Books You Can’t Have Yet
Here’s three books that I’ll definitely be buying (or perhaps stealing) when they’re released later this year.
ANIMATION NOW!: A visual survey of contemporary world animation
by Julius Wiedemann
Taschen, 576 pages, paperback, $40
June 2004
THE ART OF THE INCREDIBLES: The ‘art of’ book for the animated film I’m most looking forward to this year
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Chronicle Books, 160 pages, hardcover $40
August 2004
THE MISCHIEVOUS ART OF JIM FLORA: The first book devoted to the art of the influential Fifties record cover designer
by Irwin Chusid
Fantagraphics, 150 pages, paperback, $25
September 2004
(Thanks to Thorsten Hasenkamm, who keeps very good tabs on upcoming animation art books. Check out his fine website HERE.)