andrewfarago ([info]andrewfarago) wrote,
2010-09-04 23:54:00
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On with the show, this is it!

In case I haven't mentioned it recently, I've got a book coming out next month. It's my first, not counting mini-comics, comic books, magazine articles, etc., and there's something extra-exciting about having my name on the front cover of a real hardcover from a real publisher. The book is The Looney Tunes Treasury, and you can pre-order it from Amazon.com here.

And if you want to see what it looks like, I got a copy hand-delivered to me by my editor this morning:

Me reading through the book:



The front cover:



The start of my intro:



Art sample:



Title page (probably where I'll be SIGNING these. Wow!):



Here's Bugs!



Bound-in Porky Pig comic reproduction:



Bound-in folder containing replica "Rabbit Hood" script pages:



Nice double-page "What's Opera, Doc?" spread:



My editor's great, and it was really easy working with the publisher, who went along with a lot more of my suggestions than I'd have predicted as a first-time author.

Please check it out when it hits bookstores next month, and please spread the word to any friends and colleagues who enjoy Looney Tunes. This will be a great holiday gift, and the more copies you buy, the more likely I'll get to do additional projects with these guys in the future. We're already talking about a few possibilities, any one of which will be really cool.

Th-th-that's all...for now, folks!
Tags: bugs bunny, daffy duck, insight editions, looney tunes, looney tunes treasury, porky pig, running press

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Anonymous

September 5 2010, 07:26:56 UTC 1 year ago

This looks incredible!

Wow, I'm impressed! I'll definitely be snagging one of these.

[info]jeffreycwells

September 5 2010, 10:22:23 UTC 1 year ago

Woah! Very shiny!

[info]goraina

September 5 2010, 13:49:28 UTC 1 year ago

That looks GORGEOUS. I grew up reading/obsessing over books just like this one (mostly of the Disney persuasion) and I was always curious about who the authors were. NOW I KNOW. Congratulations!!

[info]johnwwells

September 6 2010, 02:20:49 UTC 1 year ago

As a kid, I subconsciously assumed that, unless it were a case where a specific creator (Gary Larson, Bill Watterson) were clearly speaking in the first person, books about creative work magically emerged from the fog of the animated world. The person on the title page was just a compiler, perhaps.

Of course, if you asked me, I'd have said, 'duh, there's an author.' But I never thought about the author.

It's strange knowing someone who makes glossy books about cartoons. It's like seeing the tooth fairy leave the room. It's certainly a new angle on things.

I'll be picking up a copy pretty soon!

[info]andrewfarago

September 7 2010, 23:57:00 UTC 1 year ago

I know what you mean. I still feel like I'm getting away with something. I get a book with my name on it, I get to write about Bugs Bunny and co., and I'm getting paid to do it? I've been cashing my checks as fast as they show up, since the whole thing seems like it's too good to be true.

[info]zia_narratora

September 5 2010, 16:40:48 UTC 1 year ago

OMG It looks awesome, Andrew! Congrats congrats!

[info]andrewfarago

September 7 2010, 23:57:14 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks!

[info]yaytime

September 5 2010, 18:13:22 UTC 1 year ago

Looks great!

[info]andrewfarago

September 7 2010, 23:58:31 UTC 1 year ago

The design team did a great job. The fact that they let me have any input at all was really nice of them, but they had it well in hand from day one.

[info]_fluffy

September 5 2010, 18:35:54 UTC 1 year ago

Hey, that's neat! Congratulations.

[info]dirktiede

September 6 2010, 02:18:42 UTC 1 year ago

That's a major accomplishment. Congratulations! It looks great!

[info]derekkirkkim

September 6 2010, 19:37:10 UTC 1 year ago

Wow, that's awesome! Congrats, dude! I especially like the inset comic.

[info]andrewfarago

September 8 2010, 00:00:10 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks! I don't know if I'll make it to LA to promote the book, but I'll let you know if anything comes together.

If the book goes over well, there may be call for more classic Looney Tunes comic book reprints. Stay tuned for that.

[info]quack_up

September 6 2010, 20:27:18 UTC 1 year ago

Looks great. I'll pick that up when it comes out if I'm able!

By the way, first post here. ;)

[info]andrewfarago

September 8 2010, 00:06:35 UTC 1 year ago

Thanks! And welcome!

[info]debbiehuey

September 9 2010, 19:59:57 UTC 1 year ago

Nice! Looks really cool! Like Raina, I used to read/look at these books cover to cover too!
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