Books
Books
The Art of Heikala - Works and Thoughts
Hardcover, 152 pages, measures approximately 10.6 x 9 inches.
The Art of Heikala: Works and Thoughts is artist Heikala's first published artbook. Known for their exquisitely detailed and ethereal works, Heikala has garnered a large following of admirers for obvious reasons. The Art of Heikala is a comprehensive collection of artworks, including exclusive never-before-seen art pieces and works in progress. This beautifully presented hardback book also features step-by-step tutorials on watercolor painting and product design.
Multimatter (2024) - Nikki Longfish - Sketches, Comps & Acrylic Paintings
Art book, softcover, full color. 38 pages.
Book measures 7 x 8.5 inches.
This piece is a part of the group exhibition Multimatter: Prints, Sculpture and Things at GR2 Gallery running from April 6 to April 23rd, 2024.
Prints will ship out within regular fulfillment times.
KAWS: He Eats Alone
Hardcover, measures 8.20 x 10.10 x 1.20 inches, 322 pages.
This publication documents the artist’s first exhibit in the Middle East, with more than 40 key pieces in sculpture and painting from the last two decades. The exhibit in Doha, Qatar, and its accompanying catalog also feature a number of KAWS’ commercial collaborations alongside his 5-meter-tall sculpture Companion (Passing Through) and his inflatable 40-meter-tall piece Holiday. Bound in cloth, this volume is a gorgeous collection of KAWS’ most exciting work.
Brian Donnelly (born 1974), known professionally by his graffiti tag KAWS, is the mastermind behind one of today’s most recognizable artistic brands. A graffiti artist since adolescence, Donnelly received his BFA in illustration from the School of Visual Arts in 1996. He then worked as a background artist for animated TV programs before becoming an independent designer. He has worked with artists like Kanye West and collaborated with brands such as Supreme, Nike and Comme des Garçons. He is currently represented by Skarstedt Gallery in New York.
Junji Ito - Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection
416 pages, 8.25 x 8.25 inches. Hardcover Graphic Novel Collection.
A must have for horror lovers and manga fans, this collection of 13 chilling, nightmare-inducing tales by Junji Ito will entice any reader.
Gemma Correll - I Enjoy Being A Girl (Mostly) Zine
Gemma Correll's illustrations are a delightful blend of simplicity and charm.
Her latest zine is a collection of comics about “how bloody wonderful it is to be a girl.”
Gemma explores the great questions of our modern age, including “where are the bloody bobby pins?” and delves into the dark, deep thoughts that happen during Yoga.
Printed on recycled paper in the USA.
Size: 5.5" x 8.5"
KIKANETSU: Art Collection of DaisukeRichard Daisuke Richard
Softcover, Measures 8.75 x 7.25, 160 pages.
Eternal - Ilya Kuvshinov Illustration Works
Paperback with cover sleeve, Measures approximately 9.5 tall x .75 thick x 7.5 wide inches, 224 pages.
From the artist and publisher that brought the hugely succesful Momentary, comes the second collection of illustration artwork by Ilya Kuvshinov.
This book collects over 300 new artworks including commercial works artwork produced after the release of Momentary.
You may also know Kuvshinov from the character and visual designs of the anime movie The Wonderland, directed by Keiichi Hara, Crayon Shin-chan series and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. Kuvshinov was influenced by many Japanese artists and is now established as an influencer in his own right.
Margaret Kilgallen - that's where the beauty is.
Hardbound 6.75 x 9.75 inches, 210 pages
“I like to see people’s hand in the world, anywhere in the world; it doesn’t matter to me where it is. And in my own work, I do everything by hand. I don’t project or use anything mechanical, because even though I do spend a lot of time trying to perfect my line work and my hand, my hand will always be imperfect because it’s human. And I think it’s the part that’s off that’s interesting, that even if I’m doing really big letters, and I spend a lot of time going over the line and over the line and trying to make it straight, I’ll never be able to make it straight. From a distance, it might look straight, but when you get close up, you can always see the line waver. And I think that’s where the beauty is.” — Margaret Kilgallen
This publication offers a comprehensive look at Kilgallen’s work, revisiting the ongoing legacy and idiosyncratic spirit of one of California’s most innovative artists.
American artist Margaret Kilgallen (1967–2001) is best known for her association with the Bay Area Mission School—a loosely associated group of artists from the early 1990s—and for her inclusion in the legendary exhibition Beautiful Losers: Contemporary Art and Street Culture (2004). She died at the age of 33, just as her work was gaining recognition and prominence.
Otomo Katsuhiro: Genga 20 Reprints of Classic Posters
An unbelievable collection of artworks by Otomo Katsuhiro in high-quality poster form, each poster is an amazing piece of art. All with such great variety in subject matter, color palette and style.
A beautiful collection featuring 20 designs by the infamous, award-winning movie poster illustrator Otomo Katsuhiro. Best known for his posters for Akira, this collection also contains reprints from Memories, Short Pace, A Farewell to Weapons, Domu and more. Handpicked by Otomo-Sensei himself, these posters have been difficult for fans to get hold of until now!
Momentary - by Ilya Kuvshinov
Paperback with cover sleeve, Measures approximately 7.8 x 1 x 8 inches, 192 pages.
Ilya Kuvshinov is an illustrator and comic artist from Russia, based in Japan. In this first collection of his work, readers will find full-color, perfectly rendered illustrations of adorable girls with large, manga-influenced eyes. Backdrops and environments referencing Japan are illustrated with just as much detail and love. Momentary also features sketches interspersed, showcasing his ability to capture movement with his first pen strokes. Written commentary (in both Japanese and English) from the artist himself also accompanies these beautiful full-color pages.
Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee Zine 2 + Sticker
Softcover, 24 pages, Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, full color. Includes a 2.8 x 3.7" vinyl sticker (girl with green hat)
Released along with Katsuya Terada's Dragon Girl solo art show at our Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully printed art zine.
I Love Coffee 2 includes various digital drawings by the artist expressing his love and/or neurotic addiction to the magical beverage. What caffeine junky can't relate to that joy?
No Forward for this edition is provided, however, Terada does include one page that reveals what this zine is about.
Giant Robot: The Zine Years (Issues 1 + 2)
At 5.5 x 8.5" this publication features the first two Giant Robot issues ever in the same single-fold-page size as the originals! Inside, find 162 pages of Giant Robot nostalgia and plenty of notes by Eric Nakamura, offering fascinating behind the scenes info and his thoughts looking back from the point of view of over 25 years later. The Giant Robot fan whether new or true will not want to miss this walk down memory lane.
Reprint, issued in early 2023.
If you want your copy signed by Eric Nakamura, leave a note with your order!
Real Size by Katsuya Terada Book
Book Dimensions – 7 x 12 inches and 1 inch thick - Hardcover ( codex binding ), 202 pages - Full Color, in Japanese ( book contains mostly images )
This beautiful book feels like an extra special object. “Codex Binding” allows for the book to be spread fully open to fully enjoy the spreads. 3 pages fold out to reveal stunning, larger images.
The book is wrapped in a glossy cover but take that off and discover beautifully intricate and detailed marker drawings reproduced onto the thick chip board cover.
Towards the back of the book, find a beautifully written excerpt by Terada musing over his need to draw and his frustrations with this addiction. Without spoiling too much, the translation is poetic and profound.
Katsuya Terada x Giant Robot - I Love Coffee I Love Ninja Zine + Sticker
Softcover, 24 pages, Measures 5.5 x 8.5 inches, full color. Includes 3x3" sticker.
Released along with Katsuya Terada's Rakugaking solo art show at our Giant Robot 2 gallery comes this beautifully printed art zine.
I Love Coffee I Love Ninja includes various drawings and paintings by the artist expressing his love and/or neurotic addiction to the magical beverage. What caffeine junky can't relate to that joy?
Excerpt from the forward written by Katsuya Terada:
"Mornings, I wake up.
I don't feel like working at all.
There's tons of shit that needs to be done, but I don't want to do it.
This is when I throw myself into grinding beans..."
Craft Coffee, a Manual by Jessica Easto
Hardcover, 272 pages, 6x8x1 inches
"An engaging resource that holds value for home brewers and professionals alike. This is a coffee book well worth poring over."
-Ellie Bradley, editor, Fresh Cup Magazine
Written by a coffee enthusiast for coffee enthusiasts, is a comprehensive guide to improving your brew at home. The book provides all the information readers need to discover what they like in a cup of specialty coffee—and how to replicate the perfect cup day after day. From the science of extraction and brewing techniques to choosing equipment and deciphering coffee bags, Craft Coffee focuses on the issues—cost, time, taste, and accessibility—that home coffee brewers negotiate and shows that no matter where you are in your coffee journey, you can make a great cup at home.
Takashi Murakami: The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg
This landmark publication accompanies a major retrospective exhibition of Takashi Murakami’s paintings. Although other volumes on Murakami in English address the crossover between his fine art and commercial output, this book presents the first serious consideration of his work as a painter. It provides a sustained consideration of the artist’s relationship to the tradition of Japanese painting and his facility in straddling high and low, ancient and modern, eastern and western, commercial and high art. Lavishly illustrated with large-scale images of works that span his art student days to now—many reproduced together for the first time—the book contextualizes Murakami’s output in postwar Japan with essays that situate the artist in relation to folklore, traditional Japanese painting Nihonga, the Tokyo art scene in the 1980s and 1990s, and the threat of nuclear annihilation. The volume includes essays by curator Michael Darling, Michael Dylan Foster, Chelsea Foxwell, Reuben Keehan, and Akira Mizuta Lippit, as well as a biography and exhibition history, selected bibliography, and index.
More Heroes & Heroines: Japanese Video Game + Animation Illustration
Softcover, 208 pages, measures 7.5 x 10.2 inches.
Following former best selling title; Heroes and Heroines, this title showcases the most trendy and updated illustrations by about 60 prominent character designers covering both video game and animation. Featuring a bilingual interview with Shiro Miwa, a leading comic artist who is also a character designer of 7th Dragon 2020 (cover art).
Featured animations and video games design from these titles: Girls and Panzer; Kantai Collection; Kill la Kill; Attack on Titan; METAL GEAR SOLID V; and much more.
Text in Japanese and English.
Jillian Tamaki - Boundless
Paperback, 248 pages, measures 7 x 0.9 x 8.5 inches
The cartoonist of This One Summer and SuperMutant Magic Academyexplores the virtual and IRL world of contemporary women via a lens both surreal and wry
Jenny becomes obsessed with a strange "mirror Facebook," which presents an alternate, possibly better, version of herself. Helen finds her clothes growing baggy, her shoes looser, and as she shrinks away to nothingness, the world around her recedes as well. The animals of the city briefly open their minds to us, and we see the world as they do. A mysterious music file surfaces on the internet and forms the basis of a utopian society–or is it a cult?
Boundless is at once fantastical and realist, playfully hinting at possible transcendence: from one’s culture, one’s relationship, oneself. This collection of short stories is a showcase for the masterful blend of emotion and humour of award-winning cartoonist Jillian Tamaki.
Star Wars Widevision: The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One
Hardcover, 548 pages, measures 6 x 9 inches.
Following the successful release of multi-series trading cards based on the originalStar Wars film series (1977–83), Topps released the first volume of its Widevision series in 1995. These special cards were just as tall as the standard Topps trading cards but twice as long—a format that better reflected the widescreen dimensions of the films. Now, for the first time, every card, as well as rare promotional cards and limited edition chase cards, are reprinted in one deluxe collection. This new volume includes the fronts and backs of each card, showcasing original storyboards, fun facts, filmmaker quotes, behind-the-scenes photos, and exclusive commentary by George Lucas.
Also included are four bonus cards, rare promotional images, an introduction by Gary Gerani, the original editor of the Star Wars Topps series, and an afterword by Star Wars collector Stephen J. Sansweet.