Synopses & Reviews
All-new beasts, with all-new artists! In the spirit of 2007's acclaimed Beasts!, editor/designer Jacob Covey has assembled an entirely new line-up of over 90 artists who did not appear in the first Beasts! volume. Like the first book, the deluxe collection Beasts! Book Twowill include a Who's Who of the contemporary art world, collectively crafting a menagerie of mythological creatures, monsters, beasts and things that go bump in the night, superbly laid out in breathtaking two-page spreads per beast. The Beasts!project -comprised only of creatures that were thought at one time to actually exist -has attracted many of the best visual artists from the worlds of comics, skateboarding, rock graphics, science fiction, children's books, commercial and fine art, and the second volume has attracted all world-famous artists such as Gene Deitch, David B. and Yuko Shimizu.
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"Bizarre but beautiful tome on earth's collective nightmares." Scott Thill
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"Gorgeous 's-like volumes, full of comics' artists interpretations of mythical creatures. If you haven't seen them, you should." Wired.com
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"In the loving hands of Fantagraphics... is a thing of beauty...a downright stunning little book." Paul Constant The Stranger
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Beautifully beastly. --Eleanor Goodman
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"Beautifully beastly." Brian Heater The Daily Cross Hatch
Synopsis
In the spirit of 2007's acclaimed , editor/designer Jacob Covey has assembled an entirely new line-up of over 90 artists who did not appear in the first volume. Like the first book, the deluxe collection includes a Who's Who of the contemporary art world, collectively crafting a menagerie of mythological creatures, monsters, beasts and things that go bump in the night, superbly laid out in breathtaking two-page spreads per beast. Featuring all-new work by over 90 artists including Blex Bolex, Brian Chippendale, Craig Thompson, Dan Zettwoch, Dash Shaw, David B., Eleanor Davis, Ellen Forney, Femke Hiemstra, Gene Deitch, Jaime Hernandez, Travis Louie, Thomas Allen, Jon Vermilyea, Kim Deitch, Lilli Carré, Mark Todd, Olivier Schrauwen, Paul Hornschemeier, Peter Bagge, Ray Fenwick, Stephan Blanquet, Taylor McKimens, Tom Neely, Tomer Hanuka, Yuko Shimizu and dozens more.
About the Author
Jacob Covey lives with his wife in Seattle, WA, where he works as Art Director at Fantagraphics Books.