Founded in 2017, Illuminated Editions is Beehive’s imprint dedicated to producing an ongoing series of classic literary masterworks, full to the brim with stunning illustration by the greatest visual storytellers in the world, presented in heirloom slipcased editions designed to be read and reread, experienced, and treasured.
(art from the Illuminated Editions: The Great Gatsby illustrated by the Balbusso Twins)
We devote our publishing efforts to the quixotic, the bizarre, the radical and and the uncanny,” said Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Josh O’Neill. “We dig existential rabbit holes and build paper worlds. We strive to make things that have no other natural outlet — books and artworks that without the shared passion of our contributors and readership might not otherwise exist. We envision our press as a greenhouse in which strange, rare plants can thrive.
(art from the Illustrated Editions: Kwaidan & Shadowings illustrated by Kent Williams)
Beehive Books returned to Kickstarter with a new campaign to crowdfund three new volumes of Illuminated Editions, the company’s distinctive line of book art editions of literary classics. The campaign which features art from award-winning painter Kent Williams, legendary Frank cartoonist Jim Woodring, and the renowned Italian illustrators known as the Balbusso Twins was funded in 1 day!
(art from Illustrated Editions: A Voyage to Arcturus illustrated by Jim Woodring)
Beehive Books didn’t just get amazing artists to illustrate their new offerings, but also got some amazing comic and film industry giants, like Darren Aronofsky and Alan Moore to write the introductions to these stories. The Kickstarter for these offerings is live now and concludes on February 25th.
