PINOCCHIO: an Illuminated Edition
PINOCCHIO: an Illuminated Edition by Carlo Collodi is a unique reimagining of the classic tale, published by Beehive Books on August 27, 2024. This oversized art book features 264 pages of elaborate illustrations by Mike Mignola, known for his work on HELLBOY, and extensive annotations by Lemony Snicket, author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS. The edition presents a fresh perspective on Collodi’s story, combining visual artistry with a narrative that explores the depths of this beloved fairy tale.
Readers will discover a richly illustrated journey through the world of PINOCCHIO, enhanced by Snicket’s typewritten missives that reflect his personal engagement with the text. The annotations, which unfold alongside the original story, create a parallel narrative that captures the essence of Collodi’s work while adding layers of humor and insight. With over fifty illustrations and a striking die-cut slipcase, this edition not only celebrates the themes of design and graphic arts but also invites readers to experience the charm and complexity of a classic tale in an innovative format.
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Mike Mignola (creator of HELLBOY) and Lemony Snicket (author of A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS) invent an entirely new vision of PINOCCHIO–a bizarre and riveting new adventure through a beloved tale.
An oversized slipcase art book elaborately illustrated by Mignola and extensively annotated by Snicket–in the form of inserted typewritten missives from the brink of madness. An old marionette given startling and charming new life in an edition like no other.
Carlo Collodi’s classic stands as one of the strangest and darkest texts ever to be beloved by generations of children worldwide. Now, in this new Illuminated Edition from Beehive, it receives a full-text annotation from one of our great contemporary authors, and a vast suite of over fifty illustrations from one of the modern masters of illustration and visual storytelling. Together, Mignola and Snicket walk us through the wilds of Collodi’s masterpiece and reintroduce us to its odd, wonderful music.
Snicket’s annotations are presented on typewritten sheets, inserted by Snicket as his confrontation with Carlo Collodi’s text drives him slowly mad. Across over one hundred annotations, and sixty two removable pages slipped in amongst Collodi’s text, a parallel story of a writer’s journey through this great Italian fable unfolds. Snicket isn’t here to explain PINOCCHIO, or to give you historical context–he is encountering the text alongside you, speaking with it in the lyrical, hilarious, and poignantly insightful voice that makes him one of one of the great storytellers of our age. Mike Mignola’s artwork populates Collodi’s shadowed puppet-world with wonders, horrors, helpers, enigmas and everything in between, breathing new life into the charm, gloom and chaos of this beloved tale.
A stunning new entry in Beehive Books’ celebrated, award-winning Illuminated Editions series, this volume is housed in a shimmering die-cut sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9×12″ trim format.
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