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Alien Covenant: David's Drawings Hardcover – 4 Sep 2018

by Dane Hallett (Author), Matt Hatton (Author)

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This exclusive collection, containing two books, gives readers an insight into the most intriguing character from the Alien prequels.

Before Alien Covenant, David was stranded alone on the Engineers' planet and ― left to his own dark devices ― he began to push the boundaries of creation. Delve into this exclusive collection, containing two books, to gain an insight into the android's descent into madness. The in-universe sketchbook contains over two hundred illustrations from the set and will take you inside the mind of David. It features the complete arc of his journey from the studies of flora and fauna, to his more sinister experiments on creatures, and the disturbing demise of Dr Elizabeth Shaw. The companion book, Developing the Art of an Android, holds an interview with Dane Hallett and Matt Hatton ― the artists behind all of the beautifully grotesque sketches. Alien Covenant: David's Drawings will satisfy every serious fan's hunger for details of the most intriguing character from the Alien prequels.

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Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Titan Publishing Group (1 September 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1785659243
ISBN-13: 978-1785659249
Product Dimensions: 24.1 x 3.8 x 31.8 cm
Boxed-product Weight: 1.9 Kg
Average Customer Review: 1 customer review
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 39,940 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #109 in Film Direction & Production
- #58 in Fantasy & Science Fiction Films
- #443 in Television (Books)

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"you'll be poring over in wide-eyed amusement" SyFy

"The work Hatton and Hallett produced here is remarkable, and the presentation of the set itself is top-notch." Birth Movies Death

"take a close, detailed look at each piece and see the amazing artistry that went into these things that you barely get a glace at in the finished film" - Vespe's Holiday Gift Guide

About the Author

An adept concept designer, creature artist and prop maker, Dane Hallett has earned a reputation for his passion, broad skill set and his interdisciplinary ability to carry a design from concept to creation. In addition to the illustration work for Alien: Covenant, his work has also been featured in productions such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Wolverine, Aquaman and notably several hero vehicles and props on the Academy Award-winning Mad Max: Fury Road.

Matt Hatton has worked in multiple disciplines and across many departments in film. From character & concept design, props, weapons, set design, set decoration, art direction, visual effects, storyboards and even hair and makeup design. As well as his varied work across live action and animated films, he also specialises in non-movie character and mascot design as well as illustration, graphic design, merchandising, TVCs, marketing and television work.

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beautifully presented

9 November 2018

ive been looking forward to this for a while. This book is filled with many of the anatomical studies that could be seen in the film. I was really looking forward to more of these from "the art of alien covenant" and have always been disappointed that it was not included. I am thrilled that it is now available. Other reviews made me fear it would not include the sorts of drawings and insights I was after, but the main book is cover to cover the sketches of a curious android about the mutations of biology. It is also very well presented. A beautiful book that any alien fan would love.

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Brandon F

Beautiful design & Beautiful Art

7 September 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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This is a truly wonderful collection for fans of the Alien franchise. Particularly those interested in getting inside the head of android David & witness his slow descent into madness.

First off the packaging is great. The slip cover has a metallic tin-foil shine to it. Inside...two books. One is a paperback that serves as both interview and creative process walkthrough from the 2 artists. The second is a hardcover with page after page of beautiful/disturbing images from David’s experiments throughout his years of isolation on the engineer planet.

This second book also tells a story in itself. As you turn the pages, David’s search for the “Perfect Organism” becomes bolder & bolder. Mixing traits of animals found on the planet, engineers, and eventually Elizabeth Shaw. The artwork here is beautiful and you can tell the artists had HR Giger in mind for a lot of the pieces you will find in this collection. This book actually makes me enjoy the film even more!

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adamczar

Overpriced and lacking

9 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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The imagery toward the end of the sketchbook is pretty disturbing (and that's why I bought it) but to my disappointment there wasn't anything here that I hadn't already seen online. And as an "artifact" from inside the Alien universe I found it lacking. The idea falls apart when you remember David is a machine and therefore would have no need to keep a journal of his progress, and his writing does not fit what we know of his "voice." It was clearly written by the illustrators, whose talent clearly lies in illustrating. Worse, the accompanying booklet of an interview with the illustrators is riddled with formatting errors and typos, giving the whole thing the impression of a rushed job to make a few extra bucks.

I would have rather borrowed or checked this out from a library but this is such a niche book that if you want to see it you probably have to buy it yourself. For $30, I'm really on the fence as to recommend it. For die-hard Alien fanatics it makes a nice display book, but a casual fan should spend their money elsewhere and just do a quick google search if you're curious about what happened to Shaw.

10 people found this helpful

Jackie

If you are a fan/collector....it is a must have

2 November 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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This book is fabulous. If you are a person that collects items in the Alien films franchise, this book is a must.
It has a fabulous custom shell cover, wonderful book cover and the contents are amazing. While there are some
movie franchises that are flooded with collectibles the Alien franchise is not. Great collectible finds are not readily available. The artwork is amazing and it is just superior quality all around. I can highly recommend it for a
serious fan.

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Irina Shukurova

Almost perfect...

4 October 2018 - Published on Amazon.com

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It's a perfect item for collection, but it's not a perfect art-book.

The case looks great. The interview is interesting to read. The book's cover made me feel like I hold a real diary in my hands. I don't even mind the way the drawings cross each other. It reminds me of pieces of paper forgotten between pages of a book. The only downside is that some drawings appear more than once (male engineer and mutated infant, for example) and some text doesn't match the drawings (the text from the first pages appears again in the correct place near the mutated infant, the text about asymmetry of a horned worm appears again near an engineer's arm, etc.).

But still, it's a good purchase for every fan of 'Alien' who likes quality books.

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Dancer SF

Amazing artwork.

7 February 2019 - Published on Amazon.com

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This is all about "DAVID" and his dark world. The book brings the story so much more to life, these drawings are both beautiful created and so disturbing as they should be according to the films story. So fascinating, interesting direction for a movie book. This is not so much a behind the scenes book as more the character's artistic diary.

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