Words: Bonnie Burton
Art: Kelly Kerrigan

Artist Kelly Kerrigan shows off a soft spot of Boba Fett that we don’t normally see. Makes you wonder if the Slave I has a rabbit hutch. StarWars.com chats with Kelly about her Star Wars bounty hunter bunny art.

Why did you decide to pair up bunnies with Star Wars characters?

This new series of artwork is how my creativity has responded to the death of my husband, Paul. He died on December 18, 2010 after finding out in August the he had a rare cancer. We both loved Star Wars and he had a particular connection to rabbits as they are portrayed in movies, books and gaming.

He would often dress as a Pooka for LARP events. I started painting about 2 weeks after he died and the ideas for new work keep coming. I have always been a painter, but I think this is the best work I have ever done. I am certain that He is the inspiration for all of this and the reason I feel so good about what I am painting.

What is it about bunnies that make even the most ruthless bounty hunter look like a softy?

I think therein lies the answer. The softening of the ruthless: The unlikely care and cuddling that a hardened clone warrior would have to undertake to handle a delicate bunny seems as it would be an act of extreme patience on his psyche. Perhaps his trainers are putting him through an exercise to engage those parts of his brain that define the opposite of his purpose.

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If you’re addicted to the puzzle video game Angry Birds AND love Star Wars, this fan-made mash-up is for you.

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Indonesian artist Abell Octovan recently showed his custom “Lord on Board” figure (8″) + a prototype of his upcoming Boycott resin figure in the Plastic Culture booth at the Jakarta Toys and Comics Fair.

Vinyl Pulse reports:

The deep blue shreddin’ figure is a follow-up of sorts to his wave cravin’ Lord on Vacation. The Lord figures are great — iconic culture mash-ups executed with minimal sculpting and paint which increases the power of the imagery.

Read more about this art piece here:
Abell’s Lord on Board + Boycott Figures (via Vinyl Pulse)

Check out more images here:
Lord on Board

If you’re going to do a mural at an office full of pop culture experts, you might as well include every cool character to hit movies, TV and comics. The staff at IGN.com called on their comic book artist friend Jim Mahfood to pay tribute to everyone from RoboCop to Darth Vader in the mural. The result looks like the best party the Mos Eisley Cantina ever had.

We commissioned Super Friend Jim Mahfood (comic book artist extraordinaire) to rock out his interpretation of the idea, and asked him to include a wide range of characters from every nook and cranny of pop culture.

Everyone from Darth Vader, Predator, Alf, Dexter and Ash to The Undertaker, Tron-style Daft Punk, Alien, Batman and Jason are represented. It wasn’t our intention to make you jealous of our office, but it might be a by-product.

Check out all the photos of the mural here:
IGN’s Star Wars Cantina Mural (via IGN.com)

Designer Lucas Lago re-imagines Star Wars characters as Batman. While the Ewok and Chewbacca look right at home with bat ears, Jabba the Hutt has a certain Cosplay cuteness to him that can’t be beat.