Acme Archives, who probably own a space on your wall if you collect the popular Star Wars Character Key series of animation sericels or other Star Wars artworks, have started expanding their Star Wars artwork license, and want to see what the fans have to offer!

"We know there are lots of talented artists out there, so we figured we should take advantage of the fact that many of them will be in one place at the same time and, clearly, they all love Star Wars," says Acme's Chris Jackson. "It is essentially an opportunity for us to get to know some of them, see some of their work and then determine whether or not they might fit into Acme's Lucasfilm art program."

While fans will get to purchase extremely limited artwork prints from four dozen artists at C4's "artist alley", Acme will continue to offer quality Star Wars art from a variety of different artists -- from Lucasfilm's stable of classic artists to new, perhaps undiscovered talents revealed at C4.

As for what Acme will be bringing to C4, Jackson promises something for every taste and budget. "We're working on several new pieces for C4 in addition to showing off a lot of our recent pieces that will be new to a lot of fans. One piece in particular that is going to be really cool and very collectible (and well-priced!) is called the Acme Sketchplate. The main line we are hoping to expand upon is our interpretive series, which started masterfully with the piece, Chewbacca: Hoth Encounter, done by Chris Wahl. We have several artists working on pieces for us right now and hope to debut at least a few of them at C4."

In addition to the group of artists Acme has already put together, including Chris Wahl, Ryan Church, Harrison Ellenshaw, Richard Edlund and Yoshitaka Amano, they will also be exploring talents that have not yet been closely associated with Star Wars. "We are working with and talking to several artists," continues Jackson, "and should have pieces ready for C4 from Sam Fout, Christian Waggoner and Cliff Wassmann. Sam is involved with many projects including his own creation, Project: Neptoon; Christian is known for doing amazingly realistic paintings that feature reflective surfaces; and Cliff is an accomplished photographer and realist painter. All three pieces will be quite different from one another, but equally cool!"

If you're a Star Wars artist, or a talented fan who is hoping to break into illustration with your unique Star Wars style, stop by Acme's booth (#401) and introduce yourself. And if you're just one who admires Star Wars art but can't muster more that a couple stick figures with lightsabers, you're welcome to come by and check out the latest and greatest from Acme's growing stable of Star Wars artists. "As is the case with many pieces of art," reminds Jackson, "seeing these in person is MUCH different than seeing an image online."