(W/A) Lauren Marx
Fungus blooms and dies, bones weather, and moths form halos around dismembered animals in this darkly exquisite collection from acclaimed artist Lauren Marx, now celebrated in a second edition! With an impressive eye for detail, Marx brings her uncanny subjects to life-or death-with awe-inspiring texture and intensity. Birds, beasts, fish, plants, and more unfurl radiantly on the page in their cycle of birth and destruction. This second edition of the celebrated collection features new cover art, an expanded sketchbook section, and an all-new introduction from the artist herself.
(W) Rikao Yanagita (A/CA) Hajime Isayama
The (brazenly made-up) science of Titanworld! Tokyo University dropout Rikao Yanagita, head of the SciFi/Fantasy Science Research Institute and author of dozens of bestselling books on the science of scifi, manga, and anime, tackles the mysteries of Attack on Titan! Why do Titans come from the south? Is the maneuvering gear dangerous? How were the walls built? This book of 'fantasy science' answers all the questions it would never occur to anyone to ask about Attack on Titan, such as: What do Titans have in common with bears? How many humans per day should a Titan eat to stay healthy and svelte? Why don't Titans have, you know, wieners?
In Sengoku Basara, mighty samurai warlords and their armies battle all across feudal Japan, each hoping to enact their own personal vision for the future of the land. Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes: Official Complete Works collects the unique artwork behind the latest game in this landmark Capcom series. Included in this collection are character designs, rough sketches, promotional art, and an exclusive interview with the creators behind Sengoku Basara.
Shining Force Feather is the first Nintendo DS entry in the popular Shining RPG series. This official Design Works art book includes character profiles, rough designs, storyboards, interviews, and plenty of creator commentary.
Featuring more of the wonderful artwork of Japanese pin-up artist and character designer Tony Taka! Shining Hearts: Collection of Visual Materials gathers the beautiful artwork from the third installment in the Shining spinoff series. The book includes full-page pin-ups, character designs, rough sketches, and interviews with the creators behind the SEGA video game.
(W) Various
Whether you're getting started on your artistic path or a veteran looking for new tips, The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga is the perfect book to sharpen your skills. The creators and editors behind several of the world's most popular manga sit down to share their tricks, advice, and secrets! Featuring commentary and advice from Eiichiro Oda (One Piece), Tite Kubo (Bleach), Shun Saeki (Food Wars), Kaiu Shirai & Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland), Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom), Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero Academia), and more! For teen audiences.
(W) Derek Miller, Noelle Pugh (A) Joy Ho (CA) Dylan Todd
HOW THE HELL DO YOU CROWDFUND $100,000? HERE?'S THE ULTIMATE HANDBOOK In this bold, irreverent, hilarious how-to guide, bestselling Kickstarter campaign manager Derek Miller takes his millions of dollars of supercrowdfunding experience and delivers everything you need to know about being a modern entrepreneur in today?fs global marketplace. In other words, this ain'ft your parent?'s business book. Accompanied by laugh-out-loud illustrations by cartoonist Joy Ho, enjoy an exhaustive look into what it takes to manage and execute a successful six-figure crowdfunding campaign.
An unprecedented look inside the notorious Guantanamo Bay prison, used to house alleged terrorists in the wake of 9/11. Photographs are not allowed to be taken at the prison but artist Janet Hamlin was permitted to work as a courtroom sketch artist during the trials. This book is both a collection of her most potent and revealing work drawn during this period as well as a chronicle of her experience at Guantanamo. Features nearly 150 sketches and an introduction by awardwinning journalist Carol Rosenberg.
The definitive guide to more than 275 heroes, villains, aliens, and droids of the Star Wars galaxy. The latest edition of this beloved title has been comprehensively updated to include new characters from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and both seasons of Star Wars: The Mandalorian. Written by Star Wars experts, the book is full of fun facts and intriguing information that's guaranteed to enthrall fans of all ages. With plenty of lesser-known details, even die-hard fans will learn new facts about iconic characters.
(W) Riley Silverman (A) MUTI
Experience Tatooine like you've never seen it before! Playfully illustrated by the acclaimed artists of Studio MUTI, Star Wars: Exploring Tatooine is an in-depth, all-new tour of the Skywalker homeworld. Studio MUTI brings Tatooine to life through incredible, all-new art, presented in a large-scale format. Illustrated in the studio's signature tongue-in-cheek style, readers will want to revisit each page again and again, to explore Tatooine's iconic locations. You'll learn about the stories that take place at locales such as the Lars homestead, Mos Espa's podracing Grand Arena, Jabba the Hutt's palace, the Mos Eisley cantina, and even the nest of the mighty Krayt dragon!
A book dedicated to the first season of the successful hit live action series The Mandalorian, streaming on Disney+, featuring character files, plots, settings, and behind-the-scenes content.
An in-depth look at the making of the hit show, exploring the adventures of the Mandalorian and the Child. This title features in-depth with rare images.
(W) David Fentiman
This 72-page sticker book includes more than 1,000 stickers of main characters, locations, vehicles, and props. Featuring all-new content from the highly-anticipated film, Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
The Street Fighter IV and Super Street Fighter IV games rejuvenated the fighting game genre, and solidified Street Fighter once again as the king of all fighting games. Collected in this volume is all the spectacular artwork behind the ultimate fighting game, including character designs, development sketches, promotional art, story boards, creator commentary, and more!
New hardcover edition! Fine art meets martial arts in this collaborative tribute to the undisputed king of all fighting game franchises - Street Fighter! Street Fighter Tribute features hundreds of original illustrations by artists from around the globe, each paying homage to their favorite Street Fighter characters in a dizzying array of styles. This video game art gallery in a book is bursting with inspiration, energy, and a love for all things Street Fighter!
(W) Udon (A) Jo Chen & Various (CA) Jo Chen
Featuring 20 removable art pieces of your favorite World Warriors! Cover the walls of your personal dojo with classic heroes Ryu, Chun-Li, Ken and Guile, dark villains M.Bison, Vega, Sagat, and Akuma, and modern martial artists like Menat, Juri, Rashid, and F.A.N.G! Illustrated by Jo Chen, Arnold Tsang, Panzer, and more, the Street Fighter Ultimate Art Portfolio is an instant art collection for any fan of the ultimate fighting video game!
(W) Matt Moylan (A) Udon (CA) Panzer
Enter the world of Street Fighter, where fighters of every size, shape, and color collide in a global battle for supremacy. Combatants fight for reasons as diverse as their nationalities, each with their own unique moves and fighting style. Now you can learn the whole story behind the world's greatest fighters in the Street Fighter?: World Warrior Encyclopedia! Inside you will find detailed profiles of every Street Fighter character, including their origins, allies, enemies, fighting styles, and more! Each profile is accompanied by pulse-pounding artwork by UDON's top artists. This new edition is updated to include the cast and lore of Street Fighter 6!
The greatest war in the history of fighting games has begun! Welcome to Street Fighter X Tekken, where Street Fighter and Tekken series stalwarts Ryu, Chun-Li, Kazuya, and Nina headline a memorable cast of your favorite fighters in a tag battle dream match for the ages! Street Fighter X Tekken Artworks collects the spectacular artwork behind the historic crossover! Inside you'll find character artwork, rough sketches, costume designs, creator commentary, and interviews!
(W) STUDIO GHILBLI
Explore the dazzling animated worlds of Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Nausica? of the Valley of the Wind, and more with Studio Ghibli: Architecture in Animation! Learn how the visionary animation studio brings its vibrant worlds to life through hundreds of pieces of concept art, sketches, and background paintings that illuminate the architectural inspirations of Studio Ghibli's animated classics. Distinctive interiors, imaginative exteriors, breathtaking landscapes, and the interplay between the three are all examined in detail through collected remarks from acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki, exclusive commentary from renowned architect Terunobu Fujimori, and quotes from the artists and art directors of Studio Ghibli's beloved films. Readers will learn of the historical, architectural, and personal inspirations behind such iconic and inventive buildings and structures as the bathhouse from Spirited Away, Howl's moving castle, and Satsuki and Mei's country home from My Neighbor Totoro. This book is the perfect gift for all fans of Studio Ghibli's timeless mo
(W) STUDIO GHILBLI
A beautiful, full-color dive into the history and future of Studio Ghibli, Japan's preeminent animation house. In-depth looks at every one of their 26 feature films means there's something for everyone, while exclusive interviews and rare director's commentary plus behind-the-scenes tidbits will excite even the most devoted Ghibli afficionados. A gorgeous, stirring must-have for Studio Ghibli fans and newcomers alike! From classics like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to the latest work, Earwig and the Witch, this beautiful art book introduces all 26 acclaimed Studio Ghibli films.
Brought to life by renowned animation studio MADHOUSE , Summer Wars is the story of an ordinary family going to extraordinary lengths to avert the impending cyber apocalypse! SUMMER WARS: MATERIAL BOOK gives a behind-the-scenes look at this award-winning film's character designs, background artwork, rough sketches, and more.
(W/A) Abec
This second collection of gorgeously illustrated artworks highlights events from volumes 10 through 15 of the main story. The definitive edition also includes illustrations from volumes 1 through 3 of Sword Art Online: Progressive, as well as art from animated productions, games, and conventions. A must-have for SAO fans and abec fans alike!
(W) Isao Takahata
Why did she choose to come to earth? Why did she long for this world? An old bamboo cutter and his wife find a tiny girl inside a bamboo shoot and raise her. The mysterious little princess grows rapidly into a young lady, enthralling all who encounter her-but ultimately, she must face her fate and be punished for her crime.
(W/A) Random House
Join Leonardo, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Donatello as they battle bad guys, save their city, and celebrate with pizza! Fans of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ages 3 to 7 will enjoy this full-color activity book that includes mazes, puzzles, codes, and over 800 stickers.
This monumental book is the first ever comprehensive overview of the comics of R.O. Blechman, spanning six decades in an impressive career. From early work in Harvey Kurtzman's seminal Humbug in 1957 to ruminations on Shakespeare and Virginia Wolfe from the pages of the The New York Times Book Review in 2002-2006, Talking Lines collects the work of a modern master.
(W/A/CA) Mike McCarthy
In 1995 Something Weird Video released filmmaker John Michael McCarthy's Elvis-obsessed auto-bio bump and grind cinematic oddity TEENAGE TUPELO, co-produced by exploitation king David F. Friedman. Memphis instrumental combo Impala provided the scintillating score set to the swaying rhythms of starlet D'Lana Tunnell, produced by legendary Sun records-era Roland Janes and released on Sympathy for the Record Industry. Now Fantagraphics Books unleashes this mammoth coffee table volume: a nudie cutie time capsule of art, essays, and reviews, along with photos of the beautiful starlets who appeared in the movie.
(W/A/CA) Johnny Wu
Instagram Sensation Johnny Wu has amassed a gargantuan following for his photographs depicting action figures starring in glorious, cinematic adventures. This first book collection of Wu's work will take you on a hero's journey through action figure eyes with appearances throughout from some of pop culture's most beloved and recognized toys.
(A/CA) John Merritt
Tentacle Kitty, or 'Pink One' as she was called in her tribe, is a kitty from another dimension, that happens to have tentacles. After a series of unfortunate events she is trapped on Earth trying to find a way home. Armed with ten tentacles, an adventurous spirit, and new friends, what could go wrong? Explore Tentacle Kitty's new life on Earth with this awesome coloring book, including forty-five original, colorable, black and white illustrations of Tentacle Kitty and her unforgettable friends!
(W/A/CA) Terry Moore
Terry Moore does love to draw! Now the Eisner Award winner's 2021 Sketchbook is here, filled with drawings of Katchoo, Francine, Zoe and many more characters from the pages of his iconic books, Strangers In Paradise, Motor Girl, Rachel Rising, and Echo. Moore is known for drawing beautiful women and this 106 page volume collects the very best of his pin-up art and portraits from 2020-2021.
(W/A/CA) Terry Moore
Collecting the very best of Terry Moore's sketches over the last year, the 2022 Sketchbook contains 120 pages of gorgeous pinups featuring the women from his books Strangers In Paradise, Motor Girl, Rachel Rising, and more. A must have for art collectors and fans of Moore's award winning stories.
(W/A/CA) Terry Moore
Terry Moore began his career in comics over 30 years ago with the release of the first issue of Strangers In Paradise. Since then Moore has created a catalog of books in multiple genres including sci-fi, horror, romance and humor. For the first time ever Terry Moore Covers collects all the cover art from these ongoing series. Every cover is presented full size without titles or retail graphics when available to allow optimal views of the full color art. Also included in this collection are the unpublished red herring covers Moore used throughout the years for marketing to prevent spoilers of the next issue. Terry Moore Covers is the ultimate art book for any fan of the Terryverse.
Terry Moore's work as a writer and artist (and letterer) are on display for all to see in the new Terry Moore: Strangers In Paradise Gallery Edition. Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of SIP with this presentation of Moore's art spanning the entire Eisner Award-winning series. The evolution of Terry together with Francine, Katchoo, David and all of the other characters that inhabit the SIP world is captured in this 248-page, large-format, hardcover edition. The artwork contained in this Smythe-sewn deluxe edition is framed by the original 20-page version of the very first SIP story and SIP #90, the series' 2007 finale. Included between these 'bookends' is a representational page from each of the 105 issues published between issues #1 and #90. Also included is an extensive Gallery section containing covers and miscellaneous SIP art from the last 25 years. Sourced from high-resolution scans from the original art and reproduced at the actual size, this 12' x 17' deluxe volume is printed at 200 line-screen on heavy paper stock to approximate the look and feel of the original art itself.
(W/A) Dave McKean
Dark Horse Books proudly presents this two-volume hardcover artbook collection showcasing the work of the legendary artist Dave McKean, who has created some of the most iconic images in modern comics, literature, film, and music. Featuring his visually-stunning work from Neil Gaiman's The Sandman, Mirrormask, Arkham Asylum, Cages, Black Dog, Raptor, and so much more, as well as artwork featured in prose publications, film, music, and never-before-seen bonus material with commentary by Dave McKean. This deluxe two-volume set is collected into a gorgeous slipcase featuring original artwork by McKean, also including a satin ribbon marker in each volume, and a foreword by David Boyd Haycock.
Marvel Studios Thor Ragnarok the Official Collector's Edition in a unique behind-the-scenes, visual celebration exploring Marvel Studios' latest blockbuster movie. Presenting unseen behind the scenes photos from the movie sets, stunning concept art, and secrets from the set, with star interviews including Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett and Mark Ruffalo. This deluxe collector's edition is a must-have for all fans of everything Marvel!
(A) Kevin Eastman & Various
You've read the series, now revel in all the beautiful cover artwork created for the prequel to the New York Times-bestselling graphic novel! Includes over 125 pieces of cover art created for the series from co-creator Kevin Eastman and artists Ben Bishop, SL Gallant, Gavin Smith, Mateus Santolouco, Michael Dooney, Steve Lavigne, Jim Lawson, and more! Last Ronin-Lost Years reveals new secrets of the Turtles' past as we learn more about the devastating series of events leading up to the momentous battle in Last Ronin.
(W) Patrick Ehlers
Presenting the ultimate guide to IDW's TMNT comics universe! Spanning over 14 years and 250 issues, from the ongoing series to multiple miniseries, IDW's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe makes up a world full of unforgettable characters, storylines, and locations! This sourcebook aims to help guide readers through it all with information about characters' histories and important story points, plus the significance of multiple locations and dimensions, all accompanied by beautiful illustrations from the myriad of talented artists that have worked on the series over the years.
(A/CA) Todd McFarlane
Todd McFarlane's gorgeous work on Spider-Man was nothing less than groundbreaking. His intense version of the web-slinging wallcrawler took the character to new heights-instilling in the character a sense of energy and vitality rarely seen before. McFarlane took each character and made them his own-classic villains like the Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Sandman, the Vulture, the Lizard, plus his classic interpretations of some of Marvel's greatest heroes, the Incredible Hulk and Wolverine! And let's not forget his alluring Mary Jane! McFarlane was also the co-creator of one of the most infamous new characters in years, the villainous Venom. Each page in this volume has been painstakingly scanned from McFarlane's hand-drawn art, allowing the reader to experience the artist's originals as never before, seeing for the first time all the subtle nuances that make original art so unique and special. Blue pencils, ink gradients, corrections, all are completely visible. The only way to better experience these pages would be if you were in McFarlane's studio as he was drawin
(W/A/CA) Isabella Huang
Where and what to eat, essential sights and activities, and the very best places to shop, this is the ultimate travel companion for both frequent and first-time visitor.
(W) Ken Wakui
The definitive Tokyo Revengers series compendium, full of exclusive content! Written as a celebration of all things Tokyo Revengers, this is the ultimate series guidebook for fans who want to know everything about everyone in the world of the Tokyo Manji Gang. Packed with art, character profiles, and brand-new bonus episodes about all seven of Toman's founders, it also includes special extras like original location designs direct from Wakui-sensei's notes. Fans won't want to miss this collection, comprising material from three separate books previously only available in Japan!
(W) Gary Gerani (CA) Steve Chorney
From the classic era of super-serials like FLASH GORDON to the current blockbusters that have taken Hollywood by storm, TOP 100 COMIC BOOK MOVIES covers the fascinating universe of live-action theatrical adaptations of comic books and comic strips. Readers will revel in historic overviews of the greatest works of this unique genre, accompanied by dazzling photographs, full-color posters, and countless rare artifacts. Watch the patriotic '40s give way to the campy '60s, until the 21st Century explodes with superhero excitement on a scale never before experienced. TOP 100 COMIC BOOK MOVIES is the fourth and final entry in this popular trade paperback series, completing Fantastic Press' complex, colorful exploration of extraordinary fantasy cinema
(W/A/CA) Marty Baumann
Recapture an innocent era of boundless commercial creativity in a beautifully illustrated tome featuring some of the greatest toys NEVER made (but wouldn't your world have been a better place if they had been?). A tribute to the unbridled imaginations, madcap design, and illustrative skills of the toy creators who drew inspiration from the robots, movie monsters, comic books, and military men that kids adored, as well as the limitless possibilities of the space age. Showcased in catalogs, comics, trading cards, drug store and department store displays, somehow these geniuses knew what we wanted before we did. Marty Baumann has drawn inspiration from these incredible creators and extrapolated on those outlandish and appealing ideas, developing and illustrating an amazing array of fictional toys that reflect that optimistic era.