Lets all take a second and realize how awesome it would have been if the entire 1984 movie was just like this.

Lynch. DUNE. Manga.

This is not a drill.

As noted by Mendelpalace, the above art is by Ryoichi Ikegami, of MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL and CRYING FREEMAN. I don’t know if they’re some promotional posters or what, but it would be pretty amazing to see his take on the whole of that story.

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Dune activity book series, published in 1984 to promote David Lynch’s movie adaptation of the classic Frank Herbert novel, produced by Universal Studios.

Somewhere along the line of Dune’s years-long production schedule, a decision was made at Universal to create the kind of kid merchandise that had sold so well for George Lucas, to capitalize on what would doubtlessly be the latest “sci-fi” monster smash.

Later, when new management sent all the pieces scattering across the board in a crazed attempt to sow chaos and doom, no one noticed or cared that some segment of the marketing department was blithely trundling along, turning psychosexual alien faces, psycopathic royalty, and intergalactic narcotics into fun all-ages activity pages.

『デューン/砂の惑星』

Dune Movie Theater Lobby Cards from 1984