shopping achievements of a sort

[rivendellrose]

Spent a few hours holed up in Bauhaus Coffee writing, then wandered for a while. Got some compliments on my white paper parasol (including one from a guy who called it a 'parasail,' which was amusing), and then ended up (as one does) at Half Price Books, thinking "I'll just check to see if they have any movie art or tv books I can't live without, and then leave." Because I live in hope that somewhere there are art books for "Pan's Labyrinth," the first "Hellboy" movie, and, yes, B5. (Shut up - concept art is one of my passions, and I long to own whatever exists of it for anything I love.)

They did not have any of the above, nor any other movie art-books that I wanted, but they did have a huge, gorgeous hard-cover collected art-book for the "Hellboy" comics. $50, for sketches and drawings and so on that aren't published anywhere else? I did what any psychotic collector would do - I made the nice man get it out of the case for me, and then told him to hold onto it while I checked downstairs for some manga that The Boy wanted. Which was where, wandering in the "media tie-in" section, I found a $5 copy of what looks like a terribly bad B5 comic called "The Price of Peace." I tried not to buy it. I really did. But at $5, my collecting neurosis wouldn't let me leave it. Mock me if you wish, but I take pleasure in the fact that between the price and the under-the-ground level of my expectations, I cannot help but be at least tolerably satisfied.

And now, eating cold grapes and trying to get a bit more writing in before The Boy gets home from a Saturday stint at the office.

Comments

[kusanivy.livejournal.com]

I do not know about B5, and I'm pretty sure there ISN'T a Pan's artbook but I do know there IS definitely a Hellboy one because I have it (there is an HBII one too)

Probably hard to find now though (although some diggin at a con would probably turn up a copy)

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

Curses on the universe for not giving me a Pan's one - that's one that I would just love to see. It pains me to think of all the lovely conceptual art never being seen. At least, you know, by me. :P

I actually have the HBII one already (it's lovely!), and alas, you're probably right about how hard the first will be to get. But I shall continue to hope. (I have this thing where actually doing the sensible thing and looking on Amazon just ruins all the fun I will have looking for it!) ♥

[kusanivy.livejournal.com]

I hear you on the Pan's one (although Helen does have a tiny bit up as a side page on TDJE.). Maybe one day

Although right now I am anxiously awaiting Weta's planned District 9 art book. There better be some pretty prawns in there! :P

[ratzeo.livejournal.com]

Volume Ten caaaaaaaalls to yooooooou...