So finally Mads’ autograph is in my art book! Since the tweet (https://twitter.com/sugarmaus/status/1003187838089875457?s=19) has been popular, I want to share the story of my time with Mads at BFCC!
So I arrived on the Saturday and due to the building and waning of the queue, it was quiet so I went for it. I had been planning on getting Hugh, Mads and Bryan to all sign the first page in my limited edition art book but Hugh at RDC3 who was first up, did the full page (right in the photo). I loved it though! Made a quick rearrangement and had Bryan sign the back of that page and planned for Mads to sign the inside cover.
So back to BFCC - I put the book in front of him and he immediately was looking at Hugh’s page. I said that it was Hugh and I would love for him to take the other side. He was sitting there thinking for a bit before he started writing “No Sarah” (I spelled my name for him haha) and then he paused to draw the arrow and kept writing. He even paused at the second L in actually! He was grinning then and said “See? Because I drugged him! It’s really my design.” (I love so much when Mads talks about Hannibal in the first person.)
He finished before going back to write “Hannibal” and underlining it (probably to fill the extra space!
Anyway, I loved that he made it a little joke and I think the whole double spread looks AMAZING! He was so pleased with himself on the whole thing.
As a bonus - I gave him a whiskey giftset of Writers Tears (telling him that even though he isn’t a whiskey drinker, I had to get it for him since his work has inspired a lot of them!). He found it very amusing and I think he thought it actually was a book because he was surprised when he opened it and there were 3 little bottles of whiskey inside! Delicious whiskey in beautiful packaging.
https://twitter.com/sugarmaus/status/1002943323647172608?s=19