Posts tagged with "amano"
Manga Monday: Out This Week—The Sky: The Art Of Final Fantasy Book Three!
Nov. 17, 2014
Dark Horse’s release of the individual artbooks from Yoshitaka Amano’s The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy continues this week with the third and final book in the set: The Sky: Book Three! It is only $24.99, yet it’s 156 pages of illustrations on heavy, high-quality paper, 10 5/8" x 11 5/8" (27 x 29.5 cm) in size and bound in hardcover with an elegant metallic ink overprint. Read More...
Manga Monday: Trigun Maximum Omnibus Book Five & The Sky: The Art Of Final Fantasy Book Two!
Nov. 3, 2014
In addition to 530 pages of manga story, Trigun Maximum Omnibus Book Five contains over 60 bonus pieces of Trigun promo art and illustrations, many in full color! Dark Horse’s release of the individual artbooks from Yoshitaka Amano’s The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy continues this week with The Sky: Book Two! Read More...
Manga Monday: The Sky: The Art Of Final Fantasy Book One Out This Week!
Oct. 20, 2014
One of Dark Horse’s most popular releases in recent years has been Yoshitaka Amano’s The Sky: The Art of Final Fantasy. The Sky: Book One covers not only Final Fantasy I, but II and III as well, by which time the franchise had truly established its style and reputation. Read More...
Manga Mondays: Vampire Hunter D
Dec. 9, 2013
So who is this vampire hunter known only by a single initial, and how in the world are there twenty volumes (and yet more to come) detailing his exploits? Read More...
No Ordinary Amano
Jan. 22, 2013
Deva Zan was no ordinary project for me as an editor. If I were to start from a personal level, I’m of the generation whose first exposure to Japanese pop culture was the anime Speed Racer. You might not associate Yoshitaka Amano’s ethereal style as an illustrator with the manic demon on wheels, but at age fifteen Amano was already working at Tatsunoko, Speed Racer’s studio, during the production of the show. Read More...
The Sky by Yoshitaka Amano is Heavy
Oct. 8, 2012
It was a little funny, because otherwise my DH panel presentation was all done with images projected from a laptop—but when it comes to The Sky, nothing beats seeing it in three dimensions just to understand how impressive a package it is. First of all, the box The Sky comes in, with its satin-textured finish, hinged lid, and wraparound illustrations (inside and out) measures 594 cubic inches—it’s the muscle car of DH art book projects! Read More...
Comic Con After Action Report: Day Four--More like "Fan Diego", amiright?
July 25, 2010
Day Four of Comic Con 2010 was probably the biggest fan turnout I've ever seen at our booth. Seriously. Read More...