Ep 187: Star Wars to John Wick | Inside Stern Pinball Art with Randy Martinez
Randy Martinez is the artist behind John Wick, The Mandalorian, and Star Wars Pinball at Stern. We talk about the creative process behind licensed pinball art, and what it's like working inside Stern's design team. Facebook - Instagram - Tiktok -
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Randy Martinez on creating pinball art for Stern: licensing, collaboration, and multi-edition strategy.
Synopsis
Randy Martinez, artist behind Star Wars Comic, Mandalorian, and John Wick pinball machines, discusses his journey into pinball art, his background in Star Wars illustration for Lucasfilm, and his collaborative process with Greg Ferris at Stern. He emphasizes how licensing languages differ by IP holder, the importance of cohesive artistic vision across game editions, and how he approaches each version (Pro/Premium/LE) as distinct artistic expressions while maintaining thematic consistency.
Entities
- Lucasfilm· company
- Marvel Fine Art· company
- Stern Pinball· company
- Topps· company
- Chicago Pinball Expo· event
- Avengers: Infinity Quest· game
- Jaws· game
- John Wick· game
- Mandalorian· game
- Star Wars Comic Edition· game
- George Gomez· person
- Greg Ferris· person
- Jeremy· person
- Jerry Thompson· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Randy Martinez· person
- Scott Larson· person