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December 27, 2007
monster month book for sale!
by sven at 12:47 am
Monster Month 2007 is now available in book form, for sale at lulu.com!
I'm really proud of how it turned out. It really looks and feels like... a book. Gretchin and I put in some crazy hours during December, secretly slaving away so that we could get copies to people in time for xmas. Now that the recipients have unwrapped their surprises, we're making the book available to anyone who wants it!
For the book version of Monster Month, I wrote up a new foreword, assembled 7 gorgeous new maps, and did a new painting for the cover. The book's a bit pricier than I'd like -- but ya gotta understand: everything's in full color!
Here's the promotional text for Scarlet Star Studio's first publication:
Monster Month
by Professor Ichbonnsen
Thirty-one days, thirty-one monsters: Monster Month!
After a lifetime of trekking jungles, climbing mountains, and spelunking caves, the world's foremost cryptozoologist at last reveals a selection of his greatest discoveries. Herein you will find the Adameve, the Dark Strider, the Opium Gore Golem, the Trick Squilligoss, the Zompire Bat... And many more fantastic beasts!
With the keen mind of a scientist and the bold heart of an explorer, Professor Ichbonnsen provides illuminating descriptions of how the creatures live -- and astonishing tales of how he found them.
Both adults and children will marvel at the Professor's adventures... And be left wondering what else remains yet undiscovered in the unexplored corners of our rich planet. Like the map-makers of old, you will understand: "Here be dragons!"
Monster Month is lavishly illustrated with 32 full-color paintings by Sven Bonnichsen, and 7 full-color maps tracing Professor Ichbonnsen's travels.
Again, where can you get it? At lulu.com. Here's the direct link: http://www.lulu.com/content/1744791
Thank you to Gretchin for the fantastic help laying out the book... And thank you to all the readers and supporters of Monster Month!
posted by sven | December 27, 2007 12:47 AM | comments (5) | categories: bestiary, painting, writing
Comments
Cool!!! You've released it to the public!!!! I couldn't wait much longer to give it my highest endorsement!!!
Seriously, it's unbelieveably cool to hald a glossy full-color Book filled with your paintings (in fantastic resolution, if that's the right term) and the words of the Professor!! I mean, even though I saw them all as they appeared on the blog, it's a completely, totally different experience having them in a book!! I still can't get over it.... I guess because it's the first time I've seen a friend's artwork/words printed so beautifully in book form (my sister used to publish a newsletter/brochure type of thing, for which I did most of the covers, but even that doesn't compare... it's a freakin' BOOK!!!!.
And yeah, I looked on Lulu, and figured up what you must have spent to make copies for all of us.... whoah! Rather steep for a stack like the one you've got pictured there! But still, on a per copy basis, it's about what you'd expect to pay for a good full color art book, which is exactly what it is. You're really starting to sell me on creating actual physical artifacts from my work, and nothing could have done it as effectively as this.
Posted by: Darkstrider at December 27, 2007 4:43 AM
I too am thrilled to be a recipient of the book. There's just something so... solid!... about a physical book. This one is especially great because I was a Monster Month devotee and it's sorta like watching its birth. (and I have Zorn cousins in there, also cool!) Congrats to Sven & Gretchin for putting together such a fabulous project and a million thanks for my copy.
Now to track down Professor Ichbonnsen for an autograph...
Posted by: Alesia at December 27, 2007 9:35 AM
Congratulations, Sven and Gretchin! It really is a wonderfully made book. What an accomplishment to create the paintings and stories and then to publish them so beautifully. There's nothing like having and keeping an artifact of creativity such as this.
I'll treasure mine! Thank you!
Posted by: shelley noble at December 27, 2007 10:41 AM
"Now to track down Professor Ichbonnsen for an autograph..."
oh, alesia, don't give him ideas! though it would have been a good one if we could have gotten them to everyone in time. :)
sven, i'm so glad to see this. you made the impossible happen -- again! it just boggles me to think of how much work has gone into this book: september & october were about writing & illustrating the blog, a brief break in november, and then december was all about putting it into a book -- which took a hella long time even though the content had already been created! all this on top of other crazy holiday & art events.
you should be proud. it rocks! feel free to give it glowing reviews on lulu, y'all!
Posted by: gl. at December 27, 2007 12:59 PM
Wow! I slipped over to Lulu to check it out! WOW! That's amazing . . . I definitely need to check this out! and congratulations on completing The Secret Project!
Posted by: bansheegrrll at December 27, 2007 2:43 PM