Review | P. Craig Russell’s Jungle Book And Other Stories Fine Art Edition

This beautiful 12″X17″ oversized hardcover features complete stories scanned from P. Craig Russell’s stunning original art! While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color to recreate as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—including blue pencils, notes, art corrections and more. Pages are reproduced at original size on heavy paper stock to provide fans, aficionados and collectors with the best possible reproductions.

This 148-page Fine Art Edition includes the following complete Jungle Book stories:

  • The King’s Ankus (28 pages)
  • Red Dog (32 pages)
  • Spring Running (27 pages)

The “other stories” included are three of P. Craig Russell’s most acclaimed early works:

  • Siegfried and the Dragon (9 pages)
  • La Sonnambula and the City of Sleep (11 pages)
  • Breakdown on the Starship Remembrance (23 pages)

In addition to the complete stories, this special Fine Art Edition includes artist’s notes with background info on each stories as well as a bonus gallery featuring even more Jungle Book-related Russell art and covers!

  • Wayne Alan Harold Productions, October 2017
  • 12″ x 17″, 148 pages
  • $125 USD
  • Order Online: WAH Productions

As with all original artist’s gallery editions this is a collection of classic comic material and I’ll be reviewing the book and not the story. For a complete list of all current and announced editions, with review links, please visit our Index.

Please continue to The Artist’s Edition Index for the full review.

Scott VanderPloeg
Scott VanderPloeg

Scott works in I.T. but lives to eat and read. His other ramblings can be found at AE Index and eBabble. Art collection at Comic Art Fans.

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