# A Sneak Peek At What Stern Pinball Jaws Art Might Look Like

**Source:** Knapp Arcade  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2022-04-12  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.knapparcade.org/a-sneak-peek-at-what-stern-pinball-jaws-art-might-look-like

---

## Analysis

Article speculates that Randy Martinez, a Stern Pinball artist known for Star Wars artwork, is likely to create art for an anticipated Jaws pinball machine based on evidence that Jaws is his favorite movie and his previous Comic Con Jaws print work.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Universal Studios applied for a trademark to use Jaws in a pinball machine — _Article references previous post with link to trademark filing evidence_
- [HIGH] Randy Martinez is a Stern artist who lists Jaws as one of his all-time favorite movies — _Article cites Martinez's Facebook post from 2020 expressing Jaws fandom_
- [HIGH] Randy Martinez created a Jaws print for San Diego Comic Con — _Article states Martinez did a Jaws print for SDCC; author uses it as evidence of likely art direction_
- [MEDIUM] Randy Martinez has previously done artwork only on Stern Star Wars games — _Article author initially dismissed Martinez as Jaws artist because 'he has only done the art on Stern Star Wars games in the past'_

### Notable Quotes

> "So Randy is a Stern artist whose favorite movie is Jaws? I'd call this one a done deal."
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Author's conclusion that Randy Martinez is highly likely to be the artist for Jaws pinball_

> "That dismissal may have been too hasty."
> — **Knapp Arcade (article author)**
> _Author reconsidering earlier speculation after discovering Martinez's Jaws fandom and prior Comic Con artwork_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Randy Martinez | person | Stern Pinball artist known for Star Wars artwork; self-identified Jaws fan; created Jaws print for San Diego Comic Con |
| Stern Pinball | company | Pinball manufacturer; presumed to be developing Jaws pinball machine |
| Universal Studios | company | IP rights holder for Jaws; filed trademark for pinball machine use |
| Jaws | game | Anticipated Stern Pinball machine based on the classic film; trademark application filed by Universal |
| Zach Meny | person | The Pinball Show podcast host; mentioned Randy Martinez's Jaws artwork on episode, prompting article research |
| Knapp Arcade | person | Article author who covers pinball news and industry developments |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Jaws pinball machine announcement/speculation, Artist assignment and artwork direction
- **Secondary:** Trademark filing evidence, Stern Pinball upcoming releases

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Author is enthusiastic about the Jaws project and excited about Martinez's potential involvement; tone is speculative but confident in the conclusion

### Signals

- **[personnel_signal]** Artist assignment speculation for Jaws based on known artist preferences and prior work in related IP (confidence: medium) — Martinez's Facebook fandom of Jaws and existing Jaws print artwork strongly suggest he would be assigned to project
- **[announcement]** Jaws pinball machine formally anticipated based on trademark filing by Universal Studios (confidence: medium) — Article references Universal trademark application for Jaws pinball machine
- **[rumor_hype]** Jaws pinball machine in development at Stern, based on Universal Studios trademark filing and artist assignment speculation (confidence: medium) — Universal trademark application referenced; Randy Martinez's Jaws fandom and Comic Con artwork used as supporting evidence of likely development

---

## Transcript

Last week I wrote a post that talked about how Universal Studios had applied for a trademark to use Jaws in a pinball machine (link: https://www.knapparcade.org/post/evidence-that-a-jaws-pinball-machine-is-in-the-works).

At the time I speculated about who would do the artwork if Stern were to make a Jaws pin. I had dismissed the possibility that it would be Randy Martinez because he has only done the art on Stern Star Wars games in the past. Well, that dismissal may have been too hasty.

Apparently Jaws is one of Randy Martinez’s all-time favorite movies. Here’s what he had to say about the film on Facebook back in 2020:

So Randy is a Stern artist whose favorite movie is Jaws? I’d call this one a done deal. Here is a Jaws print that he did for the San Diego Comic Con. This should give us a good idea of what a Randy Martinez Jaws pin would look like.

A tip of the hat to Zach Meny of The Pinball Show podcast whose mention of Randy’s Jaws artwork on this week’s episode caused me to poke around and find the above stuff.

_(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_

---

*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 1271d987-c5f5-4709-b067-91a0256d9dd9*