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Artists Sketchbooks
Adam Hughes. OH, WOW!. [SN26541X] $15 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. "Yet Another Volume of Doodles, Drawerings, & Decolletage from the Sultan of Smut Adam Hughes." This sketchbook consists mostly of highly rendered works (more detailed than his convention sketches). Power Girl,Zatanna, Big Barda,Harley Quinn, Mystique, She-Hulk, Mina Harkness, Catwoman, Black Cat, the Baroness, Tomb Raider Lara Croft, Black Queen, Ms. Marvel, Dagger, Storm, Red Sonja, and Wonder Woman! We are authorized by Adam Hughes and Allison Sohn to sell these sketchbooks by mail-order.
Erich Haeger. THE ART OF ERICH HAEGER VOL. 1.5. [SN21565X] $5 2005. 1st. 5.5x8.5, color, wraps. Signed. VF. A color portfolio by this young artist-cartoonist (Hard Eight).
Phil Hale. SPARROW #5: PHIL HALE v.2. [SN22905X] $12 San Diego: Idea & Design Works, 2007. 1st. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A second serving of Phil Hale: paintings, drawings and photographs.
Phil Hale. SPARROW #2: PHIL HALE. [SN25750X] $12 San Diego: IDW, 2007. 2nd. Square 16mo, 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Paintings and drawings.
Phil Hale. SPARROW BOXED SET: #0-5. [SN24736X] $75 San Diego: IDW, 2008. 1st. Square 16mo, 336pp, color, pictorial boards. VF/VF slip case. From IDW: "The Sparrow series offers 6” x 6” 48-page hardcover volumes featuring some of the finest painters and graphic designers around, and now the first five books, featuring art from Ashley Wood, Phil Hale, Kent Williams, Shane Glines, and Phil Hale, Vol. 2, are packed inside this handsome, high-quality cardboard slip case, along with an extra-thick, all-new Ashley Wood sketchbook edition, too! That’s nearly 300 pages of the finest art around, all in this specially priced package!" For sale to adults only.
Bill Halliar. ROUGH BEASTS 4. [SN26548X] $7 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. Small 8vo (7.5-8"), 52pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Bill Halliar inked Ben Caldwell's DRACULA All Action Classic, contributed some ink and color on Dare Detectives issue 2, and is artist on an upcoming All Action Classic. A fun collection of comic strips, illustrations and sketches, mostly involving creatures and monsters, including "Lost God Beasts of Forgotten Mystery Cults"!
Bill Halliar. ROUGH BEASTS. [SN22315X] $15 np: privately printed, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 64pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A fun collection of illustrations and sketches: A batch of Lovecraft monsters, a lot of funny monsters, Kolchak, and a smattering of nice miscellaneous drawings.
Bob Harper. ME AM CARTOONIST. [SN16104] $5 np: privately printed, 2003. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 28pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Panel cartoons, illustrations and character designs by this animation artist at Cartoon Network (Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends).
Los Bros Hernandez. LOVE & ROCKETS SKETCHBOOK TWO. [SN22133X] $40 Seattle: Fantagraphics, 1992. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, cloth. VF/VF. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Jaime & Gilbert. A collection of drawings & sketches by Beto and Jaime.
Jaime Hernandez. PEOPLE I HAVE KNOWN IN MY MIND: XAIME HERNANDEZ SKETCHBOOK VOL. 1-4 (COMPLETE SET). [SN25598] $150 np: privately printed, 2003. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 112pp, b&w, wraps. NF. Each is one of 50 numbered copies signed by the artist. A complete set of four ashcan-style sketchbooks self-published by Jaime in 2003 and sold at his personal appearances at conventions. These have each been signed on the cover: Xaime 2005 APE. Portraits & figures in pencil or ink. Quick sketches and detailed pieces. A few nude figure studies. Several zaftig pin-ups.
Francisco Herrera. SKETCHBOX 1. [SN26559X] $25 Bayside, NY: Brandstudio, 2007. 2nd. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Herrera is a former Peter Parker: Spider-Man and Venom artist currently working on a French series Ashes. This is his first full-color sketchbook.
Francisco Herrera. SKETCHBOX 3. [SN26560X] $25 Bayside: Brandstudio, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Herrera's latest full-color sketchbook. Herrera has worked for Dark Horse (Spy Boy, Star Wars Tales), Wildstorm (KMKZ). DC (Teen Titans, Superman), Marvel (Spider Man, Venom), Soleil (Ashes), and Disney and Warner Bros. on character design and style guides for consumer products.
Jack Hsu. 8-9-3. [SN26571] $15 Los Angeles: Automaton, 2009. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 144pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A graphic novel about rivals within a yakuza clan. The second book by a storyboard artist (Spiderman 2, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs). Newsarama: "If you are interested in lots of action - guns, girls, and fast moving vehicles - all passionately illustrated in a story full of twists and turns and double-crossing characters, then for God’s sake run out and pick up a copy of 8-9-3 today!"
Romain Hugault. FINAL FLIGHT. [SN22676X] $10 Geneva: Paquet, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 56pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. "1942-1945. Humanity is living its darkest moments of the 20th century. While the earth shakes under the bombs, the sky is the stage of intense combat. Among the clouds, planes strafe, men clash, and fates cross. In the solitude of their cockpits, four pilots, among the best their respective nations can offer, fly off into the darkened skies. Among those birds of prey, heading towards battle at 600 km/hour, how many realize that this will be their final flight?"
Adam Hughes. OH, WOW!. [SN26541X] $15 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. "Yet Another Volume of Doodles, Drawerings, & Decolletage from the Sultan of Smut Adam Hughes." This sketchbook consists mostly of highly rendered works (more detailed than his convention sketches). Power Girl,Zatanna, Big Barda,Harley Quinn, Mystique, She-Hulk, Mina Harkness, Catwoman, Black Cat, the Baroness, Tomb Raider Lara Croft, Black Queen, Ms. Marvel, Dagger, Storm, Red Sonja, and Wonder Woman!
Adam Hughes. THE DETAILS ARE A TAD SKETCHY. [SN24363X] $15 privately printed, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A collection of Adam's amazing convention sketches. 26 commissions reproduced as full-page illustrations and a double page center spread of Wonder Woman. Dejah Thoris, Black Widow, Phoenix, Lara Croft, Spider-Woman, Red Sonja, Power Girl, Shanna the She Devil, Vampirella, Catwoman, and other characters. Adam Hughes' sketchbook for 2007!
Adam Hughes. THONGS YOU KNOW BY HEART. [SN26578X] $20 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Adam Hughes' sketchbook for 2007. Numerous drawings rendered in pencil, pen & ink, or Copic marker (stunning!). Adam also shows off some ink crosshatching techniques he hasn't used before. Ms. Marvel, Dejah Thoris, Mary Jane,Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Star Wars, etc. Beautifully offset printed in black & white.
Adam Hughes. HOW TO DRAW B**BS. [SN22703X] $30 np: privately printed, 2005. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. NF (tips slightly rubbed otherwise As New). Signed. Adam's fourth sketchbook. Wonder Woman, Power Girl, Red Sonja, Catwoman, Star Wars, etc.
Adam Hughes. GREATEST HITS. [SN22702X] $25 np: privately printed, 2006. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed. Adam's fifth annual sketchbook. Catwoman, Batgirl, Star Wars, Power Girl, Scarlet Witch, Serenity, Mary Jane, etc. Zatanna sketch & finish. Out of print.
Adam Hughes. COMIC BOOK COVER PORTFOLIO #1: WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE. [SN24813X] $150 NY: DC, 2008. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), color, Slight bumps to corners otherwise VF in shrinkwrap. From the publisher: "The first in DC Direct's new comic book cover portfolio series featuring the work of covers by fan favorite artists! Start your portfolio collection with the exquisite art of Adam Hughes, best known for his WOMEN OF THE DC UNIVERSE bust line for DC Direct, as well as the striking covers in the DC Universe. The portfolio consists of 12 full-color matte images on high-quality paper stock (suitable for framing), all approximately 9" x 14", collected into twin two-color 10" x 15" custom folders which are shrink-wrapped together in one unbelievable package!"
Stuart Immonen. LADIES AUXILIARY SKETCHBOOK. [SN26157X] $15 np: One Horse Leadworks, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 40pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Stuart Immonen is a Canadian comics and cover artist working for DC and Marvel. This is a beautiful full-color collection of sketches and finished color illustrations. Bold, stylized graphics with a lot of charm.
James Jean. KINDLING. [SN26700X] $30 San Francisco: Chronicle, 2009. 1st. Folio (13" or taller), color, VF/VF. "Kindling -- This collection of brand new work by James Jean showcases the larger-than-life power of his fine art painting. Bursting with unexpected beauty and hidden meaning, each of these 12 large-format prints features a lush painting on one side and a collection of intricate preliminary sketches on the other side. Housed in a sturdy keepsake portfolio, the pages, including an over-sized gatefold poster, can be left in place and leafed through time and again or removed from the portfolio and framed as eye-catching wall art." 12 x 16 inch posters and a 24 x 16 inch gatefold poster printed on heavy cardstock and bound into a paperback portfolio. On the backside of each color poster image is its corresponding pencil drawing. For more books by James Jean, click here.
James Jean. PROCESS RECESS 3: THE HALLOWED SEAM. [SN26695X] $35 Richmond, VA: Adhouse, 2009. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 248pp, color, boards. VF. "The Hallowed Seam collects the sketches of renowned artist James Jean, who has documented his life in drawings and paintings. From beautiful figure drawings to experimental paintings, Jean demonstrates a keen eye for humanity and a virtuosic handling of any medium. "
James Jean. FABLES: COVERS BY JAMES JEAN. [SN26933X] $175 NY: Vertigo/DC, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 208pp, color, pictorial cloth w/an onlaid color plate. VF/VF in shrinkwrap. This out-of-print 9" x 12" hardcover book collects of 75 Fables cover paintings (including 11 wraparound covers) by Jean, plus sketches and preliminaries for each. Seven years' worth of covers. From the publisher: "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."
James Jean. PRADA SPRING/SUMMER 2008 PRIVATE SALE INVITATION. [SN25757X] $10 NY: Prada, 2008. 1st. 7½" x 5½" card & envelope, color, VF/VF. Limited to 250 copies. "Prada is pleased to invite you to the Spring/Summer 2008 Private Sale." In 2007, the Italian fashion label Prada hired James Jean to create designs for fabric prints and wallpaper for their Spring/Summer 2008 Collection. This item is in two parts: a cardstock invitation and the printed enclosure. The super-thick cardstock 7-½" x 5-½" card features a photograph of five Prada models (one wearing a James Jean skirt) posing against walls covered with James Jean's artwork. On the back is the invitation text and details. The four-flap fold-out envelope has the Prada logo on the outside and inside is James Jean artwork! Only 250 of these invitations were printed. A limited James Jean collectible.
James Jean. XOXO HUGS AND KISSES POSTCARD BOOK. [SN27885X] $10 San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2008. 1st. 24mo (5-6"), 30 postcards, color illustrations, wraps. VF. Award-winning artist James Jean conjures up a collection of half-forgotten dreamscapes and haunting childhood fantasias in this set of 30 postcards. Delicate, colorful, and ripe with unexpected beauty, this tour through Jean's subconscious is sure to delight and astound.
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Knowledge Jakob Jensen. MY FIRST IMPERIAL ABC. [SN22345X] $20 np: privately published, 2007. 1st. Oblong 4to, 60pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. A satirical and shamelessly iconoclastic spoof on today’s Orwellian propaganda-machine, this book, titled “ My First Imperial ABC”, takes on everything from Activism to Zealotry in a humorous fashion, lampooning the dumbed-down so-called “debate” of today’s media-punditry. Camouflaged as a Children’s First Book of ABC, it juxtaposes over-used, politically charged words with drawings, which the reader might well regard as anywhere from scathing to tragic/comic. So beware! Jakob Jensen was an animator on “The Prince of Egypt”, “The Road to El Dorado”, “Madagascar” and “Sharktale”, Senior Supervising Animator on the title character, Sinbad, in “Sinbad: Legend of the seven Seas”, Supervising Animator on both “Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron” and “Flushed Away”, and as Character Designer on “Over the Hedge." The humor, images and style remind me of some of the great 1960s & 70s animated shorts such as Ward Kimball's It's Tough to Be a Bird.
Benton Jew. STRIKING WORK! THE 2009 BENTON JEW SKETCHBOOK. [SN26574X] $10 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 300 numbered copies signed by the artist. Benton is an illustrator, creature designer (Men in Black, The Mummy), storyboard artist (Star Wars: the Phantom Menace, Terminator 3, The Incredible Hulk, The Day the Earth Stood Still), and comic book artist (Savage She-Hulk). This sketchbook includes girls, creatures, life drawings of female models, pencil and inked versions of Vampirella, Catwoman, Wolverine, Jonah Hex, and illustrations of many other comic book characters.
Anson Jew. SHOW ME THE BODY: ARTWORK BY ANSON JEW. [SN26573X] $25 np: privately printed, 2009. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9"), 80pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Anson is a concept and storyboard artist (LucasArts, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, Mr. and Mrs. Smith) This is a full color collection of sketchbook and life drawings, oil paintings, a 7-page comic book, creature designs, drawing tips, and an animated flip book. The creature and robot design section includes step-by-step tips. Josepe. UNE CROISIERE AU HASARD. [SN26425X] $75 Angouleme: Scutella, 2009. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, b&w, pictorial boards. VF/VF. Signed by the artist with a drawing. When ordering, please specify the number of the drawing below that you would like to purchase:
Andre Juillard. ENTRACTE. [SN27889X] $100 Paris: Galerie Daniel Maghen , 2006. 2nd. 4to (11-13"), 432pp, color, cloth spine, pictorial boards. "An autobiography in images." This massive, beautifully produced art book is devoted to the life and works of French bande dessinee artist Andre Juillard (born 1948). Juillard is part of the clear-line school. While I have found some of his artwork in bande dessinee stiff, this book is filled with beautiful, loose drawings and watercolors (with many pages devoted to female figures, draped and undraped) and excellent examples of the clear line style. Lovely work throughout, beautifully and faithfully reproduced on heavy watercolor paper. Text in French. "Throughout these 432 pages which combine drawings and handwritten text, André Juillard unpacks his portfolios of drawings, memories, dreams, of life, declaring on the first pages that "for him, drawing is as necessary as breathing." But what it confirms to us especially, it is the extraordinary power of his pencil which gives life and heart to his heroes. This interval in the life of the author is an occasion to review his career. An astonishing and uncommon career where characters, cowboys, knights, corsairs, Indians and women - especially of the women! - meet within these pages, accompanied by the account of their creator. Since it is a true tour through the heart of the artist, André Juillard testifies to his great admiration for his "mentors", Mézières and Jijé. But he also pays homage to his scenario writers, includingJacques Martin, father of Arno, Pierre Christin, and of course its accomplice Patrick Cothias, scenario writer of two major series in the career of Andre Juillard: 'Les 7 Vies de l'Épervier' and 'Plume aux Vents'."
Jean-Philippe Kalonji. KALONJI SKETCHBOOK. [SN25784X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. For more Comix Buro sketchbooks click here.
Hye-Jung Kim / Justin Ridge. FLAVOR: 01. [SN24390X] $25 Bayside: Brandstudio, 2008. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 48pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by Ridge & Kim. A collection of pin-up girls by these two artists who met working on Avatar: the Last Airbender. Justin is a Cal State Fullerton grad, storyboard artist and director, most recently working at Lucasfilm on Clone Wars. Hye studied Character Animation at CalArts and has worked as a background painter and color stylist on several animated TV series.
Ladrönn. UNHUMAN: THE ELEPHANTMEN ART OF LADRÖNN. [SN26699] $30 Berkeley: Image, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 128pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. A great, thick collection of unpublished art, sketches and drawings by Ladrönn.
Antonio Lapone. ANTONIO LAPONE SKETCHBOOK. [SN23459X] $15 Belgium: La Grande Ourse, 2007. 1st. Small 4to (6.5x9.5), 32pp, color and b&w, wraps. VF. A wonderful collection of drawings, sketches, and page layouts and roughs. Beautiful stuff from this Italian "clear line" artist/illustrator of ADA. Fifties cars, jazz, pin-up girls, Parisian cafes, night clubs, more. 16 pages in color and 16 pages in b&w. Brief bio and bibliography in French.
Mindy Lee. Ignacio, Cynthia. ROCK GOD OPERA. [SN24404X] $15 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Square 12mo (7-7.5"), color, VF. This is a set of 7 square color postcards and a cover sheet in a printed envelope. Cynthia wrote the "Rock God Opera" musical while attending the David Henry Hwang Writers Institute. The front of each card is a color illustration of a scene from the musical. On the back is an excerpt from the libretto. The musical is a contemporary version of the legend of Orpheus . The artwork by Mindy is quite expressive.
Kilian Plunkett, Thang Le, Wayne Lo, and Jackson Sze. BATTLE MILK. [SN24347X] $30 np: privately printed, 2008. 1st. Oblong small 4to (9-11"), 81pp, color, wraps. VF. An art book from four talented artist/designers working together at Lucasfilm Animation on Clone Wars. Kilian Plunkett worked in comics before Lucasfilm. Wayne Lo worked at ILM. Thang Le and Jackson Sze are Art Center grads who worked in games, TV and movies. Kilian contributes a series of eye-catching finished illustrations/concepts. Wayne shows off his range with paintings and drawings of fantasy characters, location sketches from Italy, cute character designs, and even some lovely clothing sketches! Thang showcases his renderings of futuristic vehicles (land, sea, air) and environments. Jackson closes out the book with a portfolio of striking digital paintings of exotic realms and far flung planets.
Paul Linsley. BENTO BOX. [SN26528X] $10 np: Higher Ground Press, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, color, wraps. VF. Paul Linsley works as a storyboard artist, character designer, visual development artist and art director for a variety of studios. He is a CalArts graduate who is currently on the faculty teaching Story Development, Figure Painting/Drawing, and Animal Drawing. This excellent full-color collection includes character designs; presentation boards; comic pages; animal, dinosaur, and creature drawings; and caricatures. His artwork is reminiscent of Humberto Ramos and Creaturebox.
Joseph Michael Linsner. DAWN SKETCHBOOK 2008. [SN24413X] $20 Clifton: Linsner.com, 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 36pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by the artist. All new finished illustrations & drawings by Linsner of Dawn, Vampirella, Phoenix, Red Sonja, Lara Croft, Zatanna, Sue Storm, etc.
Jose Lopez. 4:00 AM. [SN26582X] $25 West Covina: Desoluz, 2006. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13" wide), 76pp, color, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by the artist. Jose's follow-up to his Mariachi Samurai art book. This all-new collection of art & sketches.
John & Steve Loter. SUPA-RILLAS. [SN24392X] $4 La Canada Flintridge: Loter, Inc., 2008. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), color, wraps. VF.
John Loter. GOOD GIRL BAD GIRL. [SN22614X] $15 La Canada Flintridge: Loter, Inc., 2007. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13” wide), 36pp, color, French wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. John is a designer-illustrator with a long association with Disney. This picture book features a rhyming text and full-color art. Stuart Ng Books 20655 S. Western Ave., Suite 104, Torrance, CA 90501 |
