pustulio's review against another edition
5.0
ESTOY OBSESIONADO CON ESA ANIMACIÓN, LA AMO CON LA FUERZA DE 4 MIL SOLES.
ashleylm's review against another edition
4.0
A charming book, with enough text that it could easily have been called The Making of Over the Garden Wall. Not astonishing enough to be of any real interest to those unfamiliar with the show, but for its many fans, this is a must-read.
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
(Note: 5 stars = amazing, wonderful, 4 = very good book, 3 = decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful. I'm fairly good at picking for myself so end up with a lot of 4s).
ellieroth's review against another edition
5.0
Original de: El Blog del Gato - El Extraño Gato del Cuento
The Art of Over the Garden Wall es una completa preciosidad, es literalmente arte puro. Generalmente cuando leo este tipo de libro, lo hago más un por un placer nerd y no espero algo que me haga pensar mucho en lo que estoy leyendo y darle más importancia a las fotografías y notas de pie, pero en el caso de este libro, estuve tan metida en todo lo que Patrick McHale y los demás colaboradores, Nick Cross, Natasha Allegri (Bee and Puppycat), entre otros; tenían que decir, qué realmente me dolió cuando acabó.
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The Art of Over the Garden Wall es una completa preciosidad, es literalmente arte puro. Generalmente cuando leo este tipo de libro, lo hago más un por un placer nerd y no espero algo que me haga pensar mucho en lo que estoy leyendo y darle más importancia a las fotografías y notas de pie, pero en el caso de este libro, estuve tan metida en todo lo que Patrick McHale y los demás colaboradores, Nick Cross, Natasha Allegri (Bee and Puppycat), entre otros; tenían que decir, qué realmente me dolió cuando acabó.
Over the Garden Wall was an attempt to trick kids into liking stuff that they’d normally think was boring and old, and to show adults that kids’ entertainment is more sophisticated than they think.
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chloebunny's review against another edition
5.0
Absolutely LOVED this!
Over the Garden Wall isone of my my favourite TV show of all time, so I absolutely LOVED seeing more inspiration behind the show and some of the elements of the show explained. The art is obviously stunning.
To those who haven't yet watched Over the Garden Wall, PLEASE WATCH IT NOW!!!
Over the Garden Wall is
To those who haven't yet watched Over the Garden Wall, PLEASE WATCH IT NOW!!!
theverbalthing's review against another edition
5.0
I received an ARC PDF of this book from Dark Horse Comics for review on Rogues Portal. You can read an excerpt of that review below, or click this link to read it in full.
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For fans of the series, this book is a must-have. 188 full-color pages explore concept art, sketches, production art, and more. Commentary provided by series creators Patrick McHale and Nick Cross enhance the experience, as well as quotes from the cast and crew.
It dives deep into the creation of Over the Garden Wall, beginning with creator Patrick McHale’s assurances to Cartoon Network executive vice president Rob Sorcher that the series would be “at least decent.”
...
Art of Over the Garden Wall dives deep into the creative process behind one of the most innovative children’s mini series in recent memory. Every page begs readers to immerse themselves in the experiential retelling of how the series was conceptualized and then executed.
***
For fans of the series, this book is a must-have. 188 full-color pages explore concept art, sketches, production art, and more. Commentary provided by series creators Patrick McHale and Nick Cross enhance the experience, as well as quotes from the cast and crew.
It dives deep into the creation of Over the Garden Wall, beginning with creator Patrick McHale’s assurances to Cartoon Network executive vice president Rob Sorcher that the series would be “at least decent.”
...
Art of Over the Garden Wall dives deep into the creative process behind one of the most innovative children’s mini series in recent memory. Every page begs readers to immerse themselves in the experiential retelling of how the series was conceptualized and then executed.
nannahnannah's review against another edition
5.0
This book is a treasure. Over the Garden Wall remains my favorite Autumn show (and it’s simply a masterpiece in its own right), with the background painting and art style being two of many reasons why I love it so much. I remember also following one of the background artists as well on social media and eating up every single detail of behind-the-scenes content he would post. So when I saw there was an art book from the show made, I was ecstatic.
There is so much in this book. What inspired the show, little comments from those who worked on it, sketches and screenshots from all stages of the show’s progress, character concept art, other episode ideas, information about the initial pilot, and more.
At one point, there was an episode written in which a man kidnapped kids and used their bones to make little dolls (the ones you see in the opening and very ending -- where Wirt, Greg, and Jason Funderberker the frog are added to a set of the Unknown character dolls -- are directly from that idea, which is chilling. Some of the cast's ideas were obviously too scary for Cartoon Network to add, like a lot of the Beast’s initial designs. But they're great to see here!
Speaking of that guy, though, many mysteries are from the show surrounding him and his edelwood trees are expanded upon (I won’t talk about them now, of course), which may answer a lot of questions -- like what happened for me -- or create a bunch more -- like what happened for a friend of mine. The great thing about this show is that Patrick McHale and the other creators wanted you to draw your own conclusions and find your own meaning from the stories. The art book is the same way.
Most of the other pages are packed full of delights, like a sketch wall of terrible drawings from the crew, a sketch of Greg with a frying pan upside down on his head and a note reading, “Not iconic enough,” and stories about how each crew member put their own little mark on the series.
I will definitely love looking through this again from time to time.
There is so much in this book. What inspired the show, little comments from those who worked on it, sketches and screenshots from all stages of the show’s progress, character concept art, other episode ideas, information about the initial pilot, and more.
At one point, there was an episode written in which a man kidnapped kids and used their bones to make little dolls (the ones you see in the opening and very ending -- where Wirt, Greg, and Jason Funderberker the frog are added to a set of the Unknown character dolls -- are directly from that idea, which is chilling. Some of the cast's ideas were obviously too scary for Cartoon Network to add, like a lot of the Beast’s initial designs. But they're great to see here!
Speaking of that guy, though, many mysteries are from the show surrounding him and his edelwood trees are expanded upon (I won’t talk about them now, of course), which may answer a lot of questions -- like what happened for me -- or create a bunch more -- like what happened for a friend of mine. The great thing about this show is that Patrick McHale and the other creators wanted you to draw your own conclusions and find your own meaning from the stories. The art book is the same way.
Most of the other pages are packed full of delights, like a sketch wall of terrible drawings from the crew, a sketch of Greg with a frying pan upside down on his head and a note reading, “Not iconic enough,” and stories about how each crew member put their own little mark on the series.
I will definitely love looking through this again from time to time.
Content Warnings
trypophobia (only on the Beast’s character page)