*"The Emperor is a truly fascinating character," observes Jim Valentino. "An old-line sorcerer in high-tech surroundings. And he raises intriguing questions: is he Luke's grandfather, the first Jedi Knight to fall from grace, like Lucifer? Maybe when George Lucas produces the next trilogy, we'll find out!" Valentino, on of Image Comics' superstar illustrators, began work in the field back in the late 70's. Accomplishments include Normal Man for Aardvark-Zahaheim, animations work for The Real Ghostbusters and Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) for Marvel. Shadowhawk is his recent creation for Image. *Source: Back of card