I'll venture to guess that every one of us has owned or at least seen some of Tom Tierney's paper doll books in our lives. Just looking back at them now, I want so many.
From the mid-1970s until his death, Mr. Tierney reigned as “the undisputed king” of the international paper-doll world, as The New York Times wrote in 1999 — a milieu that comprises thousands of collectors in the United States alone. Over the years, he created more than 400 paper-dolls books, most issued by Dover Publications.
A message from Dover Publishers:
"Everyone at Dover—and his legion of fans—is deeply saddened by the passing of Tom Tierney on July 12, 2014. One of our most beloved authors, Mr. Tierney created over 275 books for Dover, including dozens of bestselling paper dolls, with subjects ranging from U.S. presidents to popular movie stars. As one of America's foremost authorities on fashion history, Tom's books are famous for being meticulously researched and beautifully rendered and his works are prized by designers, collectors, and paper doll lovers around the world. We've put together a collection of books by the King of Paper Dolls to help you celebrate his life and work. For, as he once said, "My books can be a way to discover things that you weren't taught in school. And I like to think that they bring their subjects to life for readers, just the way they do for me when I work on them." For more about Mr. Tierney, use this link to read the exclusive interview "For My Work Is My Pleasure: A Talk with Tom Tierney."
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| A page from Dover's Tierney offerings. |
Tom illustrated the unsual (for a) paper doll:
Historical:
Pop culture:
Fashion:
Dover still offers more than 125 of Tom's books for sale here:
Men dressing as women, women dressing as men—even a woman dressing as a man dressing as a woman! This collection features 17 dolls and 30 costumes that spotlight the gender-bending roles of well-known Hollywood stars. Featured artists include comedic drag performers — Jerry Lewis, Milton Berle, Tyler Perry, and RuPaul — as well as actors such as Barbra Streisand in Yentl, Dustin Hoffman in Tootsie, and Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire. - See more at: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486483134.html#sthash.2B3AunMx.dpuf
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Following yesterday's release from Hasbro, Nuclear Blast has issued the announcement of their partnership along with ESP and Kirk Hammet in celebration of Transformers turning 30 by giving away two guitars which can then be autographed by Kirk Hammet. There will also be a CD sampler from Nuclear Blast given away while supplies last, all taking place at the Hasbro booth at SDCC this weekend. Keep reading for the full release.
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On display at SDCC are the upcoming statues from Prime 1 Studio. For the very high end among Transformers collectors these statues capture the movie incarnations of Starscream and Optimus is meticulous detail, and can be obtained for a very high end price if your home and collection simply cannot go on without these art pieces counted among them! Check out all the pictures in our gallery.
Originally captured and posted earlier today by BaCon at Comic-Con International 2014, the official Transformers Facebook page has now posted the RID2015 promo video in high-quality for us all to peruse! So click on through now to see the video for yourself!
BaCon got a chance to talk with Jerry Jivoin of Hasbro and talk about their plans and design work for 2015's Combiner Wars theme for Generations. Jivoin talked with fans at SDCC for about fifteen minutes, and talked about not just the combiners, but Windblade, IDW, and lots more. Thanks to Jerry and Hasbro for their time, and you can see the video by clicking on the title!
