"Birds of Lore" is a collection of short stories showcasing obscure mythological birds, tied together by the exploits of the "Mythologist," a wayward promelgator of the unknown, who is willing to burst time and dimension to glimpse curious or monstrous things. It was generously funded as a Kickstarter.
The bird from the Mad Hatter’s unanswerable riddle:
…‘Why is a raven like a writing desk?’”
(My favorite answer is George Simmer's: "Because one is good for writing books and the other better for biting rooks.")
I learned gazillions of things doing it, even though it was not my first pony ride. Like, for instance, when hardcover collectors say they want "special features," they mean they really do want art, story and added features not available in other editions. It sounds obvious, but there are rules to it, and I've come to respect them. I ♥ lovers of books, especially because they seem like a slightly endangered species.
…‘Why is a raven like a writing desk?’”
(My favorite answer is George Simmer's: "Because one is good for writing books and the other better for biting rooks.")
I learned gazillions of things doing it, even though it was not my first pony ride. Like, for instance, when hardcover collectors say they want "special features," they mean they really do want art, story and added features not available in other editions. It sounds obvious, but there are rules to it, and I've come to respect them. I ♥ lovers of books, especially because they seem like a slightly endangered species.
When confronted by an artificial Siren, the Mythologist gets by on his memory of Odysseus, who also very nearly drown in their presence.
I wanted to make it feel like her song was reaching outside of the book itself, and warping the frame of the illustration.
I wanted to make it feel like her song was reaching outside of the book itself, and warping the frame of the illustration.
A Jub Jub Bird (originally mentioned in Lewis Carroll's poem "The Jabberwocky"), from the chapter featuring birds from literature.
This bird is Aosaginohi, the ghostly "Heron of Blue Fire." The landscape was a valley of paper.
This is from a double spread of the Bird Maidens of Himmapin Forest, a grove of legendary wildlife from Thai, Tibetan, Indian and Chinese tales.
The Gryphon takes Alice to court, as enacted by an artificial intelligence in the story. Can you find Lewis Carroll in the illustration?
The Bluebird of Happiness marks the point where the story takes a turn for even stranger ground, as the Mythologist finds himself trapped inside the artificial intelligence, and preyed upon by visions he conjures.
I knew my book of mythological birds--obscure or not--needed a Phoenix, but when I found out that the Chinese Phoenix had 9 heads...well...
