Besides the gorgeous work he does on the Cities of the Fantastic series, Schuiten also has amassed a body of work in theater and opera set design, posters and full scale recreations which is impressive. This handsome art book presents an awesome array of these never-before-seen pieces in large size along with an interview of the artist conducted by Peeters. A handsome addition to anyone’s library that shows off the talent involved in comic art!

Roland, who has gone up the ranks quickly at the Center for Cartography of Sodrovno-Voldachia, cannot feel but a certain unease at the renewed emphasis on their work by the ambitious new Marshall of their country. And that girl with what seems to be a map on her lower back...? The conclusion to this Cities of the Fantastic story.

Shortly after arriving in the Center for Cartography, where he works to further the expansionist goals of his government, Roland meets a young woman kept by the center, whose body is covered with barely perceptible lines.

Product Description: A tremendous hit at Expo 2000 in Hanover, the two exhibits documented here offer the world both a backward glance at itself and a look forward. "Planet of Visions" brings the utopias of world history into contemporary consciousness by projecting historic visions in gigantic panoramic scenes; "The Twenty-First Century" proposes interpretations of the key themes likely to affect our planet over the 100 years...read more

Product Description: Eugen Robick designs the perfect city until a foreign element invades, a grid of beams which grows to gigantic proportions, throwing all well-laid plans into disarray but somehow making everyone realize the errors of their ways...