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DELUXE SLIPCASE SET (LIMITED EDITION, CAMPAIGN EXCLUSIVE)
For the ultimate experience, the Deluxe Boxed Set collects both books inside a premium slipcase that features metallic foil elements, and a coffin-shaped die-cut window that looks into a fully illustrated slipcase liner.
Other premium features, such as bound-in ribbon bookmarks and foil gilding on the page edges of the books, may be added pending certain stretch goals.
These deluxe slipcase sets will only be produced for this campaign, unlocked in lots pending demand, not to exceed 1000 copies. The initial "GOLD LOT" will include a golden foil-stamped bookplate numbered. Additional Lots may be unlocked during the campaign but with un-numbered black-and-white bookplates. THESE DELUXE BOX SETS WILL NOT BE REPRODUCED OR AVAILABLE AT RETAIL!
These premium, artist's edition, gallery-quality 9x12” hardcover volumes feature linen textured covers and metallic foil design elements along with Magnetic's signature curved corners. Each volume recaptures the gothic romance and horror of the original novels in a way that belies all previous adaptations. Not only does Bess draw faithfully from the source material, but he imbues each with a degree of imagination that supplements the details Stoker and Shelley were themselves inspired by. At over 200 pages each, these books truly stand above the crowd as the ultimate graphic adaptations of these timeless masterpieces.
What makes our edition special, beyond the magnificent adaptation of these classic tales by one of Europe's most talented illustrators, is the gallery quality presentation going into this design. We refer to this as an "Artist's Edition" -- one that not only showcases the artist's work in its most tactile, untouched form, but one that other artists can appreciate through examination of the organic details that went into its creation.
The original publication of these books included a fair amount of digital post-processing before going to print: background textures, digital gradient fills, artificial lighting, etc. While these were nicely done in that original edition, we wished to return to George's original line work without any digital post-process distractions -In preserving this linework, we also strive to reproduce each page as close to the original tones as possible, allowing the reader to see the brush strokes and ink lines as if drawn into their copy of the book itself. Variations in ink density in large fills and thick lines bring the reader into the work as if holding George's original boards -This level of care will also go into the binding and cover design, with a canvas-like, linen-textured graining and blood-red foil treatment on the cover, along with Magnetic's signature curved corners.