Art of Marc Silvestri Paperback – Illustrated, September 23, 2008

I am a big fan of Marc Silvestri as he really had a lot to do with the huge growth in popularity that we have seen the last 10-15 years in the bad girl genre of the comic market. Marc Silvestri, along with a small handful of other artists, brought something to that side of the industry that had been severly lacking, overall quality. The bad girl genre really started to take off in the 80's and early 90's, but the quality of the artwork itself was really questionable at best. In all honesty, most of it was pretty bad. It was about as anatomically inaccurate as one could hope to get. The women had breats that were bigger than their heads, legs that were longer than thier upper body, and hair that would shock even Rapunzel herself. Its was hyper sexualized artwork with very few redeeming qualities. The best artists usually stayed away from the bad girl genre of the comic market as it simply didnt command the respect that other genre's had.Then everything started to change in the mid to late 90's. The start of Witchblade was one of the key moments in the genre. It signaled a major shift in how bad girls were drawn and artists like Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner, and Brian Pulido were at the forefront of this change. Instead of cheesy drawings with ridiculous anatomical features, you started seeing bad girls rendered with far more realistic poses and anatomical accurate features. Not to mention the overall quality of the work was just a HUGE step forward as this small group of artists were extremely talented. These artists really brought a sense of quality to the bad girl genre that had never existed before and the end result was nothing less than a huge explosion in popularity for the entire bad girl genre.Witchblade #1 was really the start of my bad girl collecting. Its since become one of my favorite genre's in the comic industry. I have a lot of respect for Marc Silvestri as he is an amazing artist and he played a very large role in the overall transformation of this genre of the comic market. All that being said, this art book is a bit disappointing as not only is it less than 100 pages, which is very small for a comic art book, its also priced right in line with other comic art books that are 2-3 times the size. Given the amount of work that Marc Silvestri has done, they could have easily doubled, even tripled, the overall size of this book. Don't get me wrong, the artwork that is here looks amazing. Unfortunatey, there just isnt a lot here. In all honesty, this is the smallest art book I have purchased in a very long time. It really is a shame as Marc Silvestri has a ton of quality work. I just don't understand the decision to go with such a small book.Bottom line - if your a big fan of Marc Silvestri than your definitely going to want to pick this up. It may be short, but the artwork that is here is amazing and given how long its been since this first hit the market...well, it doesnt appear Marc has any desire to release another art book. My advice, just be patient and wait for it to go on sale. I would love to see Marc create a 2nd volume, one that was at least 200 pages long, but until then, this book will have to do!3 Stars

It's a compilation of some of Silvestri's iconic layouts. I'm glad they chose this larger format to show off his work. I mean the detail of his designs and supporting colorists. Wished there were more pages, black and whites would be nice but overall, pleased with this book.

Book is kind of small but very informative and oversized more like a old rolling Stone magazine I would not buy it again just for the fact that it wasn't big enough not a lot of pages

I am an aspiring comic book artist and a fan of Marc Silvestri's work and this was a great purchase for me. It details a nice amount of Marc's artwork ranging from Marvel, DC and to Top Cow. This book shows off a lot of Marc's un-inked pencils which gives the reader and better idea of how detailed and beautiful Marc Silvestri's artwork is. My only issue with the book is that it would have been great if they would have included some interviews with Marc so we could understand his creative process on certain pieces. The other thing is that this book is over priced. For what they charge for the Hard Cover you should receive a bio about Marc Silvestri, interviews from co works and others in the industry and the history of Top Cow. Ultimately I love great artwork so I purchased the TPB and I am glad that I did. If anything I think that Marc Silvestri's work is under appreciated and if you choose to purchase this book you will understand why I feel that way.

I am a huge fan of fantasy art. You can take pictures of people and everyday events all you want, but the art in this book is of things straight out of the imagination. That is true creativity. Don't discount this as just comic book art, it is well done and will be appreciated by those who have an eye for detail. Marc Silvestri has obvious talent, but I was put off by the endorsements of his underlings and co-workers, seemed kind of patronizing. Art speaks for itself; and should have been left to it's own story. If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this book says volumes. Most all the finished colored pictures has a black and white drawing that it came from. It will help you appreciate not only the creativity that it took to make the drawing, but also the skill it took to colorize it. Most images have a dark theme and some contain sensuality. This is probably not for younger children, but teens who show an interest in art will probably be inspired by this book. Highly recommended.

If you enjoy Marc Silvestri artwork then this is it. Most of the drawing are from Top Cow. There are a few from Marvel and DC. Nice large size. Just short of 100 pages. The price is right. The only thing that I wish personally is to have a digital version. I would like to print it out and trace the pictures.

The ART is great. I love those pencils, you can learn so much just watching them.This is what the art book of comic artist should look like - pencils.But my book falls apart after 2 days :( Bad binding!For the price it could be bigger and better glued.

Love Marc and his art. With that said I gave this 4 stars because I expected more and think a lot was left out. What is included is great just wish they added more to each section.

This book presents all PENCIL Art in a very LOW quality scan, as if you would print low resolution images from the internet in a large size! Good quality paper doesn't save those blurry pictures and I regret purchasing this item! Feeling cheated here!

brilliant book of artwork from one of the greatest artists of his generation !!!! just lush , mega eye candy for any comic art fan , love it

Awesome artwork, wish I had the patience to pencil like Silvestri, his work is so detailed

El libro esta acorde con lo que dice la explicaciones y es fantastico. Pero Lo único es que lo he recibido sin plastificar y con esta tara en la cubierta de papel que cubre la tapa dura.The book is according to the specification and it's amamzing. However, the problems it's i didn't received it well protected and the paper cover that it's included in the hard cover has a damage

Conteúdo:A coleção escolhida para esse livro é muito linda, embora eu acredite que deixaram alguns desenhos mais bonitos de fora. Para quem é fã da arte de Marc Silvestri, esse livro é maravilhoso.Material:Impresso em papel de ótima qualidade. O trabalho de edição foi muito bem feito e finalizado em um acabamento muito bom.Resumo Final:Essencial para fãs do Marc Silvestri ou para desenhistas que querem ter um material de referência de ótima qualidade.