Sam Kieth Sketchbook #1 (Sam Kieth Collection) Paperback – March 16, 2010

yes, this sketchbook is 48 pages full of the awesome art of Sam Kieth . It's important to notice that this is indeed a sketchbook, full of well: sketches, scribbles, and quite a few messy paintings (no Maxx, no Batman, no finished illustration...it's as plain and simple as its name: it's a sketchbook). BUT, all of that is cool. They all show the impressive style of the talented Mr. Sam Kieth :)This is what Sam Kieth himself writes in the introduction to this sketchbook: "I don't know about you, but what I pick up a sketchbook for ARE the mistakes - the whiteout, scribbles, "bad" art, Sharpie pens bleeding through from art on the other side of pages. It's a peek behind the curtain, isn't it? I'll throw in a few current paintings, too; abstracts, nothing too scarry. Indulge me, OK?"I really like this book, and I'm looking forward to the second sketchbook ( Sam Kieth Sketchbook #2 ), and for what he also says in the introduction, we should also be expecting a full "art of Sam Kieth" in the future: "Look, it's either incredibly ballsy or incredibly stupid to come out with a series of 48-pages sketchbooks BEFORE the big art book, right? So why a 48-pager first? Because these sketchbooks keep stacking up. For an idea, take a peek at the photo of the pile of sketchbooks on my blog." (hey, I didn't know he has a blog...I'll go look for it right now).

What else is there to say? He's amazing. My one thing is that this has seriously awesome art, bu you will find a lot of it out there on the net. It also doesn't give any ne insight into Kieth as an Artist or Person, just shows off more his amazing work, down to the lines. When I feel a little out of gas, drawing-wise, I pick this up and peruse to get the juices going, and it always works.

Great gift for the Sam Kieth fan in your family!

I knew this was going to be a sketchbook but the images and selections used to compile this book are dull and barely offer any variety. I am a fan of Sam Keith's work dating back to his marvel comic book covers but this is garbage.

love Sam

I have seen this guy's art before, and while it is out of the mainstream, he always surprises me. I am a huge fan of The Maxx comic book series in the 90s. I also loved, and reread several times his book, My Inner Bimbo. This is the first time I have just looked at the art of one person for the pure joy of looking at art. While I'm not an art critic, actually I don't know anything intellectually about art. What I do know, is what I like. This man, Sam Keith, his art, hit's me in my gut. Maybe it would sound better if I said, his art touches my heart. Which ever way you want to hear it, is fine with me.This guy affects me . . . when I look at his work. He is able to take me on highs and lows with just a pencil or paint brush. It doesn't seem fair for one person to have such talent, but I suppose that's why I enjoyed this book so much.Great job, Mr. Keith, Great job!

Hurray! What more is there to say? This is just more of the crappy "artistic" stylings of Mr. Sam Kieth.

Insight into a master of the art, who turns out to be very human with all our worries and anxieties. Excellent.

cool book as the description says has a lotta rough work would hav been good ifthe was explanation of technique but consideribng the price souldnt be any more or less than what your geting

Es mucho mas vistoso su arte en cómics que en esta serie de sketchbooks. Si están esperando ver grandes obras de arte mejor no lo compren, esto, como su nombre lo dice son dibujos sin terminar en su mayoría "sketches", le doy 3 estrellas porque esperaba un poco más de lo que hay. Afortunadamente es un libro raro y de colección pero eso es todo lo que tiene a su favor.

mit etwas knorrigem, aber tollem Humor, wenn zwischen den Bildern einzelne Bildunterschriften verraten, was Anlass oder Inspiration für das jeweilige Werk waren.Sam Kieth ist ein großartiger Zeichner mit eigenem Stil, Liebhaber seiner Comics und Graphic Novels allgemein werden nicht enttäuscht sein von dieser Zusammenstellung von Skizzen aus seinen Skizzenbüchern.

Genial autor con una genial mente creadora