Review "Artbook ASIATIKA": A book that makes us travel!

Today, we invite you to discover the Asiatika Artbook. Immerse yourself in the heart of Asia and manga through a series of illustrations transporting you to very different universes. 

Artbook ASIATIKA

Title: Artbook ASIATIKA

Authors: Collective, Antoine BOURALY, Beniamino DELVECCHIO, David DURANT, Didier AXL, Dùc TRAN, Gwendal LEMERCIER, Kalian LAKE, KAMIKEN, LAOLYTH, Makoto AIZAWA, Marco CASELLI, THERESEM A. HOOK

Publishers : Editions Asiatika

Release date: 07 March 2018

Price: 20€

A work of high quality bringing together 13 artists from around the world inspired by Asia or manga for the pleasure of fans of the genre.

Editions Asiatika

A collection rich in illustrations!

First, let's start with a presentation of the book itself. This artbook has a soft cover front, whose image was chosen by Internet users who follow their facebook page between two proposals. The illustration featured in this artbook was created by Gwendal Lemercier, a Breton draftsman, illustrator, painter and colorist.

The fact that this book is flexible makes its discovery very pleasant and allows you to leaf through it in all directions, in order to see and review several illustrations in no time.

Let us now turn to the works present. Whether you are a fan of Asian culture with its history or mythology, manga with the famous Dragon Ball series, or illustrations a little more erotic, you will find your happiness in this artbook since a very large number of themes are addressed.

In addition, the fact that some illustrations are in black and white while others are in color makes them stand out and catches the eye of the reader. In addition, the pencil stroke of each artist is different and this allows the artbook to group a very wide variety of works. The reader can therefore stop on each of the pages of the book and contemplate the illustration and all the details that compose it. By turning the page, you find yourself in a world quite different from the one you have just discovered. 

In addition, for some works, you can also find quotes, haiku (small Japanese poem of three verses with respectively 5, 7 and 5 syllables) or descriptions on Asian characters or legends.

Be your own refuge. Be to yourselves your own light.

Quote attributed to Buddha

The Pirate

Ching Shi, born in 1775 and died in 1844, was a former prostitute who, marrying a pirate, was at the head of the largest and most powerful fleet spreading terror in Chinese waters. His biggest known rival was the pirate O-po-tae.

This artbook is therefore a very beautiful book that asiatika editions offer us! Mixing history, mythology and manga, the authors transport you from one world to another brilliantly.