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Book 472

Worlds Beyond Time: Sci-Fi Art of the 1970s

Adam Rowe

Abrams 2023

Another new book from Abrams. We’ve gotten to the point in publishing where, if you’re like me and like large-format art books, you need to get used to the idea of buying them when they are released. Fewer and fewer publishers are taking the risk of releasing art books, and they are staying in print for shorter and shorter periods of time. So, when I heard about this book, I made a point of getting myself a copy, and I’m glad I did. While my preference in vintage book cover art leans more toward the pulp era, it is the 70s covers that I find myself the most familiar and nostalgic. Featuring some all-time greats—Frazetta, Vallejo, Elson, Emshwiller, Mead, the Dillons, et al—and divided into subject categories such as spaceships, cities and landscapes, plants, animals, aliens, fantasy realms, and cryptozoology, this is a beautiful and very welcome look at an incredibly creative, experimental, and occasionally ridiculous sci-fi decade.

#bookshelf #library #personal collection #personal library #books #bibliophile #booklr #book lover #illustrated book #worlds beyond time #adam rowe #abrams books #science fiction #cover art #illustration

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Glitching in Time | Monday, 07.17.2023

Tomorrow, Abrams Books and Nickelodeon will release Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time, a graphic novel adventure based on the 2004-2007 TV series created by Butch Hartman. It will be written and illustrated by @pichikui (Gabriela Epstein).

#abrams books #action adventure #butch hartman #dan phantom #danny fenton #danny phantom #danny phantom a glitch in time #dark danny #gabriela epstein #graphic novel #july 18 #july 2023 #monday monday #new york times #nickelodeon #sam manson #the ghost zone #trending #tucker foley #upcoming #upcoming releases #vlad masters #vlad plasmius

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SEGA Dreamcast 2024 Wall Calendar

The 2024 Wall Calendar was released in North America on July 18, 2023 by Abrams Books for $15.99. It was released as merchandise for SEGA’s Dreamcast console and features artwork of popular games on the system, highlighting a new title each month.

It’s STILL thinking. This 12-month calendar features cool, original images from legendary SEGA Dreamcast video games. Party like it’s 1999 with this 12-month calendar showcasing the SEGA Dreamcast, just in time for its 25th anniversary. The revolutionary video game console is celebrated with box art, posters, sketches, and other images from the most popular Dreamcast games. Every month, boot up your console and ready your controllers for beloved classics like Sonic Adventure 2, Shenmue, Phantasy Star Online, ChuChu Rocket, and more. It’s STILL thinking.

#North America #2023 #Abrams Books #SEGA #Sonic the Hedgehog #Crazy Taxi #Jet Set Radio #Shenmue #Samba de Amigo #Skies of Arcadia #Space Channel 5 #House of the Dead #ChuChu Rocket #Phantasy Star #Virtua Fighter #General Household

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RECIPE: Creole Shrimp (from Gullah Geechee Home Cooking by Emily Meggett)

In South Louisiana, many dishes use what’s called the “holy trinity.” The holy trinity—onion, bell pepper, and celery—is a big part of Cajun cuisine and Louisiana creole cooking. My creole shrimp use this holy trinity, and like many creole dishes, the herb smell that fills the kitchen during cooking is just as wonderful as the taste of the shrimp once they reach the plate. The bacon adds a rich, crispy texture, while the tomatoes serve as the fresh base for this wonderful sauce. Shrimp cooks quickly, so be careful to sauté only until pink. Serve creole shrimp over a bed of white rice.

Serves: 4 to 6

5 slices bacon

1 large onion, finely chopped

1 bell pepper, finely chopped

1 cup (100 g) diced celery

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

10 small tomatoes (2 pounds/910 g), peeled and diced

2 teaspoons sugar

¼ cup (½ stick/55 g) unsalted butter

2 pounds (910 g) shrimp, peeled and deveined

Seasoning salt, preferably

Gold Medal, to taste

Cooked long-grain white rice, for serving

In a 10-inch (25 cm) cast-iron skillet, cook the bacon over medium-high heat until crisp. Remove from the heat and let cool. Cut the cooled bacon into small pieces. Set aside.

In the skillet, cook the onion, bell pepper, celery, garlic, tomatoes, and sugar for at least 1½ hours over low heat. This mixture needs to “cook down,” which means that the sauce needs to thicken and shrink. The consistency should be a thick sauce, similar to a spaghetti sauce.

About 5 minutes before the mixture finishes cooking, melt the butter in a small skillet. Add the shrimp and cook over medium heat until pink, 1 to 2 minutes.

Drain the shrimp. Add the shrimp and cooked bacon to the tomato mixture. Add Gold Medal seasoning salt. Taste, and add more as needed. Stir, and serve over white rice.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR

This is the first major Gullah Geechee cookbook: Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, shares the recipes and the history of an essential American community

The history of the Gullah and Geechee people stretches back centuries, when enslaved members of this community were historically isolated from the rest of the South because of their location on the Sea Islands of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. Today, this Lowcountry community represents the most direct living link to the traditional culture, language, and foodways of their West African ancestors.

Gullah Geechee Home Cooking, written by Emily Meggett, the matriarch of Edisto Island, is the preeminent Gullah cookbook. At 89 years old, and with more than 50 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Meggett is a respected elder in the Gullah community of South Carolina. She has lived on the island all her life, and even at her age, still cooks for hundreds of people out of her hallowed home kitchen. Her house is a place of pilgrimage for anyone with an interest in Gullah Geechee food. Meggett’s Gullah food is rich and flavorful, though it is also often lighter and more seasonal than other types of Southern cooking. Heirloom rice, fresh-caught seafood, local game, and vegetables are key to her recipes for regional delicacies like fried oysters, collard greens, and stone-ground grits. This cookbook includes not only delicious and accessible recipes, but also snippets of the Meggett family history on Edisto Island, which stretches back into the 19th century. Rich in both flavor and history, Meggett’s Gullah Geechee Home Cooking is a testament to the syncretism of West African and American cultures that makes her home of Edisto Island so unique.

For more information, click here.

#abramsbooks #abrams books #gullah geechee #gullah geechee home cooking #gullah geechee food #emily meggett #creole shrimp #lowcountry #south carolina #gullah geechee cookbook #gullah cookbook #recipe #free recipe

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Erica Jong - Witches - Abrams - 1981 (illustrated by Jos. A. Smith)

#witches #occult #vintage #abrams books #erica jong #jos. a. smith #joseph anthony smith #1981

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GARY GERANI / STAR WARS: RETURN OF THE JEDI THE ORIGINAL TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES, VOLUME THREE

#want #book #abrams books #the topps company #trading card #star wars

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How Will She Be Remembered? - "The Legacy of Yangchen" Book Review

Yangchen struggles to handle the day-to-day ruling of Bin-Er. She is maintaining a fragile peace with the shangs by threat of blackmail while also trying to keep the existence of super-powered Firebenders under wraps. It’s only a matter of time before the house of cards comes crashing down. And so we dive into The Legacy of Yangchen. Continue reading Untitled

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#abrams books #amulet #avatar the last airbender #book review #f.c. yee #ya books

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It's Cloud Town Tuesday The day I post an image from my graphic novel and talk about the process of making it!Months had gone by as I waited eagerly to hear about the next steps to publishing my first graphic novel. When I got an email asking if I wanted to illustrate a case and end pages for the Cloud Town hardcover there was less than a week before those illustrations needed to be in the hands of the book designer. I said yes before I knew for certain what a "case" was--Googling "case" and "book case" did not help. If you want to see a case, check last Tuesday's post, but for now all you need to know is that the case took a pretty long time for me to draw, which left me with 2 days to design 6 end-pages.  

End-pages are those pretty pages that glue a book into a hardcover case (there's a context clue for you), and for me, they had always been a thing of wonder. They are the wrapping of the book--the closest thing we have to music as we fade in and fade out of a comic. I was delighted to have the chance to design my own, but the time crunch was startling. But as they say, necessity is the mother of invention. This is what I came up with, and I'll tell you more about it next week!

Can't wait? Join my email list to get next month's commentary all at once:danielmccloskey.com/jointheclub Or join the Patreon and get time-lapse videos with audio creator commentary:patreon.com/freemoney

#cloudtowntuesday #cloudtownbook #kidlitillustration #middle grade #graphic novels for teens #comics for kids #kiju #kiju art #digital art #procreate #abrams books #graphic novels #coverdesign #cover art #book design #process art

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IN THE WORDS OF FIRST WAVE BLACK METAL -- "DON'T BURN THE WITCH..."

NOTE: The resolution for both of these is so massive, I didn't know which one to post first, so here's both -- not to mention one being lighter in color than the other.

PIC INFO: Mega spotlight on a painting titled "The Witch and the Devil," depicting a blasphemous sexual union with the most wicked evil, artwork by Joseph A. Smith, from "Witches" (1981), written/ compiled by Erica Jong. Published by Harry N. Abrams.

Resolution at 2590x3543 & 1472x2272.

Sources: https://svapicsandmags.com/2014/10/10/they-dressed-me-up-like-this & Arthive.

#Witches 1981 #The Witch and the Devil #Joseph A. Smith Art #Witches #Dark Art #Satanic Witchcraft #Dark Witchcraft #Dark Witch #Satanic #Satanic Art #Witches 1981 Erica Jong #Jos. A Smith #Painting #Illustration #Black Magic #Joseph A. Smith Artist #1980s #Books #80s #Abrams Books #Witches Erica Jong #Witches 1981 book #Jos. A Smith Art #Unholy #Blasphemy #Joseph A. Smith #Erica Jong #The Witch and the Devil 1981

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Marvel Comics and Abrams Books Announce “Marvel Super Stories”

Abrams Books is releasing a collection of stories for middle-grade readers. Marvel Super Stories is an anthology consisting of new six-page stories from some big names in comics. John Jennings is the editor of the book.

Characters and stories in Marvel Super Stories include:

Black Panther from Jerry Craft

Wiccan rom Mike Curato

Miles Morales Spider-Man from C. G. Esperanza

Iron Man from John Gallagher 

Shang-Chi from Gale Galligan 

The Hulk from Chris Giarrusso

Spider-Man from Nathan Hale 

Captain America from Michael Lee Harris 

Hawkeye from Ben Hatke 

Ms. Marvel from Priya Huq 

Daredevil from John Jennings 

Thor and Loki from George O’Connor

Namor from Lincoln Peirce 

Squirrel Girl from Maria Scrivan 

Ghost Spider from Jessi Zabarsky 

Marvel Super Stories goes on sale on October 17, 2023.

(Image via Marvel Comics - Cover of Marvel Super Stories)

#marvel super stories #marvel comics #abrams books #john jennings #jerry craft #mike curato #cg esperanza #john gallagher #cale galligan #nathan hale #michael lee harris #ben hatke #priya huq #george o'connor #lincoln peirce #maria scrivan #jessi zabarsky #black panther #wiccan #miles morales #spider-man #iron man #shang-chi #hulk #captain america #hawkeye #ms marvel #daredevil #thor #loki

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Book 332

Decorative Flowers

Maurice Pillard Verneuil / William Wheeler

Harry N. Abrams 1998

What a beautiful book this is. Maurice Pillard Verneuil (1869-1942) was a student of Art Nouveau master Eugene Grasset, and, though deeply influenced by Grasset, he developed his own personal style and eventually published several books on decorative patterns and typography. This book reproduces 178 of Verneuil’s botanical studies and dazzling Art Nouveau designs.

#bookshelf #illustrated book #library #collection #personal library #personal collection #books #book lover #bibliophile #booklr #decorative flowers #maurice pillard verneuil #William wheeler #abrams books #graphic design

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Danny Phantom 2023 | Thursday, 05.18.2023

In two months, Danny Phantom returns with a new graphic novel entitled "Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time".

release date: Tuesday, July 18, 2023

#2023 books #abrams books #butch hartman #comic book art #comic book artwork #danny fenton #danny phantom #danny phantom a glitch in time #danny phantom comic #dark danny #gabriela rodriguez epstein #graphic novel #graphic novel art #jazz fenton #july 2023 #may 2023 #nickelodeon #nicktoons #sam manson #summer 2023 #the ghost zone #thursday thoughts #tucker foley #upcoming #upcoming releases #valerie gray #vlad plasmius

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Splatoon 3 2024 Wall Calendar

The 2024 Wall Calendar will be released in North America on September 26, 2023 by Abrams Books for $15.99. It was released as merchandise for the hit Nintendo Switch title, Splatoon 3.

The vibrant, chaotic world of Splatoon™ 3 comes alive with this 12-month calendar featuring colorful art from the Nintendo action series. Think fast and ink faster! From the city of Splatsville to the fields of the Splatlands, the action is just beginning with this 12-month calendar featuring the colorful, chaotic world of Splatoon™ 3, the newest addition to the Nintendo® video game franchise. Select your gear and plan your Turf War strategy, as you spend 2024 with ink-spewing Inklings and Octolings, making your way across ink-splattered battlefields. Regardless of the outcome, it will be an ink-redible year!

#North America #2023 #Abrams Books #Splatoon #General Household

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RECIPE: Arugula and Toasted Pine Nut Pesto (from Pasta Veloce by Frances Mayes and Susan Wyler)

Makes about 1½ cups (360 ml)

Ingredients

5 ounces (140 g) baby arugula

⅓ cup (80 ml) extra-virgin olive oil

½ cup (70 g) pine nuts

2 cloves garlic, crushed through a press

½ teaspoon crushed hot red pepper

½ cup (50 g) grated pecorino Romano

⅔ cup (160 ml) pasta water, or more if needed

Coarse salt and freshly ground black pepper

Put the arugula in a blender or food processor. In a small heavy saucepan, warm the olive oil over medium heat. Add the nuts, reduce the heat to low, and toast until they are very light brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Pour the nuts and hot oil over the arugula.

Add the garlic and hot pepper. Pulse to a coarse puree. Mix in the cheese. Add the pasta water and puree to a saucy consistency. Season with salt and black pepper.

From the famed author of Under the Tuscan Sun, the most delicious Tuscan pasta recipes that can be made in the time it takes to boil water and for the pasta to cook

Frances Mayes is known for transporting readers to the charming Italian countryside in her bestselling books. In Pasta Veloce, Mayes brings that irresistible Italian flavor right to your home with 100 of her favorite pasta recipes. These well-loved recipes blend traditional Italian technique with magic from the Mayes and Wyler home kitchens where experiments are always in progress.

Pasta is the most versatile food on Earth. And if you do it right: fast! Pasta Veloce offers a multitude of under-30-minute, luscious recipes, all accompanied by Mayes’s evocative text. While there are numerous pasta cookbooks, few feature a true Italophile’s passion and eye for detail that can get a dish to the table in, as Mayes describes, “the time it takes to boil water.” From a Tagliatelle with Duck Confit, Chestnuts, and Coffee Reduction to a glittering Capellini with Golden Caviar to the perfect vodka sauce, Pasta Veloce is your guide on those nights when you’re ready to skip the whole production of it but still want to eat like royalty in a rustic Italian village.

For more information, click here.

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The greatest book besides Gravity Falls: Journal 3! The Enchiridion & Marcy’s Super-Secret Scrapbook!! By Martin and Olivia Olson was an absolute treasure! I was overjoyed reading the book. I would rate it 5/5 stars. It was amazing seeing the Enchiridion filled with heroic teachings, Wizard secrets and margins from AT characters. The only thing that bugged me is that the icons for Marceline and Hunson’s margins were from the Nightosphere two-parter. I hate that episode so much!! But still the Enchiridion part was so amazing!!

So was Marcy’s Super-Secret Scrapbook. Olivia Olson did an outstanding job with the writing of the book. She really connected to Marceline and Simon. She also reminded me why Hunson Abadeer is one of the characters I hate so much. Not for being “evil” but being a combination of an Idiot and a Jerk! The backstory was beyond tragic and surreal. The songs and poems she wrote were a work of art. This is one of the many reasons why Marceline is my favorite character ever!!! The illustrations were outstanding by Tony Millionaire, Dan Povenmire, Renée French and Celeste Moreno

This book is a wonderful combination of Martin Olson’s Encyclopædia of Hell with Drake & Josh, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the mind of an angsty Vampire-Demon Girl.

I recommend this to any Adventure Time fan!

#adventure time #marceline the vampire queen #olivia olson #martin olson #abrams books #cartoon network

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GARY GERANI / STAR WARS: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK THE ORIGINAL TOPPS TRADING CARD SERIES, VOLUME TWO

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