Moonshadows: The Mike Ploog Sketchbook, Volume One

Rating:
Summary: Wish there was a volume two
Review: Pros: To open the volume, Mike Ploog pens a short article giving nice background on his varied career working with Will Eisner, Marvel comic work in the 1970's, movies and animation. The book is jam packed with beautifully rendered drawings of dragons, monsters, warrior women and much more which spring from the fertile imagination of Mike Ploog. The inside front cover featuring a drawing of Frankenstein holding his bride is truly spectacular as are many others inside this collection. At $9.99 the low cost is a definate plus.

Cons: Too short at only 64 pages. Introduction mentions there are further sketch books planned but that was in 1998 and none have come out. The sketches are not identified or given any date or background information. The interior was black and white, some of Ploog's work in color would have been nice to see,

Overall anyone who is familiar with Ploog's work will be very pleased with this art book and those that aren't will discover one of the best fantasy artists around.