Retro Star Wars Propaganda Posters Urge You To Pitch In
When you think of the intergalactic civil war in Star Wars, one thing that most people rarely stopped to consider is the recruiting aspect of the conflict. This is lengthy, protracted war, we’re taking about, one with multiple active battlefronts at any given time, and a number of theaters of combat.
Sure, some of this was covered when Andor was released, a behind-the-curtain look at the recruiting efforts meant to disrupt the rise of the Empire.
But in the early Star Wars days, we had to imagine a somewhat different vision of this conflict. We only had a smaller group of characters to consider.
From that standpoint, a variety of tactical elements needed to be taken into consideration. The Rebel Alliance had to be prepared for a ground assault, as well as airborne combat. There are the thick forests of Endor, the frozen wastes of Hoth, the scorched deserts of Tatooine, and many, many more environments.
Taken together this means that you needed people, lots of them, on both sides. It stands to reason that in the Star Wars universe, there has been a constant recruiting battle going on behind the scenes.
Artist Cat Staggs created a series of retro propaganda posters designed to lure potential soldiers into service. Check these retro looks out. Very cool vision for the franchise.
There is a lot of great fan art out there, more and more each day. These fun little throwbacks make use of classic World War II tropes and slogans, urging folks to get involved, no matter how minor a contribution they can make.
They also appeal to a young person’s sense of adventure and their desire to do something great and epic. Hey, that’s the hook that worked for Luke Skywalker, right? He wanted to get out and see the galaxy, have exciting exploits, and perform heroic deeds.
And in keeping with the Star Wars franchise expansion over the years, though they don’t match the cloak-and-dagger aspects of recruiting we saw from Luthen Rael, it speaks to the larger conflict.
This was a conflict that spanned across the literal galaxy. And though movies like Rogue One, and series like Andor dove into this stuff on a more character level, it’s also reasonable to assume there were multiple efforts along these fronts. We are talking about millions of people after all.
These posters, and the work of many more artists, were on display and available at Star Wars Celebration VI.
