IDW Limited today announced a deluxe limited-edition
treatment of MONOCYTE from art visionary menton3 and writer/artist/entrepreneur
Kasra Ghanbari. The book is now available for pre-order on the IDW Limited
website (www.idwlimited.com). The special edition includes hand-drawn artwork
from the book’s artist and co-creator menton3, as well as several other gallery
artists, including George Pratt, Bill Sienkiewicz, and Ben Templesmith.
The MONOCYTE Deluxe Limited Edition book is being offered
in both Red Label and Black Label editions from IDW Limited, and for the first
time, Black Label buyers have the opportunity to choose which artist they’d
like to own original art from. Black Label editions are limited to 30 copies by
menton3 and 5 copies each by Pratt, Sienkiewicz, and Templesmith. All Black
Label editions will be housed in a handcrafted black cloth tray case and
include a hardcover original art portfolio.
Artwork techniques by each master range from watercolor to mixed media.
Created by menton3 and Kasra Ghanbari, drawn by menton3,
and co-written/edited by Kasra, MONOCYTE is a cerebral, frightening, and
beautiful story about old gods battling in a future wasteland. An incredible
scope of gallery artists and comic talent contributed to this series, which
include Ashley Wood, Phil Hale, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Stoupakis, Ben
Templesmith, George Pratt, Steve Niles, Barron Storey, Riley Rossmo, and
Christopher Mitten.
“MONOCYTE was such a personal book for us, and we were
thankful to be able to work with IDW on it and have them be so open-minded and
supportive of our approach and design ideas,” said menton3. “With IDW Limited,
this relationship was taken even further, and I can't wait to see this
presentation of the book.”
The Red Label edition of MONOCYTE is limited to 150
copies, each presented with a special black cloth slipcase and hand-signed by
both menton3 and Kasra. George Pratt, Ben Templesmith, and Bill Sienkiewicz
have all provided original pieces and signatures for their individual Black
Label editions, all of which are also signed by the book’s co-creators, Kasra
and menton3.
"We created MONOCYTE as a love letter to the medium
and because it was the kind of book we wanted to see on the shelves," said
Kasra. "With IDW Limited, we had access to incredible production
possibilities and direct input into every design element. What we ended up with
is a true definitive edition that fully realizes the art and reading
experience."
MONOCYTE Deluxe limited Edition is now available for
pre-order at www.idwlimited.com.
MONOCYTE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION
(RED-$125.00/BLACK-$495.00; 224 pages; 9” x 13”; hardcover) is now available
for pre-order.