Robert Garcia - Designer
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
Over 30 years helping my clients look their very best: Book designer, print production manager, art director in SF-fantasy-horror.
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Overview
I have designed almost 200 hundred books, magazines, portfolios, chapbooks, and catalogs with clients including Avon Books, ERB, Inc., ERB Books, DreamHaven Books, ISFiC Press, the World Fantasy Convention, Fedogan & Bremer, Kitbuilders Magazine and more . I have acted as art director for ISFiC Press, THE DIALOGUE PROJECT print series that brings together modern comic artists with classic poetry. I've designed all the advertising and promotional material for Reel Art Collectibles. I specialize in Print Production, though I can provide e-book creation services as well.
I've packaged books for publishers and conventions. For DreamHaven Books I put together the 1st US edition of Vargo Statten's CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON novelization (licensed by Universal Studios), MadCon convention's HARLEQUIN souvenir book, and 2016 World Fantasy Convention's FLIGHTS OF FANTASY.
I'm the publisher/editor/designer for American Fantasy Press which released THE COLLECTORS" BOOK OF VIRGIL FINLAY and WEINBERG TALES, both appearing on LOCUS's year-end Recommended Reading lists.
Specialties: Science fiction, fantasy, horror, comics in art, film and fiction.
Languages
English
Fiction
Adventure
Fantasy
Horror
Science Fiction
Thriller
Non-Fiction
Art
Comics (non fiction)
Entertainment
Awards
- World Fantasy Award
Work experience
Owner
Self-employed
January, 1993
–
Present
(almost 26 years)
Provided design work for Avon Books, ERB, Inc., ERB Books, DreamHaven Books, ISFiC Press, the World Fantasy Convention, Subterranean Press, Fedogan & Bremer, Kitbuilders Magazine, Jada Press, WSFA, SciFi, Inc, Fallow Books, and many others .
Portfolio (13 selected works)
The only problem with THINGS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME is that it's not nearly long enough. Sure, sure, it's chock full of great stories by the best short fiction writer of his generation, modern classics like "The Ugly Chickens" and "Flying Saucer Rock n Roll" and "Heart of Whitenesse" and many more... but there are two or three times as many terrific Waldrop stories, equally good and sometimes ... read more
Other Worlds, Better Lives
Howard Waldrop
Collects 7 longer pieces by this aclaimed writer.
Between 1989 and 2012, a span of 23 years, the members of the World Science Fiction Society have seen fit to honor Mike Resnick with 36 Hugo nominations, 30 for his fiction, more than any other science fiction author. The 30 nominated short stories, including the five winning tales, are included in this volume. As you read through these stories, you ll find Theodore Roosevelt attempting to bri... read more
Catherine Asaro's first collection contains five short stories, including the Nebula Award-winning "Spacetime Pool" and an essay on Asaro's use of mathematics in writing her fiction.
Northern Russia 1924: The Red Army is eliminating those who resist the fledgling Soviet government. At The Battle of the Plutonian Plain, the White Russian forces, do not fall, instead retreating into the dangers of Pellucidar. Mikhail Kirillivitch Kirov, a young conscript caught up in this mad scheme, is fascinated by this new world. He finds Pellucidar's Stone Age landscape and inhabitants ... read more
Pavane
Keith Roberts
A classic of alternate history, this novel is set in a twentieth century where the Roman Catholic Church controls the western world, and has done so so Queen Elizabeth was assassinated in 1588.
The culmination of Steve Jones' three-anthology set of stories based on H.P. Lovecraft's story "The Shadow Over Innsmouth"-- From HPL himself to a cadre of modern masters, these are great horror stories. Dustjacket by Les Edwards; illustrated by Randy Broecker. 350 pages; hardcover. CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION: WEIRDER SHADOWS . . . Stephen Jones THE PORT H.P. Lovecraft INNSMOUTH BANE John Glasby R... read more
A Mirror for Observers
Edgar Pangborn
This is the very attractive Old Earth Books re-issue (2004). Originally published in 1954, Pangborn's novel won the International Fantasy Award in 1955.
Convention Exclusive Edition cloth bound hardcover (5.5" x 8.5") with dustjacket from Madcon 2010 (Harlan's Last convention appearance according to him) - Includes: 'Repent Harlequin,' Said the Ticktockman," by Harlan Ellison with illustrations by Lisa Snellings. "Some Frightening Films of the Forties" by Harlan Ellison (a reprint nonfiction piece from GRAVEN IMAGES, never republished before).... read more
The Last Pin
Howard Wandrei
Cover art by Gary Gianni.
The Sacred Vineyard
Cathie MacDonald
“You’ve lost your soul, Francesca. You married a man who put you in debt, cheated on you, and has consorted with people he shouldn’t have. Your relationship with your son is strained. In life, family is the most important thing.”Francesca Morelli’s carefully orchestrated life falls apart. Due to her husband’s death, she is forced to sell the family vineyard to pay the mounting bills, back taxe... read more
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