![Cover of Cream Magazine, Issue 05, 2006 Hong Kong, hardbound 287 pages](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ebcfdb91d79c1effd858b936456e468c/7efac4e0-123f-4234-a86f-28c60c5fe1e3_rw_1920.jpg?h=39a8322e2a425bb37c1a6f67194bce37)
Cream Magazine, Issue 05, 2006 Hong Kong, hardbound 287 pages - above cover art is not by Derek Lerner
In 2006 I was invited to create artwork for a Star Wars (film) themed publication of Hong Kong based Cream Magazine. I decided to make work about the Strategic Defense Initiative, a space-based anti-missile system, which was proposed in 1983 by President Ronald Reagan dubbed Star Wars.
![Derek Lerner, Star Wars 1, 2006 variable media, Cream Magazine Issue 05 - Hong Kong, hardbound 287 pages](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ebcfdb91d79c1effd858b936456e468c/bf8d4ac4-e789-41e3-9cd9-15861f33fb2c_rw_1920.jpg?h=22e2c34606d25099b1e22e1603d753fa)
Star Wars Cream A, 2006 offset lithograph 10" x 19" (25.4cm x 48.26cm), Published in Cream Magazine Issue 05 - Hong Kong, hardbound 287 pages
![Star Wars A, 2006 variable media, various sizes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ebcfdb91d79c1effd858b936456e468c/e55e5f37-1f8c-40eb-810b-7624ee85c540_rw_1920.png?h=b8668e52028b8f0147ae035cc311d1f2)
Star Wars A, 2006 variable media, various sizes
![Derek Lerner, Star Wars B, 2006 variable media, various sizes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ebcfdb91d79c1effd858b936456e468c/b5c65e61-ac62-40ae-84d8-132c12b098d0_rw_1920.png?h=0f18f7d613001ba7396a797e28a620b7)
Star Wars B, 2006 variable media, various sizes
![Derek Lerner, Star Wars C, 2006 variable media, various sizes](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/ebcfdb91d79c1effd858b936456e468c/5df5ca45-4c71-4b49-b051-cfc6f3de67cb_rw_1920.png?h=6622bf5a5be720619552f4bc58b63ede)
Star Wars C, 2006 variable media, various sizes