THIS WEEK'S NEWS OCTOBER 16

Hello readers and welcome to our run down - though generally we try to stay up beat and positive - of new titles in the store this week.

What's that above, why it's

SKY THE FINAL FANTASY ART OF YOSHITAKO AMANO 

Box of 4 Books, 3 x HC, total 260pp Color, Black + White

Dark Horse

Every bit of design work under taken by master draftsman Yoshitako Amano for thumpingly popular video game Final Fantasy and a bit more is contained in this box, both gorgeous and sturdy.

So what's the deal, well Pandora you get 3 hard cover books of mesmerising artwork, a flip book, three prints and a book all about the artist.

It's a big package and this is reflected in the price but when one considers its quality and quantity of material it still makes this item a bargain.

We stick with games as if we couldn't get past the next level, duh,

MARVEL VS CAPCOM OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS

SC 192pp Color Black + White

Udon Entertainment

Arguably the greatest characters from the mediums of gaming and super hero comics took each other on in the hit series which wowed fans of fight games. Now image fans can drool all over the fabulous artwork produced to bring the project to fruition and to celebrate its existence.

(I bet some of you wish Marvel's Crossovers were games you could control, personally while I'm glad the most resent delivered us from the pomposity of Charlie X, it left the achingly annoying Logan living and may have done lasting damage to the other X-Men, those who don't feature in 15 books each month.

Maybe it should have concluded with the line, " no more crossovers", I'd drink to that bub, schnikt splosh!)

At the risk of making the kids queasy we return to an age before video games and ..

CREATIVE ILLSUTRATION BY ANDREW LOOMIS

HC 300pp Color Black + White

Titan Books

Another mastercalss from the maestro, this time taking in specific aspects of design and coloring images.

Mister Loomis let's us in on his approach to solving design problems, use of models, color and all sorts of sound sensible advise for the enthusiastic amateur and the seasoned pro alike.

Again this is a reprint of a long out of print classic, highly sort after by the cognisntie and commanding handsome prices in the rare book trade.

Back to the now and art instruction for the computer age, as I press a few buttons and hey presto it's ..

DIGITAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES # 4

SC 288pp Color Balck + White

Total 3D Publishing

So regulars know that Total 3D publish great books about making art via your computer which involve pros explaining the procedure and a portfolio of stunning images by the same pros, easy as that!

No need for pudding tonight as we serve up two generous helpings of Americana now,

TOTALLY MAD

HC 256pp Color Black + White

Time Home Entertainment

A well deserved bow for Mad magazine on its 60th birthday, in this collection of LOL features, covers and stupid satirical stuff the usual gang of idiots served up in their 6 decades of taking the michael out of the great, good and down right awful.

The thing with Mad - as this book makes clear - is that when they got the gag right, they did it perfectly,  an ever changing rosta of talented artists and writers served up to the pretencious, ghastly and pretty much everybody just what they were asking for.

Gentler humor now,

THE ART OF BETTY & VERONICA

HC 160pp Color Black + White

Archie Comics

They wouldn't want me telling you this but the girls are 70 years old and counting, still to restore my gallantry let me tell you they look smashing for it.

Comic archaeologist Craig Yoe has gone digging and sifting through the layers of time to serve up these rare treats featuring these bonafide American Sweethearts in images from artists such as Don DeCarlo, Bob Montana, Harry Lucey and others.

OK humor of a far more pungent sort as we celebrate a unique French talent and the return of his highly original creation.

Jérome Moucherot is an insurance salesman, married with 3 children, not much fun or uniqueness here you might think but given Jérome's fate is governed by his creator François Boucq and that Jérome inhabits the Urban Jungle and we're not discussing Metaphor here, you will want to reconsider any preconceptions you might be harbouring.

Jérome's misadventures are achingly funny and archly surreal. 

The tone was set in the very first volume, The Teeth of the Shark, which remains a tour de force of imagination and humor, brilliantly executed, in which J's youngest is snatched from the dinner table by a shark, forcing J to submit to the inspired calculations and machines of his genius upstairs neighbor, Leonardo, to propel him into the aquatic dimension from whence came the shark, guided by an ill tempered and foulmouthed pilot fish.

Francois has just completed the fifth volume in J's madcap escapades for their new editor Lombard, each of the five books is in full color and runs to approximately 80 printed pages.

Viewing, reading, absorbing is almost believing, call in and drop out so to speak, with these unforgettable feats of imagination!

OK to the long awaited sequel of,

SONGES # 2 CELIA

HC 48pp Color

Humanoides

Denis-Pierre Filippi's plot is more than just an exercise in allowing American good girl artist Terry Dodoson to indulge his passion but happily the story does place our heroine and her sister in exciting situations which extenuate their charms!

Terry will be one of the star attractions at the Paris Comics Expo on the last weekend of this month, another will be the appearance of Britain's Simon Bisley and happily two books of Simon's amazing art are back in print.

ART OF SIMON BISLEY

HC 94pp Color

Soleil

LA BIBLE ILLUSTREE PAR SIMON BISLEY

HC 150pp Black + White

Soleil

Check out the site at www.pariscomicsexpo.fr for all the news and info about this exciting event, which will also feature these amazing artists Viktor Kalvachev, Mike Huddelston - sunday only, Jock, Sean Murphy and Guillem March.

Bonjour chers lecteurs, voici les nouveautés de la semaine

SKY THE FINAL FANTASY ART OF YOSHITAKO AMANO 

Coffret contenant 4 livres, 3 x HC, total 260pp Couleur, Noir et Blanc

Dark Horse

A peu prés tous les travaux de recherches et designs produits par l'incroyable artiste qu'est Yoshitako Amano pour la populaire saga de jeux videos Final Fantasy sont contenus dans ce coffret magnifique.

Vous retrouverez donc dans ce coffret 3 magnifiques recueils accompagnés d'un livret, 3 lithographies et un livre sur Amano.

Le coffret est assez imposant, ce qui explique son prix, mais la qualité du produit et l'incroyable richesse des illustrations en font un achat raisonnable pour tout fan de Amano et de Final Fantasy.

MARVEL VS CAPCOM OFFICIAL COMPLETE WORKS

SC 192pp Couleur Noir et Blanc

Udon Entertainment

Les meilleurs personnages des jeux videos Capcom et des comics Marvel se font face pour le plus grand plaisir des fans des deux médiums.

Retrouvez dans ce recueil illustrations, recherches et fiches qui ont été produits depuis la création de cette saga.

CREATIVE ILLUSTRATION BY ANDREW LOOMIS

HC 300pp Couleur Noir et Blanc

Titan Books

Une nouvelle masterclass du maestro, cette fois-ci au sujet du design et de la couleur.

Mister Loomis partage avec nous sa méthode pour pouvoir créer différents designs sans jamais se répéter, utilisant des modèles, couleurs et toutes sortes de conseils parfaits aussi bien pour les amateurs que les pros.

Voici donc une réédition très attendue après de nombreuses années de rupture de stock.

DIGITAL PAINTING TECHNIQUES # 4

SC 288pp Couleur Noir et Blanc

Total 3D Publishing

Les habitués savent que les éditions Total 3D publient des ouvrages où des pros vous apprennent leur techniques étapes par étapes avec un portfolio de leurs travaux.

TOTALLY MAD

HC 256pp Couleur Noir et Blanc

Time Home Entertainment

Ce recueil publié pour les 60 ans du magasine Mad regroupe les meilleurs rubriques, couvertures et humour stupide et satirique produits depuis la création de ce magasine mythique.

Découvrez les nombreux talents artistes et auteurs qui ont nourri Mad avec les meilleurs gags durant ces 60 années.

THE ART OF BETTY & VERONICA

HC 160pp Couleur Noir et Blanc

Archie Comics

Je ne suis pas censé vous le dire mais ces deux filles sont nées il y a dejà 70 ans, mais à leur crédit elle paraissent toujours aussi jeunes et belles.

L'historien du comics Craig Yoe vous présente leur histoire depuis leur création et tous les changements qu'elles ont connues depuis.

Vous y trouverez également des dessins originaux de grands artistes comme Don DeCarlo, Bob Montana et Harry Lucey.

Voici la réédition d'un classique de la bande dessinée franco belge.

Jérôme Moucherot est un vendeur d'assurance, marié et ayant 3 enfants, Jérôme habite une jungle urbaine et grâce à son créateur Francois Boucq il vit les aventures les plus folles et surréalistes que l'on puisse imaginer.

Des le premier volume, qui est un tour de force d'imagination et d'humour, brillamment exécuté, le plus jeune des enfants de Jérôme est enlevé durant le repas par un requin, forçant Jérôme à utiliser des machines inventées par son voisin du dessous Leonardo pour poursuivre le requin à travers l’océan et tout cela guidé par un sacré poisson rouge.

François vient juste de sortir le cinquième volume des aventures de Jérôme.

SONGES # 2 CELIA

HC 48pp Couleur

Humanoides

Denis-Pierre Filippi a écrit un scénario qui permet à Terry Dodson de dessiner de magnifiques femmes tout en proposant au lecteur une incroyable histoire pleine d'aventure et de rebondissements.

D'ailleurs sachez que Terry sera l'un des artistes present à la convention Paris Comics Expo www.pariscomicsexpo.fr durant le dernier week-end d'Octobre, il sera entre autre accompagné de Viktor Kalvachev, Mike Huddelston, Jock, Sean Murphy, Guillem March et de Simon Bisley.

ART OF SIMON BISLEY

HC 94pp Couleur

Soleil

LA BIBLE ILLUSTREE PAR SIMON BISLEY

HC 150pp Noir et Blanc

Soleil autre