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4.39 AVERAGE
4.39 AVERAGE
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I love this bleak, absurd, beautiful, funny, goofy, and depressing show. Lisa Hanawalt's art is fucking everything.
This book was SO COOL!!! I am a huge Bojack fan and this book made me remember why I love the show so much! The work and talent behind this show is honestly incredible! Great read, great show :))))
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
My favorite current television show now has content in book form?
What is this, a crossover episode?
Enough has been said about the brilliance and hilarity of Netflix’s Bojack Horseman that I need not repeat here. I will instead focus on a fascinating art book that I’m not sure I’m actually reading correctly. It’s about the size of a coffee-table book but I have no coffee table, and while I did flip through to look at Lisa Hannawalt’s concept art and the master folders of different props and expressions, I returned to the beginning to read the whole thing cover to cover. Artists, please let me know if I’m doing this wrong.
Unsurprisingly, the story of Bojack’s conception and the behind-the-scenes teamwork required to pull together an animated show in only a few months is just as neat as the art that inspires it. I found out so many trivia tidbits about this show like how creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg originally pitched it to the Animal Planet channel (Imagine how different the show would be on THAT network). Bob-Waksberg also refuses to do fart and poop jokes not because he thinks he’s above them, but simply because the human body grosses him out.
I also learned so much about Lisa Hanawalt, the animation designer who grew up as a horse-obsessed girl (She based her design of Bojack off of her childhood horse, Tony the Pony), went to high school with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and actually refused the job offer to work on Bojack initially. Thank goodness she stayed on because the show would not be complete without her zine-style watercolor aesthetic, or her unique anthropomorphic animals with no tails and wide range of expression.
There is so much behind-the-scenes information on the writing process, the animation process, the music, the in-world rules and jokes, basically everything that makes a show about a depressed horse so awe-inspiring and relatable. Of course the art is beautiful too. There is something I like about a multitude of patterns and colors, along with the animal puns supplied by the character designs. It’s the perfect book for any Bojack fan or for anyone who wants to know how tv shows (especially animated ones) are put together.
Finally I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this is an early Christmas gift from Kate. I mean it was SUPPOSED to be a Christmas gift but she couldn’t wait that long (her words, not mine). It’s still appropriate I think. Christmas in September is a novel yet brilliant Todd Chavez-esque idea...
What is this, a crossover episode?
Enough has been said about the brilliance and hilarity of Netflix’s Bojack Horseman that I need not repeat here. I will instead focus on a fascinating art book that I’m not sure I’m actually reading correctly. It’s about the size of a coffee-table book but I have no coffee table, and while I did flip through to look at Lisa Hannawalt’s concept art and the master folders of different props and expressions, I returned to the beginning to read the whole thing cover to cover. Artists, please let me know if I’m doing this wrong.
Unsurprisingly, the story of Bojack’s conception and the behind-the-scenes teamwork required to pull together an animated show in only a few months is just as neat as the art that inspires it. I found out so many trivia tidbits about this show like how creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg originally pitched it to the Animal Planet channel (Imagine how different the show would be on THAT network). Bob-Waksberg also refuses to do fart and poop jokes not because he thinks he’s above them, but simply because the human body grosses him out.
I also learned so much about Lisa Hanawalt, the animation designer who grew up as a horse-obsessed girl (She based her design of Bojack off of her childhood horse, Tony the Pony), went to high school with Raphael Bob-Waksberg, and actually refused the job offer to work on Bojack initially. Thank goodness she stayed on because the show would not be complete without her zine-style watercolor aesthetic, or her unique anthropomorphic animals with no tails and wide range of expression.
There is so much behind-the-scenes information on the writing process, the animation process, the music, the in-world rules and jokes, basically everything that makes a show about a depressed horse so awe-inspiring and relatable. Of course the art is beautiful too. There is something I like about a multitude of patterns and colors, along with the animal puns supplied by the character designs. It’s the perfect book for any Bojack fan or for anyone who wants to know how tv shows (especially animated ones) are put together.
Finally I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention that this is an early Christmas gift from Kate. I mean it was SUPPOSED to be a Christmas gift but she couldn’t wait that long (her words, not mine). It’s still appropriate I think. Christmas in September is a novel yet brilliant Todd Chavez-esque idea...
You should read this book if you're a die hard fan. It's a really in-depth look at the creation of BoJack Horseman. There's a lot about the psychology of Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Lisa Hanawalt. It's evident that show is highly personal to them.
This book is highly technical regarding art design. A lot of things went over my head. But I like Lisa's style and want to read her other work. It really made me appreciate the show. The amount of work that goes into the art for this show is staggering.
Surprisingly (or maybe not) Raphael and Lisa seem like two very happy,well adjusted best friends.
This book is highly technical regarding art design. A lot of things went over my head. But I like Lisa's style and want to read her other work. It really made me appreciate the show. The amount of work that goes into the art for this show is staggering.
Surprisingly (or maybe not) Raphael and Lisa seem like two very happy,well adjusted best friends.