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Gary Panter

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2 book boxset covering all of Gary Panter's genius work-- not only his comics, but also his paintings, psychedelic posters, light shows, toys, graphic design,architectural models (!), and my favorite, a full book dedicated to pages from his hundreds of sketchbooks. The print quality in excellent, and the layout as well. The second book mirrors the binding of the sketchbooks, front and back page shown side by side. I'm not sure how to describe this, but check out the images above and you'll see what I mean.
Hardcore fans won't be disappointed with the depth and quality of this set, and for anyone unfamiliar with Panter's work, this is a perfect starting point.

This book is so big it's actually two hardcover books in a slipcase. Full color and filled with Gary Panter artwork you can't go wrong here as most of it hasn't been published before. Be warned, this is heavy so don't break your back!

Forget vapid Celebrity Culture. Don't trust the path of commercialism. Popular culture is a graveyard. You think you owe respect to your elders with their dead ideas? You think culture shouldn't harsh your mellow steady flow? Oh, but wait! You're terrified of becoming lost, like the proverbial Black Sheep, aren't you? You really believe you're comfortable with the safe White Gangster Sheep. You're convinced there's a Black Abyss that will swallow you up if you venture out too far. Because the Black Sheep don't have safe friends. Who are the ugly minds that tell you these things? Why do you listen? Why do you keep surrounding yourself with piles of useless junk that represent the Ugly Spirit? Because you're ugly inside, but do you know why? Because the world is upside-down and your cultural compass is steering you wrong. You wish somebody would absorb the horror of pop culture for you and transform it into sublime images so you can enter a realm of Radiant Dark Light. If only you could do it, you would. You want to do it, you want to decipher this new path that is already decades old. Trust me when I assure you that your eyes are only half open. Because, there exists out there sheltered away from fame and glory a true visionary. A spark of creation that has single-handedly forged the templates for modern pop culture. You don't want to believe, you don't want to see. You think if you can copy late period Picasso or Matisse you're an artist who can get by without the decades of effort to learn how to reduce a form down to its essence. But there is no cheating, there is only hard work. Gary Panter has worked harder than you can even begin to contemplate and he's four decades ahead of you. Imagine keeping it together and staying fresh for 40 years. And now imagine a monolithic dedication to this impressive earth shattering force is here to set the record straight. Keep imagining that it's a steal for the price, because it is. And now imagine with all the money you're saving you'll also want to buy a handsome book pedestal too. So then you'll be able to keep a different page open to the room, so you can always have a little rotating Gary Panter gallery to look at. You can't escape from Gary Panter. The images are by Gary Panter. The future has been documented by Gary Panter. MindProbe. Occupant X. Dal Tokyo. Bob War. Rozz Tox.

A quintessential book on one of the great creative forces of the last 30 years -- the man behind Pee-wee's Playhouse, punk rock and hundreds of unforgettable image. Here he get the full treatment. The essential art book of 2008.

This is a really amazing collection of works by Gary Panter. PictureBox really did an excellent job on this. The books are really well put together and high quality. If you're a fan of Gary Panter's work then you need to own this collection.

The book is essential for anyone who's ever kept a sketchbook. Gary Panter is like the Velvet Underground of drawing: anyone who reads this will want to run out and make their own pictures.

I cannot get enough of this book!
What a pleasure it is to leaf through and study the drawings (from MANY sketchbooks over the course of three decades!) and take in the visual treats that are Gary Panter's paintings!
There are TWO whole volumes filled with Mr. Panter's delicious & sumptuous work presented within; including personal photos dating from his infancy to his college years and into his punk-rock era and beyond...you even get a glimpse at his teenage home studio he labelled: his 'hippie cave'...
I honestly cannot praise this book enough!
Ever since I saw this gigantic coffee table sized tome in the remainder section of a local 'chain store' and decided to pass on it; then regretted it almost immediately and tried to go back to purchase it (it was selling for $24, and was a $99 set of TWO coffee table sized books!) only to find that it had already been purchased! I have been pining away to get my hands on this King-Sized book ever since.
Finally, through Amazon: I was able to procure a pristine (and brand spanking NEW) copy from a seller here for a fraction of even the 'remainder book's' price. I knew I had to have it.
I have not regretted the purchase since.
The packaging is beautiful, covered back to front in eye-popping, psychedelic colored Gary Panter imagery (on the box which holds the two GINORMOUS books) and a little embossed sketch in the middle of the cover of each heavy canvas cover of the two tomes. The whole set is a sturdy and well made piece of art in and of itself.
It has Gary Panter designed end papers within, as well as looking as if it were personally designed by Mr. Panter himself and the binding is amazingly well made and hearty. I don't think it will fall-apart with even the heaviest handling?
All around this is a stellar purchase, even if I had shelled out the whole $99 for a copy, I would have been completely satisfied.
The images are reproduced stupendously, the colors are vibrant and POP (which is ESSENTIAL for ANY true G. Panter work) and there is enough in there to keep you awe-inspired for days on end. A lovely product, especially to those of us who have been waiting for a compendium of works (and SO complete) by Mr. Panter, this kind of book is LONG overdue.
It's also a brilliant and resourceful book for anyone working in or getting into comic book work, graphic design, silk screening, fine art and even 'interior decorating' (as there is even a section about his work for Paul Rubens' amazing Pee-Wee's Playhouse-a personal childhood favorite of mine-and other works)...I can't recommend these two books enough...Gary Panter's work is SO versatile, while remaining SO distinctive to him; that whether you enjoy psychedelic posters, underground comix, wild art prints or crazy, 'outsider-y art painting' you will NOT be disappointed with this collection.
A MUST have for any G. Panter fan, Punk rock fan, psychedelic art fan, underground comix fan or even just for anyone interested in the works of a true art legend-BUY THIS BOOK!