Orson Welles
ART THE ART OF NEIL GAIMAN AND NEW CHARLES VESS’ STARDUST NEIL GAIMAN & CHARLES VESS INTRODUCTION BY NEIL GAIMAN SEPTEMBER 2021, 176PP 310mm x 228mm, HB £34.99, full colour throughout From Charles Vess’s personal archive, a breathtaking collection of his illustrations, from sketches to stunning paintings, for the acclaimed masterwork Stardust written by Neil Gaiman. This elegant and lavish book reveals the art and the story of the collaboration between Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess as they worked together to create Stardust, charting the whole process from the moment Gaiman asked Vess to join him on the project, the detail of how they worked together and featuring the layouts, concept illustrations, pen-and-ink drawings, and breathtaking final paintings. The book includes works produced by Vess for all the different editions of Stardust including the ultra-rare portfolio A Fall of Stardust with contributions from many famous cartoonists and illustrators including Mike Mignola (Hellboy), William Stout, Stan Sakai (Usagi Yojimbo), and Sergio Aragones (Mad). The Art of Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess’ Stardust contains over 140 high quality illustrations from Charles Vess’s archive, as well as samples of Neil Gaiman’s handwritten manuscript from multiple editions of the novel. Charles Vess is an multi award-winning American fantasy and comics artist who has specialized in the illustration of myths and fairy tales. • From Charles Vess’s personal archive, a breathtaking collection of his illustrations, from sketches to beautiful paintings, for the acclaimed masterwork written by Neil Gaiman. • Stardust began as a ground-breaking illustrated saga, then became an acclaimed novel, and finally an award- winning film directed by Matthew Vaughn and starring Claire Danes, Rupert Everett, Peter O’Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro.
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