Fables Covers: The Art of James Jean (New Edition) Hardcover – February 10, 2015

The media could not be loaded.  So here's the 2015 new edition of Fables Covers: The Art of James Jean that was originally published in 2008.So what's the difference?The first edition had cover art for the 75 single issues up to the point of Fables: War and Pieces which was released in 2008. In this new edition, the new cover artworks includes the The Dark Age (6 covers), Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall (1 cover), Jack of Fables (11 covers).Other than that, you also have a new cover art for the book itself which is actually two separate pieces of paintings. Bill WIllingham's interview with James Jean is still at the back, as well as the several photos of James Jean's studio. And the book's still a hardcover.In short, this new edition gives you 50 more pages of artworks. So you get 256 pages in total. Some places have the total number of pages listed wrongly.The artworks from James Jean are absolutely beautiful. There's this fine art quality from him that I really love, as compared to other comic covers that feature very stylized comic characters. Going through the covers, you'll notice that James Jean works with a variety of media to create the covers. There are the rough sketches and finalised cover art. While some have the Fables title built into the art, others are clean without the titles, barcodes or any words.Winning six consecutive Eisner Awards from 2004 to 2009 is a testimony to just how good he is.Interestingly, this book is also available in Kindle format for almost the same price.Is it worth the money to get this new edition? Well, if you don't have the earlier book then it's a must-buy. If you have the earlier book, then it feels like spending money yet again to buy the additional pages. I always have this love-hate thing with new expanded edition books.As a standalone artbook, it's highly recommended.One of 2015's best artbooks that's for sure.(See more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

Bought the book because I love the artwork and for the price, I just couldn't pass it up.What I didn't expect was for the process and insights behind themes to be included in the book. For me that was a bonus.

Remarkable book highlighting outstandingly beautiful and sometimes challenging works by the prolific and extremely talented James Jean. I neglected to follow the "Fables" series of graphic novels when originally introduced, but I found glimpses of Jeans cover work I did occasionally encounter very compelling. Jean's artistry has proven to be a perfect cover art showcase for the Fable's series. I've since caught up with the very compelling Fables series through the Deluxe Editions, but it was Jean's covers that caught my attention.This book offers a beautiful view into some Jeans' interpretative skill and does a great job of conveying the often strange yet certainly familiar mood of the Fable series. This is a large volume and the paper quality is great. The color pallets used by Jean are frankly on par with the actual paintings and sketches themselves. While I would have liked fold-outs which would have better showcased larger pieces, given the excellent work in this volume, there is no way I would detract a star for that quibble. This is a fine book and well worth adding to anyone's art book collection whether you've followed the awesome Fable's series or not.

Absolutely stunning book! James Jean is another one of my favorite artists out there, and I especially love the work he produced for the Fables series. This book truly delivers, and I love the organization of it. The new edition is beautiful as well, but my biggest concern is with the manufacturing of the spine for this book. The pages of the first book I received, upon opening it, wrinkled up into this wavy pattern within minutes. I exchanged the book for another only to have the same thing happen yet again (not nearly as bad, but it's still there). I gave up because I didn't want to chance the third book having the same problem. I don't know if anyone else has had this issue, or if it was addressed, but the book is definitely worth the buy if you're in need of some inspiration (or just want to stare at pretty pictures ;) ).

amazing!

ever since i discovered james jean by chance on instagram, i've been hooked. i'm incrediblt inspired by his art and work ethic as well as his journey! the book, although used with a dent here and there, is in amazing condition. the sleeve hardly has any scuffs nor scratches. love love love

Excellent, excellent book! And very big! Bigger than expected. It's about the same size as Rebus. The cover is wonderful and it mystifies me every time I look at it! Plus under the paper cover is a very cool handbook cover. Overall I just love it! Especially since the sketches and process of the covers are shown. Beautiful artwork.

Great book! Nicer than the first edition, I think. The new covers are really beautiful, and the back section contains some covers and process shots which weren't featured previously. Super worth it, a great reference to have for any illustrator or fan of James Jean's work.

This is an excellent volume that will be of interest to anyone who appreciates good graphic/illustration work.Jean is a hugely talented and versatile artist, very well-known for his illustrations and fine-art paintings; this book contains the complete covers for the graphic novel series “Fables” all 91 covers and 11 wraparounds. There is little in the way of text, as the layout and art work pretty much speaks for itself – preparatory drawings, compositional sketches and the finished cover reproduced in full colour.The book is a delight to leaf through and study – do use the “Look inside” option for a taster of the contents.A beautiful volume of work, thoroughly recommendable.

Frankly this book is one of the best things I've ever bought. I found James Jean and Fables separately at first but he obviously did some amazing work on this series and having large, high quality prints of them all as well as extra information about the pieces is fantastic.As well as the pieces themselves there are various extras like information on what the paintings were made on/with, how he made them, what inspired him and sometimes things like early drafts or stages of production.

Gorgeous cover artwork by James Jean and includes all the covers of Fables (Vertigo) with the cover bare of banners etc as well as a lot of early sketches etc - a brilliant book and one for any art book shelf.

Love it.

Brilliant book, amazing quality & pictures!