Sonic art book coming from Cook & Becker

[PC the Hedgehog]

Press release:

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Art company Cook & Becker and SEGA announce today that they are working on an official Sonic the Hedgehog art and design book. The book – made for Sonic’s 25th anniversary this year – will be the first stand-alone art book ever made of the iconic video game character. The book will cover the entire history of Sonic the Hedgehog and includes design sketches, official character illustrations, in-game art, pixel art, rare promotional art and game box art. It also features never-before published artwork and contains interviews with the key designers and artists of the beloved video game character such as Yuji Naka, Takashi Iizuka, Kazuyuki Hoshino and Yuji Uekawa.

The Sonic the Hedgehog: 25th Anniversary art book is expected to be available for pre-order worldwide October/November 2016 and will ship early 2017. The book will be available as a Standard Edition and a special Collector’s Edition. More details and images of the book will be released in the near future.

"We’re very excited to be working with SEGA on this official art book for one of video gaming’s most iconic characters. Sonic is such a great character with such a vibrantly designed world", says Maarten Brands of Cook & Becker. "Everyone that has seen our fine art prints and books knows that Cook & Becker is always a 100% committed to bring an outstanding level of quality to everything we work on. And with the Sonic the Hedgehog art book we want to raise the bar for coffee table art books on video games and showcase everything that is great about Sonic."

Cook & Becker worked previously with SEGA on a Sonic the Hedgehog art product with this official print by Paul Veer.

 

[Menace2Society]

Sweet! I'm definitely gonna get this when it comes out! I love alot of the artwork from this series!

However, if it doesn't have any of Uekawa's artwork in it, I'm gonna be super disappointed. I love their illustrations on Sonic Channel.

EDIT: Oh, nevermind. I'm a idiot who can't read properly and didn't notice that it says Uekawa will be interviewed in it, possibly meaning that their artwork is in it. My bad, lol.

[TimmiT]

Just now, YoshiParty said:

However, if it doesn't have any of Uekawa's artwork in it, I'm gonna be super disappointed. I love their illustrations on Sonic Channel.

I imagine there will be seeing how he's one of the people who was interviewed for the book. :V

Anyway, Cook & Becker does great stuff so this should be good.

[Your Vest Friend]

 Hope it's up to par with Mega Drive: The Collected Works. That book is the business. 

[FriendBot]

I remember when Aaron told fans if he should push the marketing/merchandising(?) team to make a art book quite a while ago and here we are, Webber's the man man!

[MightyRay]

Please have lots of good quality pictures and none that are accidentally scabbed from DA. Bit jarring when you find out that the people who did the History of Sonic book couldn't tell the difference between a fan made sonic battle image and a official one.

[Hiki]

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[MightyRay]

26 minutes ago, SonicEkkusu said:

Which image was it that was fanmade? I'm too lazy to try and find it right now.

The one where Amy has her tongue out. That one was made by Deviant Artist Aha Mccoy http://aha-mccoy.deviantart.com/journal/News-366-The-History-of-Sonic-the-Hedgehog-402459089

 

[FriendBot]

So uh some news are up and about this ol' art book.

http://www.sonicretro.org/2016/12/attention-sonic-hedgehog-collectors-cook-becker-looking-rare-original-official-art-collectibles/

Seems like Cook and Becker are asking fellow fans that have any sort of super rare merch, promo art or scans to contact them. More details are in Retro's article above. Also a little Flicky told me that there's apparently news about the book coming next week so yeah.

[Your Vest Friend]

Hmm, might hit the wire and see if the magazine art qualifies.

[Linkabel]

It's finally here! The link keeps crashing on me but I'm assuming it's going live soon. The Collector's Edition also contains an exclusive, newly drawn matted art giclee print by Sonic Team lead artist Yuji Uekawa.Edit:There's also a hardcover regular edition for $45

https://www.candb.com/en/artwork/2076/sonic-the-hedgehog-25th-anniversary-art-book-collector-s-edition-sega.html

[Irish David]

And that's my 30th Birthday Present Sorted , Can't wait to see what the print looks like

[FriendBot]

UGH!

I just pre-ordered the Collector's Edition, holy crap I'm gonna be broke AF man!

[Meta77]

I got the C.E as well glad it's limited to 2.500.

[Haalyle]

Yep, pre-ordered the C.E. myself. I can't wait!

[Your Vest Friend]

I'll...just get the regular edition. $108 is way too expensive for me to consider worthwhile.

[TheOcelot]

Just pre-ordered the standard edition 

[Meta77]

After thinking about it I may cancel my c.e and get a regular edition.  honestly a piece of artwork that will sit in my corner just seemed wasteful for another 128 dollars.

[Blusolyn]

I definitely want to get this book so I'll be saving up then. I'll get the regular edition. :3

[FriendBot]

Remember that there was an exclusive print to come along with the art book in the Collector's Edition?

Welp, we finally get to see what that is.

Another dope pic of the 3 Sonics, MY SONS! Uekawa is a beautiful person!

I DO NOT REGRET PREORDERING THE CE NOW!

[SonicComicFanboy]

 Whoa, $110.00 is a lot of Wonga to shell out for an artbook.   But it does look pretty sweet....decisions decisions.....

[FriendBot]

Throwing in all that Wonga to get that beautiful art print is totally worth all the Wonga's worth. Cook & Becker and SEGA, can take all my WONGA!

boom is going to replace money with wonga won't it?

[Badnik Mechanic]

Is it just my imagination, or would Boom Sonic look tons better if you got rid of the scarf?

[FriendBot]

Without the scarf, Boom Sonic would look just as fine. The scarf is there to be a visual reminder that it's not Modern Sonic.

[SonicComicFanboy]

33 minutes ago, Soni said:

Throwing in all that Wonga to get that beautiful art print is totally worth all the Wonga's worth. Cook & Becker and SEGA, can take all my WONGA!

boom is going to replace money with wonga won't it?

 Yes, all countries shall eventually make Wonga the official currency! XD

 

 But yea, between this artbook, all the Nintendo Switch & 3DS stuff & all the comics that have caught my eye coming out from March through Summer I am going to be broke for months!  My poor wallet!