Greg Hildebrandt, Artist of Iconic Star Wars, Marvel Images and More, Dies at 85

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Greg Hildebrandt, Artist of Iconic Star Wars, Marvel Images and More, Dies at 85
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Artist and Illustrator Greg Hildebrandt died at the age of 85 on Halloween 2024. Greg was a celebrated pop-culture icon and one half of the famous “Brothers Hildebrandt” duo, along with his twin brother Tim. Their artwork was used to create iconic imagery for now-famous franchises like S, but also some classic films, album covers, and some of the more iconic DC and Marvel Comics images that are still used today.that you can read below:“The light has gone out in my life.

The Brothers Hildebrandt were born in Detriot, Michigan in January of 1939. They attended the city’s famous Meinzinger Art School before beginning their professional painting careers at age 20, with ambitions to land jobs as animators for Walt Disney, having been influenced by Disney classics like, and others.

Greg Hildebrandt would go on to do cover artwork for magazines like Heavy Metal; books like the Merlin Trilogy, Robin Hood, Dracula, and Phantom of the Opera. Meanwhile, Tim worked on children’s books, some films (calendars, and ads by companies like Levi’s and AT&T. Marvel creator Stan Lee would bring Greg and Tim back together to work on multiple Marvel projects in the 1990s, such as the “Marvel Masterpieces” artwork series.

Tim Hildebrandt passed away on June 11, 2006, at the age of 67. Greg Hildebrandt has two daughters and a son, from his first marriage to his first wife Diana F. Stankowski. RIP Greg Hildebrandt, we offer condolences to his friends, colleagues, and family in their time of grieving.

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