A
wise man once said, “Looking through an artist’s sketchbook
is like seeing that artist naked.”With this brand-new series of hardcover books, Nerdcore
is proud to undress some of pop art’s most daring and original
creators, beginning with Joe
Ledbetter’s
Sketchbook. Like
never before, fans will be welcomed into the creative process,
warts and all. Each of the 184 pages in this volume was
hand-selected by Mr. Ledbetter from various personal
sketchbooks, dating back to 2003 when his now-iconic characters
like Mr. Bunny were barely-recognizable scribbles. You’ll be
treated to character design experiments for creatures that never
were, doodles for vinyl toys that still aren’t, concepts for
paintings that already are, and plenty of surprise smudges just
because we can. It’s a new kind of artistic intimacy.
184
Pages of Lots of Stuff.
Joe
Ledbetter’s
Sketchbook
is anything but polished, featuring raw and unfiltered images
from the last six years of the artist’s career, including:
·Rough
compositions for famous paintings·Mockups
for collectible vinyl toys·Illustration
concepts·Logo
trials·Weird
ideas·To-do
lists·Random
phone numbers·Smudges,
fingerprints, moisture rings, ink splatter, and lots of other
detritus of creativity
About
Joe Ledbetter
.
Influenced
by classic animation,
graphic design, and daily life, Joe Ledbetter's art is... well... a lot of
things. Light-hearted in its approach, he often combines cute
and cuddly creatures with unfortunate — albeit humorous —
situations. With a lean on the subversive and absurd, these
scenarios are all too familiar, questioning our tendency of
taking life (and ourselves) too seriously.
While
working as a graphic apparel artist for three years, Ledbetter
got involved in the LA underground art scene, beginning with
group shows like Cannibal Flower. By the summer of 2004, he had
honed his trademark visual style of emblematic line-work,
vibrant colors, and endearing characters to the point of
quitting his day job. His incredible cast of creatures have
since been emblazoned on over 100 designer vinyl toys, as well
as apparel and lifestyle brands, the world over.
About
Nerdcore’s Sketchbook Series.
Partnering
with some of today’s most
esteemed pop artists, Nerdcore’s
sketchbookseries
aims to dismantle the perceived notion that art is always
pristine, because it’s imperfections that are the very
soul of the piece. Often times, telephone doodles or receipt
scribbles are much more telling than a finished painting, which
is exactly why every fingerprint, tear, smudge, and stain is
left intact in each book.
Each
edition is hardcover bound and ecologically friendly, printed on
premium 100% recycled paper.
184
pages; HARDCOVER; 7.25
x 10 inches
Hundreds
of sketches
PRE-ORDER
IT NOW! (Ships October
'08)
100
hand silk-screened, signed and numbered 6x8 inch prints will be
randomly inserted into pre-orders. These prints are an online
exclusive and only available for customers who pre-order before
September 1, 2008. Not to be missed!
From the secret
laboratory of renowned videogame developer Double Fine
Productions comes this incredible collection of funnies created
by the one and only Scott C,
art director of Psychonauts
and Brütal
Legend. Chock full of 300 strips, as well as the coolest
"behind-the-scenes" pages you'll ever find in a book, Double
Fine Action Comics by Scott C is an absolute for anyone
who enjoys frequent amusement and side effects like laughter.
Exciting
Book Extras,
Bullet-pointed for Convenience...
Occasional
color (as if gray-scale wasn't exciting enough)!
Knight Guy
board game (pieces not included)!
Sketches and
in-progress work (only half-done on purpose)!
Special
commentary section (where Scott
C writes what he's thinking)!
Secrets of
"How to Draw!" (Warning: Not a state-certified
class)!
Sexy Knight
Guy pin-up (aww, yeah!)
About
the Author...
Scott
C is Scott
Campbell, art director for Psychonauts
and Brütal
Legend at Double Fine Productions. Scott has done
numerous comics that have appeared in such anthologies as
Hickee, Flight, Beasts!, and Project: Superior. His story,
Igloo Head and Tree Head, was awarded the silver medal
from the Society of Illustrators. He has also painted many
clever little paintings that have shown in such places as
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, Montreal, and Japan.
Meathauscertainly
didn’t invent the whole idea of a comicsanthology,
but it’s the kind of book that’ll make you think otherwise.
An über-team of creators gives it their all inS.O.S.,
spilling passion/sentiment/cool/rage onto the page. They’re
stories are beautiful and brutal, bizarre and brazen, all told
by guys likeJames
Jean,Farel
Dalrymple,Brandon
Graham,Tomer
and Asaf Hanuka,Thomas
Herpich,Jim
Rugg,Corey
Lewis,Matt
Furie,D-pi,Ross
Campbell,Sheldon
Vella, andDave
Kiersh. Editors Brandon Graham, ChrisMcD
and Matt Gagnon consulted
their "favorites" list and brought in a whole new
cross-section of the comics scene. The resulting mash-up of
artists, action, styles and energy makesMeathaus
S.O.S.an
essential read for indie comics lovers and beyond.
272
pages;6.5"
x 10.25”
includes
postcard set; plus
shipping)
Regularly
$30.00 retail.
.
+ HISTORY
OF MEATHAUS —Meathaus has
been a comics anthology since the year 2000, a website, some art shows,
and a plate of novelty shaped cookies. Since its founding days its pages
have been filled with comics sensations such as Farel
Dalrymple (Pop Gun War, Omega
the Unknown), James Jean (Process: Recess,
Fables), Tomer Hanuka (Bipolar), Thomas
Herpich (Cusp, Gongwanadon), Brandon
Graham (Escalator, King City) and Dash
Shaw (The Bottomless Belly
Button). Now a new gang of young creators have joined the Meathaus
to form the largest group of awesome dudes who like to rock yet.
.
+ CONTRIBUTING
ARTISTS —James Jean, Brandon Graham, Shaun Kessler, Farel Dalrymple, Ross Campbell, Corey Lewis,
Jared Purrington, Tomer & Asaf
Hanuka, Marian Churchland, Matt Furie, Jeff Kilpatrick, Edie Fake, Andy Ristaino, Stefan Gruber, Chris McDonnell, Arik Roper, Christoph
Mueller, Rebecca Dart,
Ronald Wimberly, Peter Herpich, Sheldon Vella, Jason Sacher, Jesse Moynihan, Jim Campbell, Cameron Michel, Mu Pan, Thomas Herpich, Jim Rugg & Brian Maruca, Jonny B, Dave Kiersh, Dash Shaw, Celia Bullwinkel, Jeremyville, Zohar Lazar, Zachary Baldus, Ralph Bakshi, and Black Dice.
Edited
by Brandon Graham, ChrisMcD
and Matt Gagnon.
In
the great lineage of comic books, no one has explored heroes and
villains quite like Nerdcore™. In this 12-month, 2008
calendar, heroines and their evil counterparts square off in
quite revealing ways — a fully nude firestarter igniting her
surroundings,
a “super” lass undresses after a hard day’s night of
battling bad guys, and a katana-wielding vixen, wearing a
headband and not much else, shows a few ninjas who’s the real
boss is. These are the powered-up ladies that watch over
downtown
Los Angeles
from rooftops and can turn invisible with the snap of a finger.
They are the heroes and villains of the 2008 Nerdcore™
calendar.
.
GIFT
PACK - 5
calendars for the price of 4
(It's
the perfect holiday present for all your friends)
$100.00
(plus shipping)
.
+ In
the tradition of the best-selling 2007 Nerdcore™ calendar, this 2008
edition reunites famed photographer Cherie
Roberts and designer/artist Jason Adam, and features tasteful, giant
photography of nude girls in heroic and villainous settings. Featuring geek goddess Justine
Joli, former Playboy "Cyber Playmate" Jessica
Kramer, and 2007 Nerdcore™ cover girl Karlie
Montana, and many other beauties.
.
+ NERD
DATES —
Regular and nerdy holidays, including over one hundred important holy
days for geeks, including:
Major movie
releases like Iron Man, Speed Racer, The Dark
Knight,
Indiana Jones 4, Harold and
Kumar 2, and The Incredible
Hulk;conventions
like San Diego Comic-Con, Alternative Press Expo, etc.; anniversaries
for Night of the Living Dead
and more cult classics; birthdays for Stan Lee, Quentin Tarantino, Jean
Luc Picard and others; even
Sarah Connor’s assassination, the morning Oceanic Airlines Flight 815
departed, and the day Marty was sent back to the future.
.
+ OVERSIZED
DIMENSIONS—
12 inches wide x 18 inches tall (much larger than standard calendars),
with a spiral binding for easy flipping and hanging.
.
+ QUALITY
— Printed on
heavy, archival-style paper stock, as well as a glossy, UV coating,
giving the calendar an extended lifespan long beyond 2008.
You can't
wear glasses all the time, and pocket-protectors are such a cliché
storage device. So slip on this "Nerd Casual" design to
perfectly position you as an uber-geek that understands the true use of
a collar (and not just to accentuate your slim neckline).
.
+ TAGLESS
— No itchy
tags here!
.
+ SWEAT-SHOP
FREE — Made
in the USA, baby!
.
+ QUALITY
— Only the
best American Apparel has to offer!
