Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Spectrum 9: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art by Fenner, Arnie. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781887424660.

Drawn from work created for books, comics, magazines, art galleries, advertisements, and the portfolios of some of the finest contemporary artists in the field, Spectrum 9 has a wider reach than any previous volume, with work from the U.S., Germany, England, the Netherlands, Spain, Japan, Canada, and France. Divided into seven categories, including one devoted to comics, the book includes James Gurney (Dinotopia), Brom (designer of the films Sleepy Hollow and Scooby-Doo), Michael Whelan (ten-time Hugo Award winner), Leo and Diane Dillon (Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Award recipients), and many more. Contact information for each artist is provided in a handy index, and the editors’ lengthy illustrated ?Year in Review” preface puts the entire field in focus. 300 full-color images are featured. ?A feast for the eyes and the imagination.” ? New Times