Pictures That Tick Vol 1 by Dave McKean, printed by Allen Spiegel Fine Arts (2001).
Highly collectible, limited edition, first printing, large hardcover from private collection.
Shows some minor shelf wear, very light foxing, few small spots on inside covers.
Undamaged clean bright pages throughout, strong binding, “Very Good” condition.
Book is in excellent overall condition, please see close-up photos of actual item.
Pictures That Tick is a collection of McKean's groundbreaking short comics stories from the 1990s and early 2000s. A true iconoclast, McKean mixes illustration, painting, photography, sculpture, and digital art for a comics experience unlike any other. Some pieces are poignant, some are silly, but all are beautiful and thought provoking. Each is completely unique, and gathered together they represent a tour-de-force achievement. A perfect companion to McKean's Cages, Pictures That Tick stretches the boundaries of comics art, and the short-story format in some ways allows him to create an even broader artistic vision.
Dave McKean has illustrated several award-winning comics, including the best-selling Batman Arkham Asylum (written by Grant Morrison), Mr. Punch, Signal to Noise and Violent Cases (all written by Neil Gaiman), Slow Chocolate Autopsy (written by Iain Sinclair) and his own Cages. His collected short stories Pictures That Tick won the Victoria & Albert Museum Book of the Year Award, and his short film N eon won overall first prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. McKean has illustrated, photographed and designed over 150 CD covers and hundreds of comic and book covers, including the entire Sandman series. He has worked on print and film projects with John Cale, Stephen King, the Rolling Stones, Lars Von Trier and SF Said, and created ad campaigns for Kodak, Nike, BMW Mini and Smirnoff, among others. McKean has also contributed production designs to the second and third Harry Potter films. Most recently, he directed the Jim Henson Productions film MirrorMask, which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hourglass, Allen Spiegel Fine Arts (2001)
Edition: First Edition, limited to 4,000 copies
Language: English
Dimensions = 32 cm / 12.5 inches long x 24 cm / 9.5 inches wide