Nextinction

by Ralph Steadman, Ceri Levy

Overview

The Boids are back in town ...

The follow-up to the award-winning EXTINCT BOIDS, this book features more of the incredible art of cartoonist Ralph Steadman. This time the focus is not on the birds that are gone, but the ones that there's still time to save. These are the 192 Critically Endangered birds on the IUCN Red List, species such as the Giant Ibis, the Kakapo, the Sumatran Ground-cuckoo and the iconic Spoon-billed Sandpiper – these, along with a number of classic Steadman creations such as the Unsociable Lapwing, are the NEARLY-EXTINCT BOIDS.

Woids are again by author, conservationist and film-maker Ceri Levy. Together, Ceri and Ralph are THE GONZOVATIONISTS.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472985385
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	11/24/2020
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	620,438
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

RALPH STEADMAN was born in 1936. He began his career as a cartoonist, and through the years has diversified into many creative fields. Ralph collaborated with Dr Hunter S. Thompson in the birth of 'gonzo' journalism, with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; he has illustrated classics such as Alice in Wonderland, Treasure Island and Animal Farm, and written and illustrated his own books, which include Sigmund Freud, I Leonardo and The Big I Am. Steadman is also a printmaker, and has travelled the world's vineyards, culminating in his books The Grapes of Ralph, Untrodden Grapes and Still Life with Bottle.

CERI LEVY is a film-maker, who started out making music videos before moving into the world of documentaries. His works include Bananaz, a film about the inner machinations of the group Gorillaz, and the forthcoming The Bird Effect; as co-curator of the exhibition that started Ralph Steadman painting birds, Ceri is a crucial cog in the boids' creation myth.

Editorial Reviews

Steadman's colourful, spiky illustrations of critically endangered birds ... a dazzling aviary of 'nearly extinct' boids. Save them all and make the ink-spattered Steadboid vert happy.” —Saga

“Hatched from the minds of gonzo cartoonist Ralph Steadman and writer-filmmaker Ceri Levy, “Nextinction” is a visual plea for conservation efforts, depicting nearly 200 birds facing an irrevocable fate: extinction. Levy's humorous but educational text accompanies a spectacle of colorful plumage rendered with Steadman's unique illustrative style, right down to those trademark ink blotches.” —Boston Globe

“Steadman has a talent for birds, and his scratchy, ink-splattered style works wonders with beaks and feathers. The text is informative and wildly eccentric by turns.” —New Statesman

“Nextinction is something of a rarity: a truly original take on popular science. Love them or hate them, Ralph Steadman's vivid cartoons bring out the character of these endangered birds in a way that photography and other illustrations can't match.” —BBC Focus

From the Publisher

08/17/2015
Famed illustrator Steadman’s follow-up to 2012’s Extinct Boids continues where its predecessor left off, attempting to draw attention to endangered species. Though his trademark fanciful approach is still intact, with wild spots and lashings of color in his bold, colorful illustrations, his portrayal of the birds themselves is slightly more literal and reverential than in the first volume. Some birds, such as the spoon-billed sandpiper, blue-throated macaw, eskimo curlew, ivory-billed woodpecker, and a mournful California condor, are rendered more realistically, while others, such as the yellow-beaked red-legged bluet and its companion, the flightless boid, are rendered in the explosive, splattery style for which Steadman is known. The accompanying text by filmmaker Levy adds personality and insight to the book as he shares snippets of dialogue with the notorious artist while educating readers about many of the birds themselves. Even readers with only a passing interest in birds are sure to come away with a greater appreciation for avian diversity as well as the need to preserve endangered bird species. Illus. Agent: Nat Sobel and Adia Wright, Sobel Weber Associates. (Sept.)

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