IDW Limited announced plans for interstellar domination
today, beginning with the Mars Attacks: Attack from Space Limited-Edition
Hardcover (http://idwlimited.com/series/mars-attacks.html). The book collects
the first five issues of the popular IDW comic series. Drawing on the rich
card-based history by Topps, each of these highly collectible and rare books
will be paired with hand-drawn sketch cards from a wide variety of artists,
ranging from fine-art gallery painters to comic-book and trading-card artists.
All of the sketch cards are official Mars Attacks sketch cards provided by
Topps, and foil stamped exclusively for this limited-edition release.
“The new Mars Attacks comic has been an absolute blast!”
says IDW Limited director Jerry Bennington. “And when we started designs for
the limited edition, we wanted to make sure we celebrated not just the IDW
comic, but the roots of the series as well. To us, that meant we had to do
sketch cards, and we had to do them right.”
Working closely with Topps, IDW Limited has selected a
wide variety of top creative talent to provide original, hand-illustrated as
well as hand-painted sketch-card art for this special edition. Ranging in
diverse style and background, the group assembled for this book is unrivaled in
experience and talent. From series artist John McCrea to alternative gallery
painter Apricot Mantle to popular trading-card artist Nar!, each participant
brings a unique view and twist to the Mars Attacks universe.
“I grew up drawing 'Mars Attacks my school' on the back
of my bio homework ,” says gallery artist Apricot Mantle. “To have the chance
to be a part of this book, it’s almost unbelievable. I can’t wait for people to
see what I have planned.”
The roster of artists selected for the first volume
includes:
Jason Adams
Ted Dastick
Alex Deligiannis
Charles Hall
Dan Duncan
Dan Harding
Gary Kezele
Miran Kim
Apricot Mantle
Chris Mason
John McCrea
Nar!
Sean Pence
Tim Proctor
Eric Talbot
Chris Uminga
George Webber
Jeff Zapata
The book will be released in both Red and Blue Label
offerings, with each edition being signed by the creative team of John Layman
and John McCrea, housed in a custom-built tray case and paired with hand-drawn
cards. Red Label books (250 total) will include one sketch card, while each
Blue Label edition (50 total) will be packaged with a four-card puzzle-set.
Available for pre-order now, get your copy immediately
earthlings! http://idwlimited.com/series/mars-attacks.html
MARS ATTACKS: ATTACK FROM SPACE DELUXE LIMITED EDITION
(RED-$125.00; BLUE-$400; 124 pages; 11” x 7.3”; hardcover)