SAN DIEGO – George Lucas has amassed 50 years of cool stuff, and now he’s going to have a place to put it. Even better, you can see it, too.
Original sketches, paintings and assorted illustrations from the “Star Wars” creator’s personal collection – plus quite a bit representing that galaxy far, far away − will be on display at the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. The building is under construction in Los Angeles’ Exposition Park, will open in 2026, and is dedicated to “cultural fantasy,” Lucas said.
The Hollywood icon was joined on Sunday, July 27, at a Comic-Con panel about the museum by “Star Wars” illustrator and production designer Doug Chiang, Oscar-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and moderator Queen Latifah. It was Lucas' first time at Comic-Con in his legendary career, earning a standing ovation from the 6,500 faithful in Hall H. But instead of waxing nostalgic about "Star Wars" and his movies, Lucas previewed the creation of his passion project.
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A video narrated by Samuel L. Jackson took the crowd on a tour of what will be in the space, from an exhibit on myths through the ages to displays featuring artists like Norman Rockwell, Frank Frazetta, Jack Kirby and R. Crumb. Some of the works in the museum include the first Flash Gordon character drawing from 1934 (“You can see all the smudges,” Latifah noted), original “Peanuts” sketches from the 1950s and ‘60s, and an original drawing of the “Iron Man” No. 1 cover from 1968.
