"To Serve The Empire" Klingon Recruiting Poster by Dru Blair (1997)

Retail poster. Be sure to click the image above for a larger version!

Size: 24" x 36"
Artist/Illustrator: Dru Blair
Release Year: 1997
Region: United States
Notes:

• A version of this image was originally painted by Dru Blair for the cover of the Star Trek Communicator's "Special Klingon Issue," shown below, published in October / November 1995. Blair's other Star Trek work includes over 30 novel covers for Pocket Books, and several posters / prints / lithographs. [Dru Blair at Memory Alpha]

• In their March/April 1997 issue, the Communicator offered an exclusive 24" x 36" poster print of the painting on "100 lb. high quality gloss poster stock suitable for framing." The poster was offered for $14.95 plus shipping and handling. (See the full-page catalog ad below; click to enlarge.) The retail poster appeared as shown in my main image above; it did not include the magazine's logo or the official fan club logo as on the catalog page.

• The retail poster, dated 1996 by the artist, differs from the earlier version in a few ways. The artist's signature has changed, as have the portraits used for the Klingon characters flanking the far left and far right. The original artwork featured the minor characters of Klag on the left and B'iJik on the right; the revised painting features Kor on the left, and possibly Kahless on the right, with the addition of a bat'leth.

 • Circa 1998, the Official Fan Club also offered a cropped version of this painting on a 4" x 5" sticker, shown below, as part of their membership welcome/renewal kit. These kits also included other paper ephemera such as postcards, posters, and a membership card.

 
 • As of 2021, Blair's website (last updated in 2015) contains no mention of his Star Trek work, instead focusing solely on contemporary American imperial hardware. However, ca. 2006-2011, drublair.com offered four Star Trek prints—three featuring the USS Voyager, and this one, entitled "To Serve The Empire." Described as "depict[ing] the essence of a Klingon Fleet recruitment poster (not that any encouragement was needed!)," it was offered as a 24" x 30" open edition poster for $25.

Updated October 25, 2025

Klingon Bird-of-Prey Cutaway Poster (1998)

 

Klingon Bird-of-Prey cutaway retail poster. Be sure to click the image above for a larger version!

Size: 24" x 36"
Technical Illustrator: Matthew Cushman
Computer Illustration: Robert Kayganich
Creative Director: Martin Petz
Publisher: SciPubTech
Release Year: 1998
Notes:

• SciPubTech printed eight total Star Trek cutaway posters. Click here for all entries for SciPubTech.
• In June 2000, SciPubTech's website described this poster as follows: '36"X24" HOW CAN YOU BE A TRUE KLINGON IF YOU HAVN'T [sic] SERVED ON A BIRD OF PREY.THIS IS YOUR CHANCE. THE POSTER IS PRINTED IN FIVE COLORS ON ACID FREE ARCHIVAL QUALITY 65# COVER WEIGHT STOCK WITH A SPECIAL GLOSS AQUIES COATING. IT INCLUDES TECHNICAL CALLOUTS AND A LIST OF EASY TO READ SPECIFICATIONS TRANSLATED INTO KLINGON BY MARC OKRAND THE CREATOR OF THE KLINGON LANGUAGE.' The poster was sold for $19.95.
• A limited edition was also available for $40.00: '36"X25" LIMITED EDITION. LIMITED TO 2500 COPIES, LIMITED EDITION POSTERS ARE SIGNED AND NUMBERED BY THE ARTISTS AND INCLUDE A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. THESE POSTERS ARE PRINTED ON A HEAVIER ARCHIVAL QUALITY COVER STOCK AND ARE COATED WITH A SPECIAL MATTE AQUIES [sic] COATING.'
  
• Check out Christopher Cushman's blog for behind-the-scenes insights into the making of these cutaway posters.

Star Trek [TOS] - "Starship Crew" by Jim Steranko

Star Trek "Starship Crew" limited edition retail poster. Be sure to click the image above for a larger version! 

Size: 23" x 32"
Artist/Illustrator: Jim Steranko
Publisher: Unknown
Release Year: 1974
Notes:

• See a contemporary newsprint ad for this poster below! (Click to enlarge.)
  

• I speculate that this poster was unlicensed, given that neither the poster nor the ad contains the words "Star Trek." The ad does use a lot of inferential phrasing like "the final frontier."
  
• Greenberg's lists this as follows: 1974. "Stardate 7431.09." [Poster lettering reads 7431:63. -STP] Color art, lettered. Heads of Kirk, Spock, and McCoy, and the Enterprise with flanking Klingon ships. 23" x 32".
• The ad copy boasts of "full color that will give your eyeballs an Andromeda strain" — Robert Wise directed the film adaptation of Michael Crichton's The Andromeda Strain in 1971, and would later be tapped to direct Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979).

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Weetabix UK Promo Poster (1979)

Star Trek: The Motion Picture promotional poster offered by Weetabix in the UK.

Size: 35" x 23"
Artist/Illustrator: Gordon Archer
Release Year: 1979
Region: United Kingdom
Notes:

• This might be the only Star Trek poster featuring an image of a NASA Saturn V launch.
  
• This poster was offered to the public on specially marked packets of Weetabix breakfast cereal as a promotional tie-in with The Motion Picture. More information, with additional images of the packaging and collectible cards, is available at the UK Cereal Offers site.
• More information on Gordon Archer, along with examples of his great illustration work, can be found at Yellow Planet.
• The Motion Picture was released in the UK December 15, 1979.
• See below a promotional poster for the promo poster, action cards, and paper models on offer from Weetabix, using a slightly altered version of the Archer artwork.

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Bob Peak Art

This artwork is by Bob Peak (artist signature on the lower left side of the image, just above the bridge). The original piece is mixed media on illustration board and measures 40" X 57.5"; it sold at auction for $46,800 in 2018.
Be sure to click the images above and below  for hi-resolution versions! 

This art was used for Star Trek IV’s theatrical poster campaigns around the world (many of which are featured here), as well as for the covers/sleeves for various home video releases.

Here is one of Peak's preliminary sketches for this piece:

Below you will find an ultra-hi-resolution version of the final art, bearing the Heritage Auctions watermark. Please click through and appreciate the beautiful detail.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Video Release Poster 2 (1986)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home home video release poster advertising VHS and Betamax formats.

Size: 23" x 37"
Artist/Illustrator: Dan Goozee art is featured on the VHS/Beta slipcase shown.
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: Unknown
Region: Unknown
Notes: N/A

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Video Release Poster (1986)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home home video release one-sheet poster advertising VHS, Betamax, Laserdisc, and 8mm tape formats.
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: 23" x 37"
Artist/Illustrator: Dan Goozee
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1986
Region: Unknown
Notes: 

• See this post for a better look at Goozee's art.
• This art has been used for the covers/sleeves of numerous home video releases (blu-ray, DVD, VHS, Laserdisc, and 8mm tape) as well as this home video promo poster.
• This art was remixed for the cover insert and slipcase of the Special Edition UK 2003 DVD release (slipcase back shown below).

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Dan Goozee Art

 

This artwork is by Dan Goozee (artist signature at the waterline on the lower right side of the image). The original piece was painted "in acrylic and airbrush on a leaf of artist illustration paper measuring 18 in. x 24 in. and mounted to a larger sheet of illustration board." (Source)

A cropped version of this art has been used for the covers/sleeves of numerous home video releases (blu-ray, DVD, VHS, Laserdisc, and 8mm tape) as well as this home video release poster.

Below you will find two higher resolution images of the cropped version of this art, one with and one without the Star Trek IV logotype (be sure to click the images for hi-resolution versions!).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home French McDonald's Promo Poster (Year Unknown)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home French McDonald's promotional poster. The film's title in France is Star Trek IV - Retour sur Terre ("Return to Earth"). Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: French Grande (47" x 63")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1988 (Theatrical)
Region: France
Notes: 

• No good info on this from the image source. It is possible this item is French-Canadian, however, as the size is given as 47" x 63"—the French "Grande," the standard movie poster size in France—I believe this poster is from France. The McDonald's restaurant logo at the bottom indicates this was a promotional item.
• Star Trek IV was released in France February 3, 1988.
• Note that the only French language on the poster is the French title—the credits block and logotypes are in English.
  
• This artwork was also used for a Japanese B2 theatrical poster and a Japanese souvenir program, as well as for the North American theatrical release poster, a Spanish theatrical release poster, and a German home video release poster.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home German Home Video Release Poster (Year Unknown)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (Zurück in die Gegenwart) German home video release poster. (Title translation: "Back to the present.")

Size: German A1 (23" x 33")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1987 (Theatrical)
Region: Germany
Notes:

• This is almost certainly a poster for the home video release (though those typically feature pricing and/or release date information)—note the "CIC Video" logo in the bottom right. Outside the U.S., CIC Video was Paramount's distribution arm for home video releases from 1980-2000 (Wikipedia).
• This is possibly a West German poster, as I am not sure of the release date for the German-language home video release of STIV, nor am I sure when this poster was printed (STIV was released theatrically in West Germany March 26, 1987).
• Note that the only German language on the poster is the German title—the credits block and logotypes are in English.
• This artwork was also used for a Japanese B2 theatrical poster and a Japanese souvenir program, as well as for the North American theatrical release poster, a Spanish theatrical release poster, and a French promo poster.

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Spanish Poster (1987)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Spanish (Spain) theatrical release one-sheet poster. Tagline: "Salvar el futuro es neustro reto de hoy." (Automatic translation: "Saving the future is our challenge today." Title translation: "MISSION: SAVE THE EARTH.")

Size: One Sheet - 27" x 39" (Probable)
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1987
Region: Spain
Notes:

• Star Trek IV was released in Spain August 21, 1987.
• This artwork was also used for a Japanese B2 theatrical poster and a Japanese souvenir program, as well as for the North American theatrical release poster.
• In Spain, the text-free Peak artwork was also used for a VHS release (see below; click image for higher resolution).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Brazilian (Portuguese) Poster (1987)

 

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Brazilian (Portuguese) theatrical release one-sheet poster. Tagline: "Para salvar a terra foi necessario pedir ajuda aos homens do seculo 23." (Automatic translation: "To save the Earth it was necessary to ask the men of the 23rd century for help." Title translation: "STAR TREK IV: THE RETURN TO EARTH.")

Size: Unknown (See note)
Artist/Illustrator: Unknown
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987
Region: Brazil
Notes:

• Size unknown, no good source for this image. Additionally, HA lists many wildly different sizes as "Brazilian one sheets."
• IMDb lists two Portuguese language title variants for Star Trek IV, used in Portugal (Star Trek IV: Regresso à Terra) and Brazil (Jornada nas Estrelas IV: A Volta para Casa, closest to what is seen above). Star Trek IV was released in Brazil May 7, 1987. 
• This art was also used for the Japanese B2 poster and chirashi, as well as the Argentinean one sheet poster. This poster art uses a photo collage design featuring the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, aka the Bay Bridge, rather than the Golden Gate Bridge as depicted in other promo art for the film (as well as in the film itself).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Japanese B2 (1987)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Japanese B2 theatrical release poster.
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Japanese B2 (20.25" x 28.5")
Artist/Illustrator: Unknown
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987
Region: Japan
Notes: 

• Star Trek IV was released in Japan March 7, 1987. 
• This art — minus the inset still from the film — was also used for the Japanese chirashi, as well as the Brazilian poster and Argentinean one sheet poster (a chirashi is a Japanese mini poster/program, usually about 8" x 10", folded, with film information on the inside).
• This poster art uses a photo collage design featuring the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, aka the Bay Bridge, rather than the Golden Gate Bridge as depicted in other promo art for the film (as well as in the film itself).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Argentinean One Sheet (1987)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Argentinean theatrical release one-sheet poster. Tagline: "Para salvar nuestro mundo / era necesario pedir ayuda a los hombres del siglo 23... / alli empieza la aventura de todos los tiempos." (Automatic translation: "To save our world / it was necessary to ask the men of the 23rd century for help... / there begins the adventure of all time." Title translation: "MISSION: SAVE THE EARTH.")
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Argentinean One Sheet - 29x43 (29.25" x 43.25")
Artist/Illustrator: Unknown
Designer: Unknown
Release Year: 1987
Region: Argentina
Notes: 

• Star Trek IV was released in Argentina January 29, 1987. HA describes this piece as Argentinean; IMDb lists at least four Spanish language title variants for Star Trek IV, used in Argentina (Viaje a las estrellas IV: Misión: Salvar la tierra), Mexico (Viaje a las estrellas IV - Misión: Salvar la Tierra), Peru (Misión: Salvar la Tierra), and Spain (Star Trek IV: Misión, salvar la Tierra), as well as an alternate title usage in Spain (Misión: Salvar la Tierra). 
• This poster art uses a photo collage design featuring the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, aka the Bay Bridge, rather than the Golden Gate Bridge as depicted in other promo art for the film (as well as in the film itself).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Japanese B2 (1987)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Japanese B2 theatrical release poster.
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: Japanese B2 (20.25" x 28.5")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Unknown
Studio: Paramount
Release Year: 1987
Region: Japan
Notes: 

• This artwork was also used for the North American theatrical release poster, as well as for the Japanese souvenir program seen below (possibly a chirashi, unsure).

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Regular One Sheet (1986)

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home theatrical release one-sheet poster. Tagline: "Star date: 1986. How on Earth can they save the future?"
Be sure to click the image above for a hi-resolution version!

Size: One Sheet - 27x40 (27" x 40")
Artist/Illustrator: Bob Peak
Designer: Spiros Angelikas
Release Year: 1986
Region: North America
Notes: 

• This artwork was also used for a Japanese B2 theatrical poster and a Japanese souvenir program.