Fantastic Beasts gets a new illustrated edition and we’ve got the details!
And you didn’t think the Fantastic Beasts book could get any better! The new illustrated edition coming soon will prove you wrong! Check it out here!
This is the book we never knew we needed. It was the continuation of the Harry Potter universe that we always wanted. It helped us to delve into a part of that world that made us feel a bit more like a student at Hogwart’s. And that is something that every Potterhead has been striving for since we opened the first novel and read the first page.
But now, one of our favorite books has gotten better. It’s gone illustrated! The book is set for release later this year, but we have been given a few sneak peaks in the meantime to hold us over. We’ve been given the opportunity to see the front and back covers of the upcoming new edition of the book.
The work
Olivia Lomenech Gill is the chosen illustrator, and there are two different cover editions as well. There is the Scholastic version of the covers and there is also the Bloomsbury edition. Gill is an award winning illustrator and has done the Beasts justice. More than that, Gill has brought a new life to the creatures.
On top of the preview of the covers, there is also a sneak peak into a few pages of the book. The images were constructed with multiple tools. Some with watercolors and others with charcoal sketches, among other techniques.
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Hop on over to Pottermore for the exclusive sneak peak into the covers and pages. The official release date of the illustrated version of Fantastic Beasts is set to release November 7, 2017. We know, it will be here before we know it! But the sneak peak certainly helps to pass the time by a bit quicker.
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