I'm working on a new book

Yup, a new book is on its way, and it will (hopefully) be available very very soon (if you subscribe to my shop newsletter, you already knew about this).

My last book, Serious Drawings, is sold out, as in out-of-print, and has been for quite a while now. You can still get a copy here and there if you search for it, but many of them are going for $60 to $100 online, which is crazy. Anyway, I'm happy to report that a new book is on the way!

Below is a photo taken during my artwork selection process. I printed out all the decent drawings onto regular paper, four per page, and then cut them all out. I went through about 300 drawings, trying to narrow it down to 100 (printing a 300 page colour book is way too expensive). They're all from between 2009-2012. None of them were in Serious Drawings. I probably have enough material left over to do another whole book.

And here's a peek at some of the pages, printed out from the working design file:

I'm self-publishing it. I've always wanted to make my own book, at least once in my career. I've always admired people who did. I make drawings and share them here, for you, and I wanted to make a book for you. I wanted to keep it personal. Like a zine, only a bit more polished.

I also wanted to go through the whole process and make all the mistakes and learn lots along the way. I even set up my own imprint, because I thought it would sound better to be published by Parallelogram Books (more about that another time) than by Marc Johns.

I love book people, and everyone I've ever interacted with from the publishing industry has been delightful. They are a passionate and intelligent bunch. I certainly don't think I can do a better job than a traditional publisher, but like I said earlier, I wanted to keep this book personal, and try putting it together myself.

Stay tuned! Hopefully this will be ready real soon. I'm just waiting for a proof from the printers.

Comments

[Stacey]

This is so exciting! Way to go on publishing it yourself! Best of luck. I'll be keeping my eyes and ears open for it!

[leendadll]

blarg... I subscribe to the newletter but never seem to get them. i'm gonna re-subscribe with a different account.

looking forward to the book!! i'll order a copy as soon as it's out!

Parallelogram Books is a FANTASTIC name!

[Ida]

How funny. When I saw the print of the painting on the toilet paper I realized that is how I first came across your art. At some random website someone posted your toilet drawing and from that I found your site. And here I am, three years later, with Serious Drawings in my bookshelf and (after some patient waiting) two beautiful prints on my wall. So far.

And I am still amazed by your art!

/Ida from the north of Sweden

[Marc Johns]

Hey LlendaDLL! Nice to hear from you. I don't send out the newsletter very often - once a month or less. You may have just missed it.
Glad you like Parallelogram Books!

[Marc Johns]

Hey, Ida from the north of Sweden!

I love to hear how people have found my work. I've had some good mileage from those paper towel drawings. It was a crazy idea I had ages ago.

Thank you soooo much for following along for so long, and for supporting my work!

[Helen]

Good luck! I recently discovered your blog and artwork from a friend. Absolutely fell in love with your aesthetic, wickedly adorable and hilarious.
I think I'd love to publish a book one day too, maybe on a topic I'm good at imparting knowledge about - we'll see. But in your case, looking forward to reading up on how it goes!