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Artists Sketchbooks
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SWALLOW #3. [SN22188X] $40 San Diego: Idea & Design Works, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 300pp, color, wraps. VF. “It’s about pictures.” This huge third volume features portfolios of (mostly) new works by Ashley Wood, Barron Storey (18 pages) Ilana Kohn (14 pages), Ted McKeever (20 pages), Rian Hughes (18 pages), Jeremy Geddes (18 pages), Robh Ruppel (12 pages), David Choe (12 pages), Frank Stockton (18 pages), Jock (28 pages), James Jean (18 pages), Andrew Robinson (14 pages), Greg Staples (14 pages), Uwe Heidschoetter (14 pages), Ronnie Del Carmen (12 pages), Sean Phillips (14 pages), Louie Del Carmen (10 pages), Glyn Dillon (16 pages), and Duncan Fegredo (20 pages). Full color images: paintings, digital, drawings, and sketches; and short interviews with each of the artists.
Art Adams. AND YET ANOTHER ARTHUR ADAMS SAMPLER. 2005. 1st. 8.5x11, 54pp, b&w, wraps. Signed & dated 2005. VF. Art's fourth collection. Some sketches, but primarily unpublished finished pieces. Lots of monster and superhero pin-ups. [SN18940] $50
Amid Amidi. BULLRIDING IN AMERICA. [SN23750M] $10 np: privately printed, 2003. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 20pp, b&w, wraps. VF. #22 of 250 copies signed by the artist. This copy is also inscribed by the artist. Cartoons & caricatures of Amid's Spumco co-workers (created while working on the latest incarnation of Ren & Stimpy for TNN). Amid's cartooning style is best described as part of the "ugly" school. Amid is also co-blogger of Cartoon Brew, the publisher of Animation Blast, and author of several animation books.
C. W. Anderson. SKETCHBOOK. [SN1213] $25 NY: Macmillan, 1948. 2nd. Oblong, 4to, 64 b&w illustrations, cloth. VG+/Good PC DJ. Two large closed tears, spine faded. How to draw the horse. Unlike Anderson's other books, this volume is aimed primarily at artists with a detailed analysis of the horse - anatomy and action - with Instruction and commentary.
Virginie Augustin. AUGUSTIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN23448X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2008. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of 900 numbered copies 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.
Terry Austin. AUSTIN ART. 2003. 1st. 8.5x11, 60pp, b&w, wraps. Signed & dated 2003. VF. Terry's first collection culls from twenty-five years of art by the legendary Marvel & DC inker/artist. Some sketches, but primarily unpublished finished pieces. Terry's sense of humor is evident throughout in the pieces and his comments. [SN12735] $25
John Banh. DOODLE DOSE. 2007. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 48pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. John is a storyboard artist in Los Angeles. This is a nice collection of sketches inspired by a 2007 trip to France: scenes, cityscapes, statuary, and French people. [SN22622X] $12
Sue Blanchard. I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY. 2007. 1st. 8.5x5.5, 64pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A collection of fun ink drawings/illustrions from this illustrator-designer in the San Fernando valley. [SN22778X] $10
Denis Bodart. L’INEDIT #18. Belgium: 2004. 1st. 8.25x11.5, 68pp, color & b&w, wraps. VF. Subtitled “the drawings that you doubtless never would not have seen,” this Belgian fanzine features sketchbook drawings of bande dessinee artists. This issue features a 30-page Denis Bodart sketchbook: 22 pages of sketches, roughs, and loosely pencilled pages, over 100 images. 5 color illustrations. And an extensive bibliography. Excellent reproduction on heavy slick stock. [SN22125X] $20
Denis Bodart & Mike Wieringo. DENIS BODART - MIKE WIERINGO SKETCHBOOK. [SN23458X] $15
Hannes Bok. de la Ree, Gerry and Gene Nigra. A HANNES BOK SKETCHBOOK. [SN9881] $35 Saddle River, NJ: Gerry de la Ree, 1976. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 80pp, over 100 illustrations, wraps. Fine. Ltd to 1000 copies. A collection of doodles, roughs and designs from his earliest years to his last.
Paul Briggs. PBCB STUDIOS VOL 3. 2006. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 44pp, color, wraps. Signed. VF. Disney story artist Paul Briggs’ latest sketchbook. A beauty with a real variety of subjects: characters, animals, superheroes, and more. [SN20616X] $15
Bob Burden. THRILLING VISIONS SKETCHBOOK, VOL. ONE. [SN19842] $45 Atlanta: Bob Burden Prod., 1998. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 144pp, b&w, color wraps. NF (very slight shelfwear). 1st Edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist, on the title page, and on the first page with a remarque--a woman's profile--and "SD 98" . "From the author of Flaming Carrot Comics, an odd collection of sketches, unpublished art and ephemeral musings."
John Buscema. Spurlock, J David & John Buscema. JOHN BUSCEMA SKETCHBOOK. [SN7558] $50 Lebanon, NJ: Vanguard, 2001. 1st. Small 4to (9-11"), 128pp, hundreds of b&w illustrations, leatherette. VF/VF. #109 of 1000 hardcover copies SIGNED by Buscema. The deluxe edition with an extra 16 plates.
Ben Caldwell. BEN CALDWELL SKETCHBOOK #11 "THE BIGGEST BIG BOOK OF THE DARE DETECTIVES". [SN23042X] $15 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 70pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. Sketches and studies for The Dare Detectives. Characters, costumes, villains, props, vehicles, sets, scenes, page roughs. Lots of fun drawings.
Ben Caldwell. BEN CALDWELL SKETCHBOOK #12 "HEROES". 2007. 1st. 11x8.5, 76pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. Mostly new art. Series of sketches of: Wonder Woman; Supergirl; Batman family; Superboy and the Legion of Superheroes; Wolverine; plus other DC and Marvel characters. Included is some Harry Potter and super-hero art from earlier sketchbooks. [SN23043X] $15
Ben Caldwell. BEN CALDWELL SKETCHBOOK #13 - LES FEMMES IMAGINAIRE. [SN23044X] $15 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 70pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. All new art. This is a book of pin-up & cheesecake sketches. The artwork is in Ben's usual appealing cartoon style but is just a bit more revealing. Includes some nudity.
Ben Caldwell. THE DARE DETECTIVES UBERFOLIO!. [SN23041X] $30 np: privately printed, 2007. 1st. 4to (11-13”), 128pp, b&w, color wraps. NF. Signed by the artist. This omnibus reprints most of the images from Ben Caldwell Sketchbooks 3, 5, 7, and 9. Lots of fun drawings.
Frank Cammuso. ROUGH SKETCHES VOL. 2. 2005. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 32pp, b&w, color wraps. Signed. VF. Frank is a political cartoonist and creator of the Max Hamm, Fairy Tale Detective series. Wonderful loose lively sketches of Dames, Max Hamm, future Supporting Characters, and Storybook Land Cityscapes. [SN15402X] $10
Frank Cammuso. MAX HAMM FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE, VOL. ONE. [SN18171X] $15 Syracuse: Night Owl, 2005. 1st. Square 8vo (8-9”), 208pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. This collects the first four issues of Max Hamm Fairy Tale Detective: The Big Sheep and the three-part The Long Ever After. Fairy tale and mother goose characters meets Hammett and Chandler. An excellent pastiche with wonderful hardboiled dialogue, charming artwork, and great femmes.
J. Scott Campbell. J. SCOTT CAMPBELL'S TIME EXPOSURE SKETCHBOOK. 2005. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 40pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Campbell's second self-published collection of rare, old, and new drawings & sketches: Princess Leia, Indiana Jones, Hellboy, Vampirella, Buffy, Amelie, Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge, more. A lavish full color production professionally printed on thick glossy stock. Print run of 1500 copies. [SN22688] $150
J. Scott Campbell. VINTAGE TIN. 2006. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 40pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Campbell's third self-published collection of drawings & sketches. A lavish full color production professionally printed on thick glossy stock. Scott made 1500 copies and sold out the entire print run at San Diego Comic-Con! [SN22830M] $95
Enrico Casarosa. SKETCH CRAWLING, VOL. 1. [SN22970M] $40 np: privately printed, 2005. 8vo (8-9”), 40pp, color, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. A 24-hour comic by Enrico. Fully watercolored comics by this Pixar storyboard artist. Plus an epilogue and a 7-page section of wonderful on-thespot watercolors of San Francisco! This is an unabashedly autobiographical comic done in Enrico's loose cartoony Japanese style. OP.
Enrico Casarosa. SKETCH CRAWLING VOL. 2. 2006. 1st. 5.5x8, 40pp, color, wraps. Signed & limited to 500 copies. VF. Subtitled "Watercolors and Comics of Varying Degrees of Silliness." Two fully watercolored comics by this Pixar storyboard artist in his loose cartoony Japanese style: An autobiographical comic story about a horrible Italian ferry ride. And the first ever comic book review of canned coffee! Plus wonderful on-location watercolor sketches and ink sketches of San Francisco and Japan! [SN20587X] $15
Enrico Casarosa. THE ART OF MIA. [SN22463] $45 privately printed, 2002. 1st. 8vo (8-9"), 40pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. INSCRIBED by the artist. Enrico is a Pixar story artist who has also self-published two issues of a comic book about an aviatrix catgirl: Mia . Concepts & sketches of the characters, vintage airplanes & the environment, with interesting commentary by the artist. Guest artist gallery with two pages by Peter de Seve. Text is in both English & Japanese. Long out of print, this copy includes the extra flyers and postcard Enrico laid in.
Enrico Casarosa, Ronnie Del Carmen, Tadahiro Uesugi. THREE TREES MAKE A FOREST. Corte Madera: Gingko, 2007. 1st. 8vo, 128pp, 95 color illus, pictorial boards. VF. Signed by Ronnie and Enrico. This is a collection of color artworks by these three artist-illustrators. Some created digitally, some with traditional media. (From the publisher: “The three artists featured in Three Trees Make a Forest are professional illustrators with a penchant for travel and ambitious side projects in books and Comics. Ronnie Del Carmen is a story artist, character designer and illustrator at Pixar Animation Studios. Del Carmen has also worked in comics with DC and Dark Horse. Tadahiro Uesugi is a world renowned Japanese illustrator who creates intuitive drawings of landscapes, characters and urban scenery, all with an amazing sense of color and texture. Enrico Casarosa is also a story artist at Pixar and is the founder of Sketch Crawl, a worldwide marathon sketching event.”) [SN22119X] $25
Didier Cassegrain. CASSEGRAIN SKETCHBOOK. [SN23237X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 1st. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. One of 950 numbered copies signed by the artist. A great collection of sketches, drawings and color renderings by this French animation and bande dessinee artist (Tao Bang, Code McCallum). Pages of wonderful animal drawings. Character development drawings for Tao Bang and a preview of Tao Bang 3. Artwork for an animated adventure film. And many lovely femmes: sketches, studies, and finished pin-up illustrations for Max magazine. Minimal text in French.
Clio Chang. SKETCHFOLIO 2004. [SN23759] $15 np: privately printed, 2004. 8vo (8-9”), 28pp, b&w, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. Excellent charming animation-style drawings from a young artist-animator--a contributor to the first Flight. OP.
Travis Charest. STUFF WOT I DREW. 2007. 1st. 5.5x8.5, 32pp, color, wraps. VF. Signed by the artist. A full color collection of Travis' recent works including finished commissions and color sketches. OP. [SN22779X] $40
Patricia Chidlaw. EVENING BECOMES ELECTRIC. [SN22947X] $12 Santa Monica: Terence Rogers Fine Art, 2007. 1st. Oblong 4to (11-13” wide), 24pp, 11 paintings in color, wraps. VF. An exhibition catalogue of new paintings by this excellent contemporary realist painter. Reminiscent of John Register, Chidlaw renders everyday locations with a wonderful appealing luminosity. These paintings focus on Los Angeles scenes at dusk and dawn: an underground parking lot, a Japanese restaurant, a used car lot, Ballona Creek, MacArthur Park, etc. The catalogue includes a list of solo exhibitions, group exhibitions, and a bibliography.
Frank Cho. FRANK CHO - SKETCHES & SCRIBBLES, BOOK 4. MD: Monkey Boy Press, 2007. 1st. 8.5x11, 80pp, b&w, color wraps. VF. One of 3000 copies signed & numbered by Cho. A self-published collection of illustrations, pin-ups, sketches, and cartoons. No overlap with Frank's other books. Collects some of Frank's comic book covers in both rough pencil and finished form (printed in b&w for the first time), other rare artwork, and previously unpublished material. Brandy, Ms. Marvel, Red Sonja, Shanna, Dejah Thoris, etc. All beautifully reproduced. A nice professionally printed package. [SN22605X] $20
Frank Cho. FRANK CHO: ILLUSTRATOR. [SN22406] $100 Baltimore: Insight Studios Group, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 96pp, Numerous b&w and 26 color illustrations, cloth. Fine/NF.
Ciruelo. MAGIA: THE CIREULO SKETCHBOOK. [SN7613] $15 Barcelona: D A C, 2000. 1st. 4to (11-13"), 64pp, over 150 b&w illustrations, wraps. VF. SIGNED by the artist. Contemporary fantasy artist.
Didier Crisse. CRISSE SKETCHBOOK. [SN23764X] $30 Paris: Comix Buro, 2007. 2nd. 8vo (8-9”), 48pp, color, wraps. VF. A collection of sketches and drawings featuring Crisse's trademark sexy wide-eyed femmes. This very popular French bande dessinee creator is artist and/or writer of an evergrowing number of ongoing BD series (Kookaburra, Atalante, Ishanti, Canari, Luuna, K, etc.). His drawings are reminiscent of J. Scott Campbell's. Minimal text in French.
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