Skottie Young

Skottie Young is an artist and writer best know for his Marvel baby variant covers and his comic adaptation of the Wizard of Oz books.  Young's take on the Oz characters is nothing short of phenomenal which is why it is a shame most people only know his work from his baby variant covers.  The baby variant covers are decent, but the work on Oz is more detailed and truly breathtaking to behold.  Of the fourteen Oz books published, Young along with writer Eric Shanower have adapted the first six.  The last book adapted was The Emerald City of Oz in a 5-issue mini-series in 2013 and it is unlikely any additional books will be adapted because of dwindling sales.

Skottie Young drew nine different variant covers for Marvel's Star Wars line.  They are done in his style of baby variant covers.

Star Wars #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (January 2015)
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (February 2015)
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Star Wars: Princess Leia #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (March 2015)
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The first three covers for the three inaugural books connect to form one image.

Star Wars: Kanan - The Last Padawan #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (April 2015)
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Star Wars: Lando #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (July 2015)
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His cover artwork for Lando #1 was also used for the Previews Exclusive San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive.

Star Wars: Lando #1k - Marvel Comics, U.S. (July 2015)
Previews Exclusive San Diego Comic Con 2015 exclusive

Star Wars: Chewbacca #1b - Marvel Comics, U.S. (October 2015)
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Star Wars: Obi-Wan & Anakin #1d - Marvel Comics, U.S. (January 2016)
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Star Wars: Darth Vader #1d - Marvel Comics, U.S. (June 2017)
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Star Wars: Captain Phasma #1c - Marvel Comics, U.S. (September 2017)
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There is not a bad Skottie Young baby variant cover, but there have been a lot of them over the years, so much so that they have lost the luster they once had.  Personally, I prefer the art style he used on the Wizard of Oz comics over his baby variant covers.  I think a Star Wars book done in his Oz style featuring either a young Princess Leia or Luke Skywalker would be a treat and that style would be a terrific match for the Star Wars Adventures anthology released by IDW Publishing.  Young's baby variant style is very similar to the style used by Katie Cook who is no stranger to Star Wars variant covers.