"If I could sum it up in a word, I'd say 'magic.' John is able to put a magical and ethereal essence into his paintings."
―Julian Montoya, director of international marketing for Fox Home Entertainment[src]
John Alvin (November 24, 1948–February 6, 2008) was an illustrator who worked on multiple Star Wars book covers, video covers, posters, and over 120 separate movie campaigns. He was featured in Star Wars Insider 27 in an article titled "The Art of John Alvin Promises the Magic that Lucasfilm Movies Deliver."