Publishers Weekly says my "obvious love for the form animates the volume." And I'll animate again! I'll never stop animating volumes.
The above quote has been my bio on Bluesky for the last few years. Finally, the time has come to make good on my promise: I'm animating another volume, folks.
I've signed a deal to produce an art collection that takes a broad look at the entire history of science fiction art. It'll be titled either The Art of the Future or The Art of Science Fiction ā tbd ā and it's coming out Fall 2027 from UK publisher Frances Lincoln.
It's a part of the "Art in the Margins" series, joining The Art of the Occult, The Art of Darkness, The Art of Fantasy, and The Art of the Unknown, all by my art book author friend S. Elizabeth (@ghoulnextdoor).
I'm excited! It's a lot of new territory for me: 1880s books, 1920s magazines, 1980s cyberpunk, 2000s video game concepts, and the coolest contemporary sci-fi artists of today, among a lot more.
Doug Andersen's 1991 cover to the Cyberpunk 2020 Night City Guide sourcebook will be in the book.
It's also a lot more work, so I'm restarting my two-issues-a-week schedule for my newsletter ā On paid-tier Fridays, I'll publish something connected to the book. Sometimes I'll do my Book Notes series where I collect quotes and art from a specific art book I'm researching, and sometimes I'll highlight a bunch of art from a specific artist.
So, I'm discounting my paid tier for the next two weeks: It's normally $5/month, but if you use these exact links any time before June 16, you get my writing-a-book special of $3.50/month or $40/year for life (or until you cancel). If memory serves, that's the cheapest I've ever gone!
I'm going to try to get this 1961 illustration in to represent Syd Mead - not confirmed yet.
Want a sneak peek at what an art-book-behind-the-scenes email might look like? Check out my latest email for a grab-bag of cool art and fun facts.
Andrew Liptak at Transfer Orbit interviewed me about my upcoming art book!
Your first book was Worlds Beyond Time: what will this new book do that you couldn't do with that one?
Thereās a great Leo Steinberg quote: āAll art is infested by other art.ā My first book took a really close look at one slice of science fiction illustration (mostly book covers, mostly 1960s-ā80s), so this new one is pulling back to look at the web of influences that went into that era and emerged from it.
Iām covering such a broad area that itās going to be impossible to include everything, so Iām approaching it more like an art smorgasbord that jumps around between centuries and mediums.
Very last call for my paid newsletter's writing-a-book 30% off deal! Get the $3.50/month orĀ $40/year deals with those links until the end of June 16. More info here.
Here's part two of Angus McBride's "Legendary Beasts" series, which ran in the backs of the weekly magazine Finding Out in 1966. Daisy at Beautiful Books has collected all 36 of them over here.
Publishers Weekly says my "obvious love for the form animates the volume." And I'll animate again! I'll never stop animating volumes.
The above quote has been my bio on Bluesky for the last few years. Finally, the time has come to make good on my promise: I'm animating another volume, folks.
I've signed a deal to produce an art collection that takes a broad look at the entire history of science fiction art. It'll be titled either The Art of the Future or The Art of Science Fiction ā tbd ā and it's coming out Fall 2027 from UK publisher Frances Lincoln.
It's a part of the "Art in the Margins" series, joining The Art of the Occult, The Art of Darkness, The Art of Fantasy, and The Art of the Unknown, all by my art book author friend S. Elizabeth (@ghoulnextdoor).
I'm excited! It's a lot of new territory for me: 1880s books, 1920s magazines, 1980s cyberpunk, 2000s video game concepts, and the coolest contemporary sci-fi artists of today, among a lot more.
Doug Andersen's 1991 cover to the Cyberpunk 2020 Night City Guide sourcebook will be in the book.
It's also a lot more work, so I'm restarting my two-issues-a-week schedule for my newsletter ā On paid-tier Fridays, I'll publish something connected to the book. Sometimes I'll do my Book Notes series where I collect quotes and art from a specific art book I'm researching, and sometimes I'll highlight a bunch of art from a specific artist.
So, I'm discounting my paid tier for the next two weeks: It's normally $5/month, but if you use these exact links any time before June 16, you get my writing-a-book special of $3.50/month or $40/year for life (or until you cancel). If memory serves, that's the cheapest I've ever gone!
I'm going to try to get this 1961 illustration in to represent Syd Mead - not confirmed yet.
Want a sneak peek at what an art-book-behind-the-scenes email might look like? Check out my latest email for a grab-bag of cool art and fun facts.
One more week left on my paid newsletter's 30% off deal! Get the $3.50/monthĀ orĀ $40/year deals here.
You can also check out today's free newsletter for an example of what I'm up to on the paid tier. We're looking at the history of '30s science fiction mags right now.
this might be a bit out of your purview but Iām trying to identify the artist of these illustrations from a 1962 childrenās short story collection & was hoping you might be able to help. thanks for your time!
Cool art! I don't recognize the artist myself. Do any of my followers have any more info?
