Star Trek: The Art of Juan Ortiz

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Unique retro designs depicting classic episodes of Star Trek: The Original Series, captivating not only Trek fans but lovers of all sci-fi!

Artist Juan Ortiz has created 80 movie-style posters, one for each and every episode (including the first pilot) of Star Trek: The Original Series. The images feature retro-style art that recalls 1960's-era posters, pulp novel covers, comic books and advertisements.

What if every Star Trek: The Original Series episode was a movie event What would the movie poster look like This was the inspiration to develop a one-of-a-kind set of images for the series that launched a franchise.

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"Capture[s] all of the boldness of the original show, with pop art coolness." (io9.com) "Retro-cool... evokes the sci-fi pulp and psychedelic pop of the far-out, space race sixties." (Entertainment Weekly) "Awesome" (MTV.com)"

Author Bio

Juan Ortiz is an avid Star Trek enthusiast and an accomplished artist that set out to create an art program representing each of the 80 episodes from the Star Trek: The Original Series. The artwork embodies his passion for the series, the transformational Sixties, and the visceral reaction generated from each episode.