You may have noticed that we took a break this fall from regular posting at Bangback. One big reason for this is that in August of 2011, the Pinball team started an endeavor to publish content in our Scout Book format. We are so thrilled to be working with the Scout Book format in this new way, that it is absorbing much of our extra publishing energies at the Pinball HQ.
The first series from our Good Ink imprint was edited by François Vigneault, and it features the following classic authors paired with contemporary illustrators.
Vol. 1 “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” by Ambrose Bierce, illustrated by François Vigneault
Vol. 2 “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving, illustrated by Bwana Spoons
Vol. 3 “The Jelly-Bean” by F. Scott Fitzgerald, illustrated by Vanessa Davis
Vol. 4 “The Story of an Hour” and Other Stories by Kate Chopin, illustrated by Gemma Correll
Vol. 5 “Eve’s Diary” by Mark Twain, illustrated by Meg Hunt
Vol. 6 “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, illustrated by Aaron Renier
Vol. 7 “Young Goodman Brown” by Nathaniel Hawthorne, illustrated by Zack Soto
Vol. 8 “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe, illustrated by Tom Neely
Vol. 9 “To Build a Fire” by Jack London, illustrated by Michael Hsiung
Vol. 10 “The Gift of the Magi” and Other Stories by O. Henry, illustrated by Kate Bingaman-Burt
With such a compelling line-up of authors and artists, we knew people might want them all. So, we offered the series as a subscription, and then culminated the effort with a holiday timed release of a super charming box set collection.
The earliest story in the mix is “Rip Van Winkle” by Washington Irving. One of our favorite Portland artists, Bwana Spoons, jumped on the chance to illustrate this iconic American tale. Andrea Raijer helped document by producing this video following Bwana as he creates his original illustrations for the Scout Books edition of Rip Van Winkle, and then tracing the path of those illustrations through the Scout Book production process. Chris Funk assisted with music.
It was such a fun project, we’re already hard at work on the next set! Stay tuned for more pocket-sized reads coming soon from Good Ink.
