Afrodisiac
AdHouse Books, Richmond, Virginia, 2009
Description
Inspired by the blaxploitation films of the 1970s and classic superhero comics, Afrodisiac collects art and comics starring the original super badass and featuring cool cars, sexy women, scary monsters, self-righteous superheroes, corrupt cops, aliens, Dracula, and Richard Nixon.
Juror Notes
I’m a ’70s exploitation film fan and this book captures the flavor and spirit of those movies perfectly. I love that the cover is without type.
Collections:
50 Books | 50 Covers of 2009
Repository:
Denver Art Museum
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book
Credits
- Design firm
- AdHouse Books
- Creative director
- Chris Pitzer
- Art director
- Jim Rugg
- Jacket designers
- Chris Pitzer, Jim Rugg
- Illustrator
- Jim Rugg
- Authors
- Brian Maruca, Jim Rugg
- Publisher
- AdHouse Books
- Trim size
- 6 x 9
- Pages
- 96
- Quantity printed
- 3,000
- Printer
- TWP, Inc.
- Jacket printer
- TWP, Inc.
- Paper
- Matte art paper, 128 gsm
- Binder
- TWP, Inc.
- Binding method
- Smyth sewn
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