pilo is loose & breaking noose

okay, so news doesn't rhyme with loose. but noose does. best i could do on short notice. big news post, so pay attention- both of you...

big news item #1:

PS Publishing recently started shipping Will Elliott's The Pilo Family Circus! had both editions - hardcover and slipcased hardcover (and signed) - waiting patiently for me on my front step last thursday night. they're both stunning! couldn't take my eyes off of them all night! so weird and amazing to see little old my artwork covering these two well-crafted, high-quality, top notch books!

PS puts out such amazing editions! Order one - Pilo or anything else in their catalog (current or forthcoming) - and see for yourself. you won't be disappointed!

front cover of the regular hardcover edition (click pic to view without border):



back cover of the regular hardcover edition (click pic to view without border):



slipcased hardcover edition (click pic to view without border):



here's the link to the hardcover edition:

Pilo hardcover

order your copy today! you won't be able to put it down... i mean unless you need to pee or get a beer or feed a pet or something.

big news item #2:

Fahrenheit 451
The Martian Chronicles
Something Wicked This Way Comes

anybody?

ever heard of RAY BRADBURY? he's positively immortal, and if you haven't read anything by him before, you need to. so how could i possibly be connected to RAY BRADBURY?

PS Publishing is re-releasing a short story collection by Bradbury called The Day It Rained Forever. Rained was originally published back in the late 50s in the UK. the collection was also published in the US, but it was called A Medicine For Melancholy. 22 stories each, but Rained contains 4 stories that Medicine does not, and vice versa. PS will release a regular hardcover edition and a slipcased hardcover edition of Rained; as well as a 2-volume DELUXE edition that will include both Rained AND A Medicine For Melancholy.

that's where i come in...

the publisher at PS asked me (via email) to put together the cover artwork for Medicine, for the DELUXE edition... and i immediately fell out of my chair. RAY freaking BRADBURY! i mean i've already had such an incredible time putting together the covers for Babylonian (late 2008) and Pilo (out now)... but BRADBURY? i read the email again, carefully, to make sure i hadn't grossly misunderstood the request. checked the calendar- nope, not april 1st. WOO and HOO!

so i turned in the final cover at the end of july, and all 3 editions of Rained (including the DELUXE edition) will be available for purchase end 2008. book details:

The Day It Rained Forever
a collection by Ray Bradbury
publication date: End 2008
Introduction: Caitlin Kiernan
Regular Hardcover: $40
Slipcased Hardcover: $100

Deluxe 2-Volume Slipcased Hardcover
Print Run: 100 copies
Signed by both Ray Bradbury and Caitlin Kiernan
$500

and no, i didn't put too many zeros on that last price. my cover will adorn the 2nd book in a set that costs 500 clams. shit you not. so if you're a rabid Bradbury fan and you have an extra $500 that's just burning a hole in your pocket- this is the book for you. pre-order now!

here's the link to the DELUXE edition:

Rained deluxe

the full cover image (small) is available in the News Room section of the PS web site. check it out! had such a blast putting it together! really happy with the way it turned out- hope you enjoy it as well.

okay- time to blow this prom date. was going to tell you all a very funny joke about moles and pancakes, but i've already gone on way too long, so it'll have to wait for the next post... and who knows when that will be. this blog is about quality, not quantity (he cleverly types in hindsight). moles and pancakes...

peace and lovely butter'd toast!

chris

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