Field notes

Pages from the light box, not a publishing manifesto

Short pieces on how a Fantastic Four family edition actually gets drawn, lettered, printed, and bound to its token.

What we actually do in the reading room when a family edition is almost ready to mint.

Mixing a Johnny orange that still looks like flame after the mill’s dampening.

Balloon placement around plates, and why Ben’s voice cannot sit on the gravy boat.

We mint after the print proof because the colophon has to match the paper in your hands.

How we dress a Hawthorpe breakfast scene so cosmic crackle sits next to washing-up.