The Voice season 9: Key art by Peter Max, famed illustrator

In addition to returning favorites and new advisors, the four judges of The Voice are getting a makeover: comic-style. Famed illustrator and graphic artist Peter Max, known for his signature psychedelic style and pop culture drawings, has designed key art to celebrate the show’s upcoming ninth season — and EW has your exclusive first look.

A cultural icon whose work spans four decades, Max’s groundbreaking art has been seen everywhere from the outside of a Boeing 747 to the pages of Life magazine. And drawing the Voice judges isn’t exactly out of his wheelhouse: Max previously painted portraits of pop sensation Taylor Swift, based on the debut of her 2008 album “Speak Now.”

The Voice returns Sept. 29 at 8 p.m. E.T. on NBC.

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