Book 'Em! YOE! Studio has been involved in some big-time, best-selling books! Read on...
The ARF Series
Conceived, produced and designed by Craig Yoe,Arf is a groundbreaking series of books exploring the unholy marriage of art and comics in a stunning array of rare masterpieces. The Boston Globe says that it's filled with "eye-popping revelations!" With 120 large format colorful pages, the first sumptuous volume Modern Arf is a veritable treat for the senses. Published by Fantagraphics.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
A momentous, extraordinary event is happening in the pages of the second Arf! Arf Museum showcases ten, 100-year-old, never published paintings by comic pioneer R.F.Outcault. These amazing treasures are of his revolutionary character, the Yellow Kid! But wait, there's much more, from Picasso to Spiegelman, from King Kong to Bettie Page and everything in between! Published by Fantagraphics.
Craig Yoe conceived and designed The Art of Mickey Mouse. This coffee-table art book showcases 100 contemporary and international artists' interpretations of the famous rat, including Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Charles Schulz, Peter Max...and even Michael Jackson!
Published in 4 languages, Japanese, French, German, and, of course, English, The Art of Mickey Mouse was rapturously reviewed! It was featured on MTV News and Entertainment Tonight, was a Time Magazine Book of the Year, and Disney's Michael Eisner presented a copy to the Pope!
The book has an intro by Pulitzer Prize winner John Updike, and is published by Hyperion.
Strong of the success of The Art of Mickey Mouse, Craig presented the same concept to Mattel, and The Art of Barbie was born. Published by Workman, it received rave reviews from CNN and Entertainment Weekly, and spawned a major exhibit at New York City's World Trade Center. Over 100 international art and fashion celebrities contributed to the book, such as Yves Saint Laurent, Francesco Scavullo, Todd Oldham, Karl Lagerfeld, Betsy Johnson, Chuck Jones, Isaac Mizrahi, Calvin Klein, and more. Craig even got Claudia Schiffer between the covers...of the book, that is!
Weird But True Toon Factoids
This Random House tome was written and designed by Craig Yoe, and is a best seller! It presents a plethora of facts and trivia about the world of comics and cartoons. Leonard Maltin called it "One swell book!" and raved, "It's too good to be true!" In-true-ductions by: Adam West, TV's Batman, and Stan Lee, co-creator of Spider-Man! Craig's proceeds go to The Children Affected by Aids Foundation and The Milt Gross Fund.
