The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Artist Michael Sieben updates the children's classic with characteristically kooky illustrations

Originally published to great admiration in 1900, L. Frank Baum’s “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” has since secured itself as one of the most recognizable children’s classics of all time. While the beloved story has stood the test of time HarperCollins teamed with Austin-based artist Michael Sieben to update the illustrations, and his charming but mature graphic edition will drop 19 February. As longtime supportes …

Mr. Jiji

Pop icons find love in a hilarious series of illustrated work

What if Skeletor and He-man stopped fighting and just cuddled each other, Voldemort and Harry Potter became playmates, or a stormtrooper left the dark side and met Yoda for a bit of sexual play? Just Love is a series of graphic artwork designed by Fu Hang, AKA Mr. Jiji, a young artist from Harbin who calls Beijing home. Hang believes that “irony is a key …

Maps Mini Journals

Three notebooks decorated with Paula Scher's illustrated maps

Paula Scher‘s non-traditional approach to cartography formed the basis of the book “Maps,” a collection of her large-scale paintings that purposefully distort representations of famous cities. As a follow-up, Princeton Architectural Press has released a mini-journal series cloaked in Scher’s illustrations. Not only do they make for a gorgeous cover, the maps serve as a daily reminder of the importance of subjectivity and creative distortion. …