If you love Disney and fantasy, this book is perfect for Disney addiction, available on. I loved the insight on how the ideas for characters, setting, and the story came to be and how they worked around the challenges faced of Mickey Mouse fitting into the game as a character. I found the content about how the game was produced attractive. In The Art of Epic Mickey, it all comes to life for a fun new twist on an American Classic. Think of it as Disney meets the Grimm Fairytales with their twisted and abstract storylines. There are forgotten worlds and artistic praise for the concepts in architecture. It’s all right here, and it’s a unique, fun, and truly a glimpse at Disney Artwork as it has never been seen before. Lovable Goofy as a cyborg or the Seven Dwarfs as peculiar ships. I love this book and its transformation of characters into strange characters. In a rare look of the Wii game, Epic Mickey, unlike any other Disney creation, the reader and avid gamer see a dark fantasy world with Mickey in the lead! Born directly from Disneyland, this book highlights the artistic influence, iconic qualities, and rides and how it all impacted the creators of Epic Mickey.Ĭonsider this book Disney gone wild. It spotlights sketches, final frames, stills from the actual game, and concept art. It takes a glimpse of the creative process behind developing this vision. Written by Epic Mickey co-writer Austin Grossman, with a foreword by Warren Spector, Game Director and New York Times contributor, this book is truly the journey through a beautiful world, better known as Cartoon Wasteland. Now captured in 160 pages, a book worthy of any coffee table, comes The Art of Epic Mickey. Some for the sheer magic of the Happiest Place on Earth and some for the fantastic artwork. The links below are affiliate links, which means I earn some commission from each purchase, but at no extra cost to you.Ī | Amazon.ca | .uk | | | | Amazon.es | .jp | Amazon.cnIn every circle, there is a Disney fanatic. The Art of Epic Mickey is available at Amazon ( US | CA | UK | DE | FR | IT | ES | JP | CN) Check with Basheer on Facebook or visit their website. This book was borrowed from Basheer Graphic Books for review purposes. This art book should appeal to fans of the game and artists into twisted dark fantasy art, albeit retaining strong influence to cartoon style in some areas. There's also a lot on how they came up with the ideas for characters, the story and the setting. It's interesting to read especially on the challenges of fitting the Mickey Mouse as a character into the game. The book also talks at length on the game production. It reminds me of how classic fairy tales are twisted in Shrek and the re-imagined world of Alice in Wonderland in Alice: Madness Returns. The art direction is unexpected and a surprise coming from Disney. The setting is bleak, the houses that are always leaning towards you and the various strange places. A U.S.-exclusive Epic Mickey Collectors Edition was announced that includes. I'm intrigued mainly by the background art for the dystopian world created by the forgotten Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. An art book, The Art of Epic Mickey, was also released in September 2011. Some of the designs are influenced by the Misfit toys in Toy Story. File:Epic Mickey 3 Snow White World Idea concept art by Scott Mcsorley.jpg. File:Epic Mickey 3 Ortensia partly inert form by Scott Mcsorley.jpg. Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Original Game Score) Epic Mickey 3. You can see the cyborg versions of Goofy and Donald Duck or the strange ships made of Snow White's dwarfs. Epic Mickey (series) Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two. The concept art features character designs, environment art and scene illustrations.Ĭharacter designs are wonderfully weird. It's a 160-page hardcover book published by Disney Editions. It's a take on dark fantasy, with Mickey as the lead. Epic Mickey, the Wii game, is unlike other Disney creation. The Art of Epic Mickey is a good example of what happens when Disney goes experimental.
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