The Shining - Signed limited edition from Subterranean Press

[Ari_Racing]

The Shining - Signed Limited Editions
Shipping from Subterranean Press October 2013

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The luxurious hardcovers will be published in three formats and will feature over 40 illustrations by acclaimed artist Dagmara Matuszak. The signed editions will be signed by Stephen and the artist.


* Signed Limited Edition of 750 numbered copies, housed in a custom traycase: $450

* Signed Lettered Edition of 52 copies, specially bound, housed in a custom traycase: $2,500

* Gift Edition of 1500 unsigned copies, cloth bound, housed in a custom slipcase: $95

Preorders for this offering will begin in January 2013. News regarding preorders will be sent first from Subterranean Press through their newsletter.

If you have further questions, please contact Bill Schafer at Subterranean Press: subpress@gmail.com

Subterranean Press website:

http://www.subterraneanpress.com

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[mae]

Must say the cover is very blah, looks like they threw it together in Paint in about 10 minutes.

[biomieg]

I'm pretty sure it's just a placeholder until the actual/final art is available.

[herbertwest]

The publisher confirmed me that this is a placeholder.

[mattgreenbean]

Dagmara Matuszak's art:
http://www.rosarium.pl/

[Ben Mears]

Dagmara Matuszak's art:
http://rosarium.pl/galeria/

Art is a very subjective medium and it can be difficult to find a balance between expectations and execution. Based on her website samples I'm not convinced Dagmara Matuszak is the right artist for The Shining. Part of that concern is on the sheer number of pieces (40) that are to be included in the book. Sometimes less is more and my preference would be for a cover image, title page image, and five part opener images. The Shining is a very stark, stripped down story and the art should reflect that mood. I was fortunate to see much of the design Centipede Press had planned for their limited of The Shining and that is the standard I will measure the Subterranean version against. Not a criticism; just an observation.

[Merlin1958]

Dagmara Matuszak's art:
http://rosarium.pl/galeria/



Dagmara Matuszak's art:
http://rosarium.pl/galeria/



Art is a very subjective medium and it can be difficult to find a balance between expectations and execution. Based on her website samples I'm not convinced Dagmara Matuszak is the right artist for The Shining. Part of that concern is on the sheer number of pieces (40) that are to be included in the book. Sometimes less is more and my preference would be for a cover image, title page image, and five part opener images. The Shining is a very stark, stripped down story and the art should reflect that mood. I was fortunate to see much of the design Centipede Press had planned for their limited of The Shining and that is the standard I will measure the Subterranean version against. Not a criticism; just an observation.


Gotta agree with Mr. Mears here. IDK think the artist suits the material. I could be wrong in the end though, but that's a helluva lot of Illo's for The Shining"!!!

There's still a few of these left!!

http://www.thedarktower.org/?page=theshiningproject

[RichardX]

I hope they do a better job than S&S's disaster with 11.22.63. What a fiasco that was. I prefer first-come first-serve rather than a lottery weighted toward those that game the system with multiple entries. The price should cut down on demand a bit, but I imagine the signed editions will go quickly.