Now, for the first time, the exquisite FABLES covers by James Jean, winner of multiple Eisner and Harvey Awards, whose diverse clients include Prada and Pepsi, are collected in one extraordinary volume!Perfect for any art-book library or FABLES completist, this volume includes never-before-seen sketch material, along with insightful commentary and remarkable insights into Jean's creative process. Also included is a afterword by celebrated FABLES writer/creator Bill Willingham. Designed and annotated by the artist, this deluxe, oversized hardcover includes ten vellum sleeve inserts, an embossed case and other fine art details that make FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN as elegant and unique as the FABLES covers themselves.
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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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This book contains the covers drawn by James Jean for Fables.
Each cover is printed, in high resolution, on semi-gloss high quality paper. The book itself if hardcover with a dust jacket. The art on the hard cover is slightly embossed with a sticker pasted at the centre.
There are 75 single issues and 11 wraparounds, a wonderful look at his creative style over the years.
Also included are the sketches James Jean did for his covers. The covers are sometimes accompanied by his thoughts or some quote from the comic.
At the end of the book is an interview conducted by Bill Willingham with James Jean. On the last two pages are photos of his work area. One of them shows the Eisner Awards he has put neatly on his shelves. Strangely, the interview and photos are printed on non glossy paper, which I think will turn yellow in the future.
This is a higly recommended book for fans of James Jean or Fables.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
Each cover is printed, in high resolution, on semi-gloss high quality paper. The book itself if hardcover with a dust jacket. The art on the hard cover is slightly embossed with a sticker pasted at the centre.
There are 75 single issues and 11 wraparounds, a wonderful look at his creative style over the years.
Also included are the sketches James Jean did for his covers. The covers are sometimes accompanied by his thoughts or some quote from the comic.
At the end of the book is an interview conducted by Bill Willingham with James Jean. On the last two pages are photos of his work area. One of them shows the Eisner Awards he has put neatly on his shelves. Strangely, the interview and photos are printed on non glossy paper, which I think will turn yellow in the future.
This is a higly recommended book for fans of James Jean or Fables.
(More pictures are available on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Alex Fedolak
Format:Hardcover
James Jean has emerged as a superstar artist with a great following and this book is a great start to see some of his exemplary work. His lavish covers for the Vertigo series, "Fables," are always eye catching and it's great to see them all gathered here in one place.
The great thing about the book is that on one side you get part of the process he uses to get to the finished product such as preliminary sketches and drawings. My only complaint would be that Jean does some commentary on his covers for the trade paperbacks of the series, but he doesn't do any commentary on the individual covers. (Note: there is text accompanying the individual covers, but they are from the Fables treatment and Bill Willingham does a inteview with Jean at the end.) I would have really like to have read more than that. This book makes for a fine art book, and I guarantee that if you put it on your coffee table that anyone who comes over won't be able to resist picking it up.
The great thing about the book is that on one side you get part of the process he uses to get to the finished product such as preliminary sketches and drawings. My only complaint would be that Jean does some commentary on his covers for the trade paperbacks of the series, but he doesn't do any commentary on the individual covers. (Note: there is text accompanying the individual covers, but they are from the Fables treatment and Bill Willingham does a inteview with Jean at the end.) I would have really like to have read more than that. This book makes for a fine art book, and I guarantee that if you put it on your coffee table that anyone who comes over won't be able to resist picking it up.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Spice
Format:Hardcover
This book was a Christmas gift for my son who is an art student majoring in illustration. He absolutely loves it especially since it shows some of the process not just the finished works.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ordering art books online is risky... But not for this one.
Ordering art books on-line, without the ability to really page through the book, look at the quality of the printing and see all the details, is a bit of a risk. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Phoinix
5.0 out of 5 stars
BEAUTIFUL
I really don't get that reviewer with the negative comment. For the top quality of the covers reproduced in large convenient viewable format, the price is suitable. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Daiz
4.0 out of 5 stars
James Jean sketches and final arts
This is second James Jean book I bought. I like to look at sketches beside the published covers to see the thinking of the artist during the different stages of an illustration. Read more
Published 21 months ago by berusama1
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it.
Loved the book - thought it was going to be prints like many of his other books but there is a lot of prelim work and process work too. Read more
Published on May 16, 2011 by Duality
5.0 out of 5 stars
100% Amazing
This is one of those few books where every page just seems to get better and better.
James shows unapproved sketches, works in progress, and even process images that... Read more
James shows unapproved sketches, works in progress, and even process images that... Read more
Published on April 25, 2011 by Seth Henderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fables cover art
If you like Fables the comic then you definitely goto get it!
Originally I thought all his artworks were done digitally but now I learn how he created them through traditional... Read more
Originally I thought all his artworks were done digitally but now I learn how he created them through traditional... Read more
Published on April 22, 2011 by smallguy
5.0 out of 5 stars
James Jean = Perfect
James Jean art is simply stunning, in this book you will find more than 70 covers from Fables, each one with previous sketchs and a little quote about
the chapter of the... Read more
the chapter of the... Read more
Published on March 16, 2011 by ye51d
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Fans of Amazing Art
In James Jean's career, he's bounced around from contribution to contribution. Fables, in my opinion, is likely going to be one of the greatest his entire artistic career. Read more
Published on February 11, 2011 by Dillon Johnstone
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
Have been wanting this book for so long. I missed the 1st printing that was quickly sold out and out of print, which meant that people started selling them at really steep prices. Read more
Published on November 5, 2010 by Chaser
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hmmm....
Okay, I brought the first printed edition and it had top notch quality printing.
However the second edition had some printing mistakes like page 67 and some of the binding... Read more
However the second edition had some printing mistakes like page 67 and some of the binding... Read more
Published on September 22, 2010 by Stranger
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