Ok, now that I have all the sketchbooks,(thanks again Stan!) I see that some of the sketches are tagged as end paper pieces for some of the HC's. Since I own all the SC's and zero HC's and probably won't ever be able to get all them, I have a few questions for Stan or anybody else that has time...
Does every HC have an end paper piece or just the more recent editions?
Is it original art or has each piece appeared somewhere in the story of the HC?
Are they in color or is it a b&w piece?
What is the purpose or reasoning for each piece? Does it sum up the main idea of the story? Is it a favorite scene of Stan's from that story?
Any info would be great and thanks in advance!
End Paper HC ?
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I'm sure Stan or someone else will add to what I put here in due course...
- Each h/c has an end paper. Technically it's the paper at the front and back that lines the outside thick cover to the inside. Generally it's been the same front and back, although I recall at least one h/c that had different artwork on the front to the back of the book.
- Early on the tip-in plates were stuck to the front paper, but now they occupy their own page a couple of turns in.
- I believe some of the art used is original, although many of the early ones appear familiar, and may have been taken from already drawn sources to use as the end paper.
- The end papers are in monotone, although the colour in question varies from book to book. Some are red, some are blue, some are other colours.
- Each h/c has an end paper. Technically it's the paper at the front and back that lines the outside thick cover to the inside. Generally it's been the same front and back, although I recall at least one h/c that had different artwork on the front to the back of the book.
- Early on the tip-in plates were stuck to the front paper, but now they occupy their own page a couple of turns in.
- I believe some of the art used is original, although many of the early ones appear familiar, and may have been taken from already drawn sources to use as the end paper.
- The end papers are in monotone, although the colour in question varies from book to book. Some are red, some are blue, some are other colours.
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Mayhem is right in that the endpapers are what hold the book's pages to the cover.
Each endpaper art was done especially for that book and so is new art, with the exception of Space Usagi. I guess I was busy when DH need that endpaper, so they used existing artwork.
I think Book 5 is the only book with different front and back endpapers. It tells the story of Usagi and Mariko's picnic that is referred to in that book.
Travels with Jotaro is the only endpaper with multiple panels. They show sequences from Usagi's time traveling with his son that are not mentioned in the stories.
For the most part, the art reflects something that happened in the book. Sometimes, though, it is a scene not in the book. I think Book 12: Grasscutter shows a scene of Usagi, Gen, and Tomoe fighting the 8-headed dragon. In the story, it is Susano-o that defeats it.
Some endpaper art are dramatic, some depict an actions scene, and some are humorous. In Fathers and Sons, I have Usagi and Yagi watching Jotaro and Goro Goro as they practice fighting.
So, in other words, I just draw what I want to draw for the endpapers. But, that is how it is for my stories as well.
Each endpaper art was done especially for that book and so is new art, with the exception of Space Usagi. I guess I was busy when DH need that endpaper, so they used existing artwork.
I think Book 5 is the only book with different front and back endpapers. It tells the story of Usagi and Mariko's picnic that is referred to in that book.
Travels with Jotaro is the only endpaper with multiple panels. They show sequences from Usagi's time traveling with his son that are not mentioned in the stories.
For the most part, the art reflects something that happened in the book. Sometimes, though, it is a scene not in the book. I think Book 12: Grasscutter shows a scene of Usagi, Gen, and Tomoe fighting the 8-headed dragon. In the story, it is Susano-o that defeats it.
Some endpaper art are dramatic, some depict an actions scene, and some are humorous. In Fathers and Sons, I have Usagi and Yagi watching Jotaro and Goro Goro as they practice fighting.
So, in other words, I just draw what I want to draw for the endpapers. But, that is how it is for my stories as well.