{"id":2412,"date":"2012-01-28T00:54:31","date_gmt":"2012-01-28T05:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=2412"},"modified":"2012-01-28T00:54:31","modified_gmt":"2012-01-28T05:54:31","slug":"hard-copy-john-romita%e2%80%99s-the-amazing-spider-man-artist%e2%80%99s-edition-in-stores-february-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=2412","title":{"rendered":"Hard Copy: John Romita\u2019s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist\u2019s Edition in Stores February 1st!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>JOHN ROMITA\u2019S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST\u2019S EDITION is the next book in<a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/SpiderMan_ArtistEdition_Cover.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-2421\" title=\"SpiderMan_ArtistEdition_Cover\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/SpiderMan_ArtistEdition_Cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"490\" \/><\/a> the ongoing Artist\u2019s Edition series from IDW Publishing. Collecting six classic issues from Romita\u2019s stellar run on The Amazing Spider-Man, each and every page scanned from the original art and presented at full size, the same as it looked on Romita\u2019s drawing table.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s such a treat to put these books together and be able to get up close and see pages by great artists, like John Romita,\u201d said Artist\u2019s Editions Editor, Scott Dunbier \u201cHis work is so precise and clean, he is one of the true masters of the Silver Age of comics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Harry Knowles of Aintitcool.com wrote, \u201cTrack this puppy down\u2013go down to your local comic shop and pre-order it. You don\u2019t want to try picking this up on the second hand market.\u201d John Romita\u2019s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist\u2019s Edition is in stores on February 1st.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/SpiderMan_Interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2422\" title=\"SpiderMan_Interior\" src=\"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/SpiderMan_Interior.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"318\" height=\"783\" \/><\/a>What is an Artist\u2019s Edition? Artist\u2019s Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black &amp; white, each page has been scanned in COLOR to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art\u2014for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.<\/p>\n<p>Previous Artist\u2019s Editions include DAVE STEVENS\u2019 THE ROCKETEER: ARTIST\u2019S EDITION and WALTER SIMONSON\u2019S THE MIGHTY THOR: ARTIST\u2019S EDITION. The ROCKETEER ARTIST\u2019S EDITION won two Eisner Awards last year, for Best Archival Project and Best Design.<\/p>\n<p>JOHN ROMITA\u2019S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST\u2019S EDITION ($100, hardcover, black and white, 152 pages,) will be available in stores in February. ISBN: 978-1-61377-144-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JOHN ROMITA\u2019S THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ARTIST\u2019S EDITION is the next book in the ongoing Artist\u2019s Edition series from IDW Publishing. 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