Now available in softcover-a bestiary of the ages by a calvacade of art stars! Beasts! Book One is a classic mythological menagerie, comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist, depicted many of the best visual artists from the worlds of comics, skateboarding, rock graphics, science fiction, children's books, commercial and fine art. The Beasts project has fired the imaginations of luminaries such as Craig Thompson, Souther Salazar, Jeff Soto, Glenn Barr, Dave Cooper, Tim Biskup, Seonna Hong, Jeremy Fish and Jay Ryan, who present art completely original to this book, superbly laid out in breathtaking, full-color two-page spreads. The book is conceived and designed by Jacob Covey, lead art director for Fantagraphics (Dennis the Menace, Billy Hazelnuts, Popeye, etc.) an Eisner- nominated designer and artist in his own right in the Northwest rock and arts community.
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Captivating, wistful, funny and truly extraordinary—a Bestiary of the traditionally fantastic for the dreary twenty-first century where imagination and wonder have been formularised as crypto-zoology... a vivid package of sheer fantasy and artistic excellence. (Win Wiacek, Now Read This!)
The Best Cryptozoo Art Book of 2007. (Cryptomundo.com)
Really kick-ass, fun and well-done. (Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter)
Another stroke of genius from the folks at Fantagraphics. (Boston Globe)
The Best Cryptozoo Art Book of 2007. (Cryptomundo.com)
Really kick-ass, fun and well-done. (Tom Spurgeon, The Comics Reporter)
Another stroke of genius from the folks at Fantagraphics. (Boston Globe)
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Jacob Covey lives with his wife in Seattle, WA, where he works as Art Director at Fantagraphics Books.
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Wish I had discovered this when the hard-back edition wasn't considered a collector's edition! This is a wonderful compilation of various artist's renditions of mythical creatures. It is an awesome resource for inspiration, entertainment and conversation. From concept to execution, this is one of the better illustrative ideas I have come across in quite some time.
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THIS BOOK IS ABSOLUTELY ABYSMAL. ARTIST TO ARTIST, IT'S SOME OF THE WORST ART I HAVE EVER SEEN, AND IN MY 45 YEARS I'VE SEEN THOUSANDS OF DRAWINGS, PAINTINGS AND SKETCHES. EVEN DEAN YEAGLE, WHO IN MY OPINION IS ONE OF THE CLEVEREST ARTISTS AROUND, TURNS IN A THIRD- OR FOURTH-RATE SHOWING HERE. I'M HOPING TO SELL THE THING AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. IF IT DOESN'T SELL WITHIN A MONTH, I WILL TOSS IT IN THE TRASH AND CONSIDER IT A LESSON LEARNED.
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