I'll be gone for three weeks. That means there won't be any art book reviews for the next few weeks. Gasp!

Meanwhile, you can check out the older titles I've reviewed from the list of art books reviewed. If you have noticed, I've also created a list few weeks ago specially for art books from Asian artists. It's a pretty short list at the moment but I hope to get more Japanese art books in the future.

Anyway, here are some books and animation to look forward to in mid-June when I'm back:

IDW: The First 10 Years (amazon.com) is coming out on 29 May 2009.

Celebarating IDW’s first 10 years, this comprehensive look at IDW is presented as a two-volume hardcover set with slipcase.

Volume One includes an oral history of the company written by co-founders Ted Adams and Kris Oprisko and IDW’s Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Chris Ryall that includes interviews with many major creators who have worked at IDW, including: Marc Andreyko, John Byrne, Scott Ciencen, Max Allan Collins, Simon Furman, Alex Garner, Mike Gold, Joe Hill, Brian Lynch, Jeff Mariotte, Dean Mullaney, Steve Niles, Gabriel Rodriguez, Ben Templesmith, Ashley Wood, and more, and will include a tip-in plate signed by IDW’s founders, Ryall, Hill, Niles, Templesmith, Wood, and Woodward.

Volume Two features every single cover published by IDW through December 2008. Over 2000 covers by some of the biggest names in comics including Clive Barker, Tim Bradstreet, John Byrne, J. Scott Campbell, John Cassaday, Richard Corben, Kieron Dwyer, Tommy Lee Edwards, Don Figueroa, Alex Garner, Mike Grell, Tony Harris, Dave Johnson, Sam Kieth, Igor Kordey, Ted McKeever, David Messina, Alex Milne, Scott Morse, Paul Pope, Gabriel Rodriguez, Richard Sala, Eric Shanower, Bill Sienkiewicz, Ken Steacy, Ben Templesmith, Billy Tucci, Ashley Wood, JK Woodward, Bernie Wrightson, and many more.

Dawn: The Worlds of Final Fantasy (amazon.com). I'm a big fan of Final Fantasy so naturally I'm getting this book. Alright, maybe not that a big fan since I didn't play X, XI and XII.

Flinch (amazon.com). Because the cover looks interesting? I hope I don't regret.

Darkstalkers Graphic File (amazon.com) has been on my shopping list for the longest time.

Okami Official Complete Works (amazon.com) has also been on my shopping list for the longest time.

The Blu-ray version of A Bug's Life (amazon.com) will be re-released on 19 May 2009. It's the first of the older Pixar movies to make it to Blu-ray. The rest will be also converted in the future. I'll be doing a review on it, comparing it with the old DVD version, so see if it's actually worth the money.

I can't wait to see Tifa's fight scene again, this time in HD on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children [Blu-ray] (amazon.com). It's out on 2 June 2009.

The third movie I'm getting is The Sky Crawlers (amazon.com).

That's all! I'll be back!