John R. Mullaney “Aliens” art included in this weekend’s Propstore auction

By John Freeman on December 6, 2025 • ( 0 )

This weekend sees Propstore’s latest auction continue in London, previously featured on downthetubes – and there’s still time to lay your hands on original Star Wars art by artist John R. Mullaney.

John R. Mullaney Collection: Hand-Illustrated and Painted "Clone Swamp Speeder" — *Going under the hammer this weekend: John R. Mullaney’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith “Clone Swamp Speeder” (2025); and Firefly Hand-Illustrated and Painted “Dropship” Artwork by (2019)*

John R. Mullaney Collection: Hand-Illustrated and Painted "Dropship" Artwork by John R. Mullaney, 2019 — *Going under the hammer this weekend: John R. Mullaney’s Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith “Clone Swamp Speeder” (2025); and Firefly Hand-Illustrated and Painted “Dropship” Artwork by (2019)*

Several of John’s original artworks – some featured in the Building Bigger Worlds exhibition we covered earlier this year – are in the auction, which began yesterday, Friday 5th December.

Artwork inspired by Alien and Star Wars has already sold, but more originals go under the hammer this weekend. Check out the remaining artworks for sale here.

John’s still to be sold hand-painted illustration of the Clone Swamp Speeder (IPS – Infantry Support Platform) was commissioned by Lucasfilm/Disney and Dorling Kindersley for Star Wars: Complete Vehicles – Incredible Cross-Sections. Working from a Lucasfilm-supplied 3D model, Mullaney rendered the vehicle traditionally in pencil, watercolour, ink and gouache on 300gsm paper, adding the two clone troopers as part of the brief. Approved by Doug Chiang and the Lucasfilm/DK licensing team, the artwork has appeared in multiple editions of DK’s bestselling cross-sections series. Due to studio licensing protocols, the original artwork cannot be reproduced, making this piece uniquely rare.

John R Mullaney is an award-winning filmmaker and internationally published artist specialising in technical and cutaway illustration for major sci-fi properties. He has produced studio-approved artwork for Star Wars, Alien, Firefly/Serenity, Halo, Warhammer, Batman, Doctor Who and Wall-E. His work has been licensed by Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios and Universal, in partnership with publishers including Dorling Kindersley, Insight Editions and Free League.

Embracing the ‘in-camera’ craft of the filmmakers he admires, Mullaney creates his artworks with paint before pixels, working traditionally on 300gsm watercolour paper using pencil and ink, then building multiple layers of watercolour and gouache to achieve the fine detail, depth and texture that define his work.

He held his first major exhibition of original artworks in central London earlier this year – Building Bigger Worlds, showcasing more than 25 years of film-licensed illustration. Notable collectors of Mullaney’s work include Alien: Romulus director Fede Alvarez.

Now, his original studio-licensed artworks for Alien and Star Wars have been selected by Propstore for a dedicated multi-lot feature in their Los Angeles and London Entertainment Memorabilia auctions

As a filmmaker, Mullaney’s short film The Joy and the Wonder, made with his band Last Picture Show, won Best Music Video at the Hollywood Art and Movie Awards. He is currently developing his first short narrative film and his debut feature screenplay.

• John R Mullaney is online at johnRmullaney.com

• Read an interview with John R Mullaney on SciFi Bulletin

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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.

He’s the writer of comics such as Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs”, with Dave Hailwood.