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Dark Horse reveals more Art of Cuphead

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King Features Syndicate has announced a feast-worthy lineup of upcoming book releases for Cuphead fans from Dark Horse Books, including the new graphic novel, Cuphead Volume 3: Colorful Crack-Ups & Chaos, and two art books titled The Art of The Cuphead Show and The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course. The announcement includes the official cover reveals for both The Art of The Cuphead Show and The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course.

Cuphead Volume 3: Colorful Crack-Ups & Chaos, Cuphead, Mugman, and Ms. Chalice return in this brand-new collection of chaos and capers! The gang gets themselves into some close calls and hilarious hiccups featuring ice cream enterprises, literally jumping into board games, and more! This original graphic novel features exciting all-new adventures drawn in the magnificent, magical, award-winning vintage style of Cuphead. The graphic novel spans 72 pages and measures at 6”x9”. It will be available August 20, 2024 in bookstores and August 21, 2024 in comic shops and will retail for $10.99. Pre-order links for all these books can be found below.

Cuphead Volume 3: Colorful Crack-Ups & Chaos

The Art of The Cuphead Show explores the creation story of the acclaimed Netflix animated series, The Cuphead Show! The series’ producers, writers, graphic artists, and more take readers on a deep dive into the development and production of this beloved series. Never-before-seen production art, character designs, and more await inside this hardcover art book collection. The book contains 248 pages and measures at 8.5”x11”. It will be available September 3, 2024 in bookstores and September 4, 2024 in comic shops for $49.99.

The Art of The Cuphead Show

And finally, following the highly successful The Art of Cuphead book released in 2020, The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course again transports readers back to the classic rubber hose cartoon style of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the extension pack to the acclaimed platformer, Cuphead…The Delicious Last Course! Take a gander at the celebrated expansion’s traditional hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation and peek at the early concepts, production work, and unused ideas that went into the making of The Delicious Last Course’s new characters, bosses, and stages! Relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman’s adventure with their new pal Ms. Chalice, all in a way you’ve never seen before! The book contains 272 pages and measures at 8.5”x11”. The art book will be available October 8, 2024 in bookstores and October 9, 2024 in comic shops  and will retail for $39.99 for the standard edition and $99.99 for the deluxe edition.

The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Funko, Magic the Gathering Headline October PREVIEWS Exclusive Collectibles

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Diamond Comic Distributors announced in October the upcoming release of several PREVIEWS Exclusive collectibles. Included in these announcements are Magic the Gathering Planeswalkers Blackout style pins from Pinfinity, Cuphead and Mugman action figures from 1000Toys, and a series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle vinyl Pop! figures from Funko.

Diamond and Funko continue their long-running partnership with the announcement of a new series of PREVIEWS Exclusive Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pop! Vinyl Figures (Donatello: MAR218990, $13.99; Leonardo: MAR218991, $13.99; Michelangelo: MAR218992, $13.99; Raphael: MAR218993, $13.99; Casey Jones: MAR218989, $13.99; Shredder: MAR218994, $13.99). Inspired by the now legendary comics phenomenon that took the world by storm, Eastman & Laird’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles join Funko’s iconic line of Pop! vinyl figures with this brand new, PREVIEWS Exclusive line. The Mirage Turtles come to life with a comics-inspired cell shaded design. Each Turtle comes equipped with their signature weapons and classic red bandanas. The hotheaded Raphael comes posed with his sai. Ultimate pizza fan Michelangelo is posed with his nunchaku, while tech whiz Donatello is featured with his bo staff. Finally, level-headed Leonardo is posed with is twin katanas. Also available is vigilante Casey Jones with his bat and trademark hockey mask; and the biggest baddie of all, Shredder! Each PREVIEWS Exclusive Pop! figure features a black and white chase variant for that classic indie comic look.

Pinfinity announced a PREVIEWS Exclusive Magic the Gathering set of Planeswalkers Blackout style pins (AUG218403, $69.99). Featuring the original lineup of Ajani, Jace, Liliana, Chandra, and Garruk, this all new, limited edition set also includes the never-before produced Ashioc, Nightmare Weaver. This PREVIEWS Exclusive also offers an augmented reality (AR) companion app. Users can download the Pinfinity – AR Companion App and scan the pins to see them animated in AR and scored with original music. Each PREVIEWS Exclusive 6-Piece set of 2″ metal enamel Planeswalkers pins come in a deluxe, full-color flip-top gift box with outer sleeve and foil printing

Magic the Gathering set of Planeswalkers Blackout style pins

1000Toys announced all-new PREVIEWS Exclusive Cuphead (AUG218802, $60) and Mugman (AUG218803, $60) action figures, inspired by the 2D action shooting game. Sculpted and designed in a cartoon-like style by Takayuki Ishizawa, and standing about 5.3″ tall, each figure features incredible articulation with an up-and-down telescopic mechanism in the head to recreate the action from the game. Interchangeable hand and eye parts are included to make their animated poses stand

Dark Horse Examines the Art of Cuphead

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Come one, come all! It’s time for a special announcement of a thrilling compendium!! Dark Horse Books, Studio MDHR, and King Features Syndicate are thrilled to present this beautiful, limited-edition package, The Art of Cuphead! The limited-edition book includes a cloth slipcase and a set of acetate sheets in a portfolio breaking down the game’s classic start screen illustration. This vintage-style art extravaganza is the perfect book for fans of Cuphead.

Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run & gun platformer, Cuphead. Each page of this curated artwork collection is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the Thirties. Take a gander at the game’s traditional hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation. Peek at the concepts, production work, and early ideas that went into the making of Cuphead’s characters, bosses, stages and more, including never-before-seen content from the upcoming DLC! Relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman’s adventure to reclaim their souls from The Devil, all in a way you’ve never seen before. Guided by personal insights from game directors Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, take a one-of-a-kind trip through the Inkwell Isles and discover an all-new appreciation for Cuphead’s animation style and challenging retro gameplay.

The Art of Cuphead goes on sale March 17, 2020, and is available for pre-order. Be sure to pick up a copy of this oversized, 264-page art book for $99.99.

The Art of Cuphead

The Art of Cuphead Coming this October

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Come one, come all!! It’s time for a special announcement of a thrilling compendium! Dark Horse Books and Studio MDHR are thrilled to present The Art of Cuphead! This vintage-style art extravaganza is the perfect book for fans of Cuphead.

Get transported back to the golden age of 1930s animation with an art book celebrating the acclaimed run and gun platformer, Cuphead! Each page of this curated collection of artwork is designed to capture the vintage look and feel of the Thirties. Take a gander at the game’s traditional hand-drawn frame-by-frame animation. Peek at the early concepts, production work, and early ideas that went into the making of Cuphead’s characters, bosses, stages and more. Relive the most cherished and challenging moments of Cuphead and Mugman’s adventure to reclaim their souls from The Devil, all in a way you’ve never seen before! Guided by personal insights from game directors Chad and Jared Moldenhauer, take a one-of-a-kind trip through the Inkwell Isles and discover an all-new appreciation for Cuphead’s animation style and challenging retro gameplay.

The Art of Cuphead goes on sale October 22, 2019. Be sure to pick up a copy of this oversized, 160-page art book for $29.99.

The Art of Cuphead