Star Wars (2020) 29
- Doctor Aphra (2020) 26
- Han Solo & Chewbacca 7
- Darth Vader (2020) 29
Marvel Will Bring the Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Series to Comics – Exclusive Reveal on StarWars.com (backup link)- Uncover the Dark Droids Crossover Event in Marvel's September 2023 Star Wars Comics – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
About on Taurin Clarke's profile on DeviantArt (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
Taurin Clarke (@Muaadib) on Twitter: "Illustrator/native Brooklynite"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Golden Apple Comics reveal exclusive Taurin Clarke variant for Star Wars: The High Republic #2 by Scott, Cavan on Cavan Scott – Comic Writer | Author | Screenwriter (January 19, 2021) (archived from the original on March 2, 2022)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Taurin Clarke (@Muaadib) on Twitter (September 4, 2020): "I think this and Star Wars: Dark Empire were where I really fell for Dorman. My room as a kid was PURE nerdery lol" (backup link)
- ↑ Dark Empire 1
- ↑ A Mysterious Attack in Marvel's The High Republic #2 – Exclusive Preview on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1
Taurin Clarke (@Muaadib) on Twitter (January 20, 2021): "I just did my first Star Wars cover and listened to the Empire Finale probably 300 times until it was done. I feel this majorly. lol" (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 All of Marvel's November 2022 comics and covers revealed by Newsarama Staff and Doran, Michael on Newsarama (August 18, 2022) (archived from the original on August 18, 2022)
- ↑ Marvel's Star Wars: Revelations Will Point Toward the Future of the Galaxy Far, Far Away in Comics – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
- ↑
NYCC 2019: Coming Next Year, 'Star Wars' #1 and 'Darth Vader' #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Bounty Hunters (2020) #1 on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ 'Star Wars: Doctor Aphra' #1 Gets a Special Digital Comics Release in Celebration of May the Fourth on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
- ↑ Marvel's Han Solo & Chewbacca Series Coming March 2022 – Exclusive on StarWars.com (backup link)
External links[]
- Official website (backup link)
- Taurin Clarke (QuasiGorilla) on DeviantArt
Taurin Clarke (@taurin.clarke) on Facebook
Taurin Clarke (@muaadib) on Instagram
Taurin Clarke Illustration on Tumblr- Taurin Clarke (@Muaadib) on Twitter
Taurin Clarke on the official comiXology website (backup link)- Taurin Clarke on Marvel Comics' official website (backup link)
