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 Dec 18 2007, 07:29 PM
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 THE ART OF P. CRAIG RUSSELL Showcasing one of comics' most acclaimed artists! For the first time ever, a volume devoted to one of the most legendary and influential comic book artists of the past 25 years. This book offers readers and fans a chance to witness his immense and phenomenal career from start to present, offering glimpses of previously never-before-seen material from his files and sketchbooks, as well as beautifully reproduced images of his personal favorites. Brought to you by the publishing house responsible for THE ART OF BRIAN BOLLAND. 256 pages in full color. $49.99 -------------------- Chuck Moore
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Dec 24 2007, 09:58 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 23-December 07 Member No.: 2,507 |
Okay, it's been a couple of weeks now. Who out there has seen (or better yet, purchased) a copy of this book? Craig and I would like to solicit feedback on what you, as a fan, thought of it. So, start talking!
Joe |
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Jan 23 2008, 04:44 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 23-January 08 From: Pembroke Pines FL Member No.: 2,533 |
QUOTE(joepruett @ Dec 24 2007, 10:58 AM)  Okay, it's been a couple of weeks now. Who out there has seen (or better yet, purchased) a copy of this book? Craig and I would like to solicit feedback on what you, as a fan, thought of it. So, start talking! Joe Having just signed up I'll pipe in. I have this incredible collection. I bought it from my friend and comic shop owner Ralph Mathieu at Alternate Reality comics, Las Vegas. If this is the example to show us what's coming in the future, I'm on board. There's a review I wrote for this book at Amazon. It was just written today. I'm very excited about the upcoming Michael Kaluta book. I wondered why no one else had put together a nice, large retrospective before. More information about the release date (there's been no mention in Previews so far) and the editions would be great. Rick |
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Jan 23 2008, 04:50 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 23-January 08 From: Pembroke Pines FL Member No.: 2,533 |
One last thing to note; I'm not a fan. It's worse than that. I'm a reader and an artist and I've just finished my first novel. However, Craig Russell has never been given the credit he's due.
Rick http://homepage.mac.com/ratucker/PhotoAlbum1.html |
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Jan 26 2008, 01:12 PM
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I ordered it in August, and didn't receive it until after Christmas...but what a present it was!
I have been a fan of Craig Russell's work for nearly thirty years, since his "Killraven" stories from Amazing Adventures, his renowned Doctor Strange Annual, and the adaptation of Wagner's Parsifal that he did for Star*Reach. I have amassed quite a collection of his work, but this book contains many things that I hadn't seen before (images from his sketchbook and layouts for Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, for example) and others I hadn't even known about (such as his album covers). The insights afforded into Russell's working process by presenting so many rough sketches and penciled pages are priceless, and the chapter on storytelling from Neil Gaiman's Murder Mysteries was particularly intriguing. Russell's choice of Dave (Cerebus) Sim to write the book's introduction was surprising, as the two seem odd bedfellows. I had anticipated another paean from Steranko, who wrote the introduction to Russell's 1979 Night Music volume. The breadth of this volume is spectacular. The 29-page 1991 Comics Journal interview (where Russell famously came out as a "left-handed, night-dwelling, gay libertarian cartoonist") merely whet my appetite for the up-to-date and thorough look into Russell's career that this book delivers. The snippets of Russell's upcoming projects have me awaiting 2008: Coraline, The Mighty 12, and--especially--24 Songs, although the last is neither completed nor even tentatively scheduled. The prospect of seeing Russell's finely detailed penmanship at tabloid size very nearly makes me drool with anticipation. (If you're interested, you can read the rest of my review here...) In case it wasn't clear, I love this book! |
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Jan 31 2008, 02:09 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 30-January 08 Member No.: 2,548 |
My copy is on order, but I have seen a friend's copy.
Quite frankly, the book is downright stunning. Craig was long overdue for a book encompassing the body of his work. I love the oversized semi-landscape format, and also the design/layout aesthetic. It sure is good to see Craig getting some kudos. I bet the writeup about the book on Neil Gaiman's blog will get you some more orders for it as well. So when is Vol. 2 coming out?  I'm also extremely jazzed about the upcoming Kaluta book. Craig and Mike are two of my favorite artists. |
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