SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART HC #3

(CA) Frank Frazetta

Special Price. Published at $35.00. A Frank Frazetta cover leads off another fine early volume.  Don Ivan Punchatz is the Grand Master. Contributors include hundreds of top names, including Mark Schultz, Brian Froud, James Gurney, Luis Royo, Gregory Manchess, Brom, Donato Giancola, Kinuko Craft, Jim Burns, Robert Powers, Joe DiVito, Joe Chiodo et al. Wonderfully evocative alienscapes, gods, monsters, beautiful women, and handsome heroes from the fertile imaginations of artists worldwide working in every major medium.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART HC #11

Special Price. SC Published at $29.00; HC Published at $39.00. Each eagerly anticipated volume in the art and art-buying world represents the who's who in fantasy today.  Spectrum was the first and only illustration annual to focus solely on fantastic art. Over 300 artists: John Howe, fantasy illustrator and designer for Lord of the Rings; Peter de Seve, conceptual artist on Finding Nemo; the exquisite acrylics of Michael Whelan; the poignant work of John Jude Palancar; Doug Chiang, design director for Star Wars and creator of Robota; and Jon Foster, also of Star Wars fame. Lively, idiosyncratic, and sometimes shocking, this work continues exploring new realms of inventiveness and creativity. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics and graphic novels. 2004.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART HC #19

(CA) Brom

Special Price. Published at $45.00. This elegant full-color collection showcases an international cadre of creators working in every style and medium, both traditional and digital. The only annual devoted exclusively to works of fantasy, horror, science fiction, and the surreal, Spectrum is one of the year's highly most anticipated books. 300 diverse visionaries: Michael Whelan, Donato Giancola, Leo & Diane Dillon, Kinuko Craft, James Gurney, Peter de Seve et al. Art from books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising, The entire field is discussed in an invaluable, found-nowhere-else Year In Review.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART HC #20

Special Price. Published at $45.00. 300 visionaries, many of them world-renowned, including Michael Whelan, Donato Giancola, Kinuko Craft, James Gurney, Sam Weber, Peter de Seve et al. With art from books, graphic novels, video games, films, galleries, and advertising. The entire field is discussed in an invaluable, found-nowhere-else Year In Review by editor Arnie Fenner. Contact information and website addresses for each artist are included. Grand Master section on artist Brom, a farewell message from the editors as Spectrum moves to Flesk Publishing in 2014. And a look at the Spectrum Live! show.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART SC #5

Special Price. Published at $27.00. Spectrum 5 celebrates world-class fantasy art in a variety of media. Each work was selected by an award-winning jury of artists, designers, and art directors, and each image includes the size, title, and medium employed. Artists include Don Maitz, Jeffrey Jones, Alex Ross, Barry Windsor-Smith, David Bowers, Greg Spalenka, Kent Williams, Rick Berry, John Jude Palencar, James Gurney, et al. Also includes the recipients of the yearly Chesley Awards.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART SC #9

Special Price. Published at $27.00. Drawn from work created for books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements and the portfolios of some of the finest contemporary artists in the field, Spectrum 9 has a wider reach than any previous volume, with work from the U.S., Germany, England, the Netherlands, Spain, Japan, Canada, and France. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics. Lengthy illustrated "Year in Review" preface puts the entire field in focus. Artists include Brom, Dave McKean, Michael Whelan, Peter de Seve, James Gurney and over 200 more.

SPECTRUM BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART SC #11

Special Price. Softcover published at $27.00, hardcover published at $39.00. Each eagerly anticipated volume in the art and art-buying world represents the who's who in fantasy today.  Spectrum was the first and only illustration annual to focus solely on fantastic art. Over 300 artists: John Howe, fantasy illustrator and designer for Lord of the Rings; Peter de Seve, conceptual artist on Finding Nemo; the exquisite acrylics of Michael Whelan; the poignant work of John Jude Palancar; Doug Chiang, design director for Star Wars and creator of Robota; and Jon Foster, also of Star Wars fame. Lively, idiosyncratic, and sometimes shocking, this work continues exploring new realms of inventiveness and creativity. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics and graphic novels.