Deze auteur wordt gevierd om zijn kenmerkende stijl, gekenmerkt door duistere beelden en een eigenzinnige gevoeligheid. Zijn verhalen duiken vaak in vreemde en fantastische rijken, en nodigen lezers uit in werelden die conventies uitdagen. Met een scherp oog voor detail en een rijke fantasie creëert hij verhalen die resoneren met originaliteit. Zijn schrijven combineert vakkundig melancholie en humor, waardoor hij zichzelf vestigt als een werkelijk unieke verteller.
The Art of Tim Burton is a comprehensive 434-page collection showcasing forty years of Tim Burton's work, featuring film concepts and illustrations from his archives. Organized into thirteen thematic chapters, it includes insights from friends and collaborators and artwork from numerous films, alongside contributions from various creatives.
In partnership with Tim Burton and Harper-Collins Publishing, Dark Horse has created a boxed set which includes the hardcover book, The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories (limited edition, new designed cover) along with an exclusive PVC figure of Voodoo Girl. A perfect companion to the nine figures released in the three Dark Horse Burton PVC sets, Voodoo Girl is unavailable in any format other than this package. Measuring 7" x 4" x 9 1/2", one side of the double-sided window box displays the book and the other the highly-detailed figure. A must-have for all Burton fans! Recommended for ages 8+
HE WILL NEVER FORGET The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country . . . the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker...only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning . . . NEVER FORGIVE One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton's life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer's nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec's case grows, and soon it will be too late to run. AND NEVER LET THEM LIVE . . . Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he will track down his victims, finish what was started--and make Greer's dying wish come true . . . "Burton once again demonstrates her romantic suspense chops with this taut novel. Burton plays cat-and-mouse with the reader through a tight plot, with credible suspects and romantic spice keeping it real." --Publishers Weekly
"An aspiring artist. A high-school senior. A stripper. Three missing women with only one thing in common--wealthy Craig Thornton knew them all. For that, they paid the ultimate price. When Craig's widow, Adrianna, begins to receive cards and flowers from her late husband, she assumes it's someone's cruel joke. Then grisly remains are found on the Thornton estate. Detective Gage Hudson believes the bodies are linked to Craig. But the biggest shocks are yet to come. A psychopath has resumed his work, each death a prelude to his most cherished target. The only way to stop him is to uncover a family's dark past--and a twisted love someone will kill for, again and again."--Page 4 of cover
Collected interviews with the eclectic director of Edward Scissorhands, Beetlejuice, and Ed Wood
Let ’ s get this baby dance party started with DJ B aby , a novelty book with record turntables that spin on every page and bright, funky art from the illustrator of A Pizza with Everything on It !This boogie-worthy board book with record-spinning novelties helps DJs-in-training practice their skills! Featuring two turntables at the top of the book, young readers can spin, turn, and mix the moving records as they pump up the jams.
Tim Burton has had a massive impact on twentieth and twenty-first century culture through his films, art, and writings. This book examines how his aesthetics, influences, and themes reflect the shifting social expectations in American culture by tracing his Burton's move from a peripheral figure in the 1980s to the center of Hollywood filmmaking.
This revised edition explores the unique brilliance of director Tim Burton's work, featuring a new chapter on the making of Sleepy Hollow. In just fifteen years, Burton has emerged as a visionary filmmaker, known for his groundbreaking contributions through films like the Batman series, Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Ed Wood, and Sleepy Hollow. His films delve into the dark anguish and humor of his characters while showcasing a distinctive visual style. In conversations with Mark Salisbury, Burton reflects on his Disney animation training, the significance of design in his films, and recurring themes throughout his work. This edition also highlights the influence of 1950s sci-fi and 1970s disaster films on Mars Attacks!, as well as his stylized approach to Sleepy Hollow, featuring Johnny Depp. Enhanced with stills, storyboards, and set design illustrations from his major films, this work offers valuable insights into Burton's artistic vision and the extraordinary films that have emerged from it.
Twenty-three illustrated gothic tales from the dark corridors of the imagination of Tim Burton. Burton - the creative genius behind Batman, Edward Scissorhands, Mars Attacks! and Nightmare Before Chistmas, among others - now gives birth to a cast of gruesomely sympathetic children: misunderstood outcasts who struggle to find love and belonging in their cruel, cruel worlds. His lovingly lurid illustrations evoke both the sweetness and tragedy of these hopeful, yet hapless beings.
