Book Review: Fables Covers: The Art of James Jean Vol. 1

Submitted by  Teoh Yi Chie on  December 3, 2008 - 3:00 pm

Covers by James Jean

This book contains the covers drawn by James Jean for Fables.

Each cover is printed, in high resolution, on semi-gloss high quality paper. The book itself if hardcover with a dust jacket. The art on the hard cover is slightly embossed with a sticker pasted at the centre.

There are 75 single issues and 11 wraparounds, a wonderful look at his creative style over the years.

Also included are the sketches James Jean did for his covers. The covers are sometimes accompanied by his thoughts or some quote from the comic.

At the end of the book is an interview conducted by Bill Willingham with James Jean. On the last two pages are photos of his work area. One of them shows the Eisner Awards he has put neatly on his shelves. Strangely, the interview and photos are printed on non glossy paper, which I think will turn yellow in the future.

This book has two publishers, Vertigo and Titan. Depending on where you're buying from, one edition might be cheaper. Not sure on the construction quality though.

This is a highly recommended book for fans of James Jean or Fables.

Fables Covers by James Jean is available at Amazon (US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP | CN)

Fables Covers: The Art of James Jean Vol. 1 - 01

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Comments

Arbel M. Cohen (not verified) Sun, 07 Dec 2008 - 12:40

my copy is suppose to arrive on monday CANT WAIT ! especially now that i saw it on this blog !

dawnfarie (not verified) Sat, 10 Jan 2009 - 12:40

Thanks for sharing the pics. I came upon your blog via the Amazon link.

Wanted to get a copy of it the last time at Kinokuniya but hesitated because I wasn't sure of what I was getting. (As of now, I have Vol 1-11 of Fables and they all contained the various cover graphics). But after seeing ya review, I really regretted not getting the book earlier.

Thanks again! I hope to get my hands on it the next time I am at Kino :D

Teoh Yi Chie Thu, 06 Aug 2009 - 08:58

Update - This book seems to be out of stock and in limited availability. Bookshops should still have some stocks. If you see it, grab it because most online stores are selling it at sky-high prices.

Hellboy (not verified) Thu, 07 Oct 2010 - 00:11

Hi parka, it's great to see this review again but be careful, the new edition is slightly different, I think there are vellum sleeve inserts inside and some other details.

Jenn (not verified) Tue, 19 Oct 2010 - 05:02

Does anyone care to comment on what is different between the two printings?
I'm guessing there must be since the 2nd printing is 10 bucks more.

Bebe (not verified) Wed, 03 Nov 2010 - 06:07

Hi Parka! Is this book version first printing and by Titan or Vertigo publishing? Thanks.

Bebe (not verified) Wed, 03 Nov 2010 - 11:38

I received my book today from Amazon.ca and it's the second printing from Veritgo. I was looking forward to getting it as it has high reviews. It was shrinkwrapped which I liked because it will reduce the scratch marks on the cover. Upon opening it I was very disappointed. The production value of this version is horrible; at the spine you can see the pages are loose and the spine ribbon is missing. Upon closer examination I can see and feel a big bulge in the inside front cover; apparently the ribbon (possibly) got glued in the wrong place. The pages are also warped. I'm returning it. It was $40. The Titan version is $50 so I wonder if it has a higher production value.

Jeremt (not verified) Sun, 02 Jan 2011 - 06:03

Love this review (and the one on the Amazon website). I have just one stupid question; what is a vellum sleeve insert?

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