Simon Stålenhag, the super talented Swedish artist behind such highly acclaimed narrative art books like The Electric State, Things From The Flood and Tales From The Loop is back with a new Kickstarter for The Labyrinth, his latest narrative art book. The synopsis is as follows :

“A world covered by ruins and ash, the remnants of an otherwordly phenomenon that has ravaged the earth’s atmosphere and forced the few survivors deep underground. Matt, Sigrid and Charlie leave the safe harbor of the enclave for an expedition onto the wastelands of the surface world. During their journey they are forced to confront dark secrets from the time before civilization’s fall.”

Simon Stålenhag’s superb flair for creating deeply imaginatively worlds through his art has gained him international acclaim, with an Amazon series for Tales From The Loop released last year, based on his book of the same name. A film adaptation for The Electric State is in also in development.

The Labyrinth seems to promise us more of his signature style of dystopian sci-fi, complete with moody and ethereal landscapes just waiting to be unveiled. Here are some previews from the book –

The Kickstarter gives fans of the artist the unique opportunity to acquire special limited editions of Labyrinth. I’m personally more interested in the art and less the exclusivity of these limited editions; plus the shipping cost is quite prohibitive, so I’ll be a little patient and wait for the book to be released by a book publisher later. Because of the popularity and high demand for Simon Stålenhag’s work, and based on his past books I am fairly certain this will happen.

In the meantime, head down to Labyrinth’s Kickstarter page if you are still keen on funding the program.

If you’re new to Simon Stålenhag’s work, I very highly recommend you check out my reviews for his 3 previous art books – The Electric State, Things From The Flood and Tales From The Loop.

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