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Post by Dante on Apr 14, 2019 10:59:10 GMT -5
Read Something Else, a book not best described as "a new version of Horseradish", will apparently be released in two days - and finally, finally, I have managed to discover a website which offers sample pages. Yes, it does indeed include fanart. Find the preview at Kobo's listing of the book, below: www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/read-something-else-collected-dubious-wit-wisdom-of-lemony-snicketRead Something Else: Collected & Dubious Wit & Wisdom of Lemony Snicket by someone or other will be released on April the 14th in the U.S., and May the 30th in the U.K.
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Post by Uncle Algernon on Apr 14, 2019 18:47:14 GMT -5
Yes, it does indeed include fanart. …how does that work? Did he go out and contact all the fanartists? Did they get paid, or was it just a "cool? cool." deal? (And if it's been approved by Handler, and printed in one of his books, is it even still "fanart"?)
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Apr 14, 2019 19:16:46 GMT -5
Isn't one of the fan art pieces from an occasional 667er? The one with Baudelaires coming out of a manhole thing into a destryoed library?
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Post by Foxy on Apr 15, 2019 8:46:27 GMT -5
I don't understand the line about complicated surgery in the introduction, but the King of Clubs illustration is kind of humorous.
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Post by Dante on Apr 15, 2019 8:48:38 GMT -5
Isn't one of the fan art pieces from an occasional 667er? The one with Baudelaires coming out of a manhole thing into a destryoed library? Is it? I don't follow fanart very closely, but if it is, it would be interesting to identify that person and ask them about the process by which their work arrived in this book. Yes, it does indeed include fanart. …how does that work? Did he go out and contact all the fanartists? Did they get paid, or was it just a "cool? cool." deal? (And if it's been approved by Handler, and printed in one of his books, is it even still "fanart"?) Highly unlikely that the fanartists weren't paid, unthinkable that they wouldn't even have been contacted; the contents page does, after all, list a "Contributing Illustrators" page. I imagine production assistants were tasked with seeking out or commissioning suitable fanart with which to illustrate the collection, though I still think it's a strange decision in the first place when there's no shortage of official art and artists. As to whether it still counts as "fanart," I would say so, if it was created without any idea of ever becoming official.
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Post by Reba on Apr 15, 2019 12:38:58 GMT -5
Isn't one of the fan art pieces from an occasional 667er? The one with Baudelaires coming out of a manhole thing into a destryoed library? looks a bit like that person “zakeno”
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Post by Dante on Apr 15, 2019 14:34:42 GMT -5
Isn't one of the fan art pieces from an occasional 667er? The one with Baudelaires coming out of a manhole thing into a destryoed library? looks a bit like that person “zakeno” Examples of zakeno's work can be found here. They're a good fit.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Apr 23, 2019 9:11:39 GMT -5
My copy just got delivered, rather earlier than I was expecting, which was a lovely surprise. I haven’t had time to properly look through it in detail yet but it is crammed full of artwork, some from very well-known illustrators. It’s a very nicely put together book, and one of the pleasurable things in having so many different illustrators contributing is the huge variation in approaches to Snicket’s world. Particularly of note is the fact that among the numerous illustrations of the Baudelaires are a number of variations on their ethnicity, which is exciting to see in an official Snicket book.
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Post by Foxy on Apr 23, 2019 10:36:36 GMT -5
My copy just got delivered, rather earlier than I was expecting, which was a lovely surprise. I haven’t had time to properly look through it in detail yet but it is crammed full of artwork, some from very well-known illustrators. It’s a very nicely put together book, and one of the pleasurable things in having so many different illustrators contributing is the huge variation in approaches to Snicket’s world. Particularly of note is the fact that among the numerous illustrations of the Baudelaires are a number of variations on their ethnicity, which is exciting to see in an official Snicket book. Could you name some of the well-known illustrators? (I'm hoping to see Jon Klassen's name.) And that is neat about the variations of ethnicity! My library doesn't have this book yet, but I am hoping they get it.
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Post by Violent BUN Fortuna on Apr 23, 2019 11:59:49 GMT -5
I’m afraid Jon Klassen isn’t on the list. 😕 The name that stood out to me most was Karl James Mountford, who’s a very popular illustrator at present. He’s supplied 3 illustrations for the book (alternate covers for TBB, TRR & TWW). I think my favourite illustration has to be one by Nathanna Érrica, though, whose work I haven’t seen before. It’s this really sweet picture of Violet. I don’t know quite what it is that I like so much about it, but it’s utterly charming. She’s drawn her clasping this wrench but she hasn’t sacrificed any of her femininity and it’s very skilfully done. Her website has some of her progress work on the piece: nathannaerica.com/a-series-of-unfortunate-events
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Post by Foxy on Apr 24, 2019 14:03:52 GMT -5
Ooh, I like Violet holding Sunny and the various hair styles of Count Olaf. Thank you for sharing!
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