Gift Ideas from Jitse
Every year we present you with our Gift Ideas: books, magazines, games or merchandise that we think would make great gifts in the December month.
This year we decided to introduce all our buyers to you at the same time. That way, if you want an expert, you’ll know exactly who to turn to in which store.
Jitse
Jitse works in Amsterdam and is the buyer for the Manga, Graphic Novels, Animation, Fantastic Art, Cards, Holland, and Calendars sections.
Gift Ideas on display in the picture above:
- The Art of Mouse Guard 2005-2015 – David Petersen
- Showa 1953-1989: A History of Japan – Shigeru Mizuki
- The Ancient Magus’ Bride, vol. 2 – Kore Yamazaki
- Disney: A Year of Animation 2016 Page-a-Day Calendar
- Masters of the Everyday: Dutch Artists in the Age of Vermeer – Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Quentin Buvelot
- Munch | Van Gogh – Maite van Dijk and Bruteig de Mange
- Alpha – Jens Harder
- Trashed – Derf Backderf
- Nimona – Noelle Stevenson
- The Art of Robert E. McGinnis – Robert E. McGinnis and Art Scott
- The Art of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe – Tim and Steve Seeley
- The Art of the Good Dinosaur – Karen Paik
What items from the list above do you want to highlight?
“Alpha, a non-fiction graphic novel by Jens Harder. It describes our history from the Big Bang until now (the start of human civilization). It jumps back and forth in time and really lets the pictures tell the story. He uses visual elements known throughout history and has an amazing mix of old and new: weather charts, Hokusai’s The Wave when depicting a wild ocean, the cave paintings at Lascaux, all while telling the ‘regular’ story.
“Trashed by Derf Backderf. Derf uses his own experiences as a trash collector and mixes it with all kinds of information about trash in general. How does a landfill work? How much trash do we make, really? A great mix of anecdotes and facts.
“The Art of Mouse Guard. That’s a great graphic novel in any case, but this book has all kinds of behind-the-scenes information and sketches, and pictures of 3D background models of the scenery so he could get the details in his drawings just right. It’s not cheap, but a must-have for the real fan.”
More buyers with their gift ideas will be presented on the blog every day. An overview post can be found here.