Jake Bartok

Jake Bartok is an Australian comic-book artist and illustrator. Bartok illustrated the short-story anthology Stories of Jedi and Sith, released on June 7, 2022.

Before being hired by Disney–Lucasfilm Press to illustrate Stories of Jedi and Sith, Bartok was known for Star Wars fan art, including a series reimagining characters from the franchise in medieval times dubbed "Knights of the Olde Republic." Bartok's involvement in the short-story collection was announced on StarWars.com on October 7, 2021. Two of his favorite characters are Obi-Wan Kenobi and the young Anakin Skywalker, whom he was able to draw together for the 2024 audiobook Padawan's Pride. The same year, he provided the cover artwork for the audiobook The High Republic: Seeds of Starlight.

Bartok also illustrated the covers for all four issues of the 2024 comic miniseries Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures – Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone, as well as the one-shot comic The High Republic Adventures Phase III - The Battle of Eriadu.

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