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

Knapp Arcade·article·analyzed·Apr 12, 2022

Analysis

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TL;DR

Randy Martinez likely artist for upcoming Stern Jaws pinball based on his fandom and prior Jaws artwork.

Summary

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

Universal Studios applied for a trademark to use Jaws in a pinball machine
high confidence · Article references previous post with link to trademark filing evidence
Randy Martinez is a Stern artist who lists Jaws as one of his all-time favorite movies
high confidence · Article cites Martinez's Facebook post from 2020 expressing Jaws fandom
Randy Martinez created a Jaws print for San Diego Comic Con
high confidence · Article states Martinez did a Jaws print for SDCC; author uses it as evidence of likely art direction
Randy Martinez has previously done artwork only on Stern Star Wars games
medium confidence · 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

Randy MartinezpersonStern PinballcompanyUniversal StudioscompanyJawsgame Zach Menyperson Knapp Arcadeperson

Signals

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

Topics

Jaws pinball machine announcement/speculationprimaryArtist assignment and artwork directionprimaryTrademark filing evidencesecondaryStern Pinball upcoming releasessecondary

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

Transcript

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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.