Comix Buro Sketchbooks

Pierre Alary. ALARY SKETCHBOOK (COMIX BURO). [SN27727X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A new collection of drawings, character designs, and color renderings by one of our favorite artists. Some lovely color pieces of Belladone created for prints, ex-libris, and promotion. Sketches and drawings of Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four, Echaudeurs, Moby Dick, and other miscellaneous subjects. And some autobiographical comic strips (in French). Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. (A quarter or more of this material has been previously published in our own 2006 and 2007 Alary Sketchbooks.)

Virginie Augustin. AUGUSTIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN23448X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A collection of sketches and drawings by the former Disney animator and the artist of the French series Alim de Tanneur. Minimal text in French.

Bruno Bellamy. BELLAMY SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN27728X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A new collection of sketches and drawings by the artist of the French series Sylfeline and Showergate. The first 16 pages are a preview of Showergate Tome 2 pages. The balance of the book is pin-ups and process. Bellamy describes his methods in detail, however it is in French.

Philippe Buchet. BUCHET SKETCHBOOK. [SN24405X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VF.

Buchet is best known as the artist and co-creator of the bestselling series, Sillage. He also created a Wolverine graphic novel for the European market. For this sketchbook, Buchet has created a series of drawings of WWII and Vietnam War combat pin-up girls. Other subjects include: female Chinese athletes, U.S. Army grunts, Wolverine, Hellboy and associates, Wonder Woman, and more.

Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN25466X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A second collection of drawings, character designs, and color renderings by this French animation and bande dessinée artist (Tao Bang, Code McCallum). 12 pages of femmes. 10 pages of animals. 12 pages of male and female barbarian types. 4 pages of Tao Bang. 4 pages of Code McCallum. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Ciia (Chhuy-Ing). CIIA SKETCHBOOK. [SN27882X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

Ciia (Chhuy-Ing) is a young artist working in animation and bande dessinée. 18 pages of life drawings. 30 pages of illustrations and comics, showing her process from sketches to finished watercolors or digital renderings. Femmes, children, couples, etc. Lovely, charming work, with great personality.

Didier Crisse. CRISSE SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN25467X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A second collection of sketches and drawings by Crisse. 10 pages of jungle animals. 6 pages of designs for Crisse's ancient Egypt series Ishanti. 8 pages of designs for the lost world series Atalante. 10 pages of various female characters and designs. And 12 pages of character, alien, and environment designs for an unnamed sci-fi/fantasy story (with notes in English!). This very popular French bande dessinée creator is the artist and/or writer of an ever-growing number of ongoing BD series (Kookaburra, Atalante, Ishanti, Canari, Luuna, K, etc.). Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Didier Crisse. SKETCHBOOK HORS-SERIE #1: ATALANTE. [SN27884X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

The inaugural title in a second series of Comix Buro sketchbooks. This third collection of sketches and drawings by Crisse is devoted entirely to his lost world series Atalante. Primarily character designs. 10 pages of various female characters and designs. Also, pages of creature and environment designs. This very popular French bande dessinée creator is the artist and/or writer of an ever-growing number of ongoing BD series (Kookaburra, Atalante, Ishanti, Canari, Luuna, K, etc.). Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Agnes Fouquart. FOUQUART SKETCHBOOK. [SN27731X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by this young French artist. Recently graduated from the animation program at Gobelins, she has worked mostly as a character designer for games and film. This sketchbook is made up mostly of animal drawings, with human and fantasy creatures mixed in throughout. Wonderful draftsmanship and charm. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Juanjo Guarnido. GUARNIDO SKETCHBOOK. [SN27732X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. Unsigned.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the artist. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Juanjo Guarnido. GUARNIDO SKETCHBOOK. [SN26511X] $40

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the artist of Blacksad. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French. Because of the worldwide popularity of Blacksad, initial orders for this volume far exceeded the first 900 copies which were signed & numbered by the artist. Consequently S&N'ed copies are quite hard to find.

Jean-Philippe Kalonji. KALONJI SKETCHBOOK. [SN25784X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VF.

Signed by the artist.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by this young Swiss artist. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, b&w, wraps. VF.

Keramidas is best known as the artist of the Soleil series, Luuna.

Manchu. MANCHU SKETCHBOOK. [SN27734X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the French science fiction artist-illustrator-designer. Minimal text in French.

Jean-Michel Ponzio. PONZIO SKETCHBOOK. [SN26513X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

One of the first 900 copies which are numbered & signed by the artist.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the artist. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Alexandre Tuis. TUIS SKETCHBOOK. [SN27735X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

A wonderful collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by the artist. Short bio and bibliography. Minimal text in French.

Olivier Vatine. VATINE SKETCHBOOK #2. [SN27736X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

A second great collection of sketches, drawings, designs, and color renderings by this French artist (Pink Planet, Aquablue, Angela, Star Wars: Heir to the Empire). Life drawings, femmes, designs for two Jungle Queens maquettes, "fan" art (homages of others' characters), travel sketches of China, and designs for the Comix Buro company. No overlap with his other books. Minimal text in French.

Dean Yeagle. YEAGLE SKETCHBOOK. [SN27737X] $30

Paris: Comix Buro, 2009. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 48pp, color, wraps. VF.

Dean Yeagle has spent most of his career in animation, working first for Zander's Animation Parlour in New York City and then with his own animation company, Caged Beagle Productions. In 2000, he began drawing cartoons for Playboy Magazine, and continues to do so on a regular basis. He publishes books featuring his character 'Mandy', and does design work and consulting for animation, corporate clients, comic books, children's books and advertising, and appears at comic conventions throughout the world. He has had a one-man show at Galerie Arludik in Paris (2008). He is married to Barbara, has a daughter Rebecca, son-in-law Nick, and granddaughter (and pure joy) Lily. They all live in Southern California.