We ordered a Page Proof from our printer, Palace Press International http://palacepress.com/. This is very exciting because it means we're getting close… well, closer! The proof is comprised of four of our most challenging 9 ½” X 12” pages to print for this project. The goal is to make sure the photographer and designer have everything just right, so we chose pages showing Baggie Figures (transparent), Plush (fur - die Ewoks, die!), Action Figures (details through plastic bubbles) and introductory text over pastel colors.
This proof will be 27” X 40” and will contain all four page samples. This will take about a month to get back from Hong Kong and will be the exact same size as a modern Movie Theater One-Sheet Poster. I will be sure to post a picture in this blog once we receive it from the printers.
Palace Press is no stranger to high quality Star Wars books, including the following two fantastic Self-Published books:
John Kellerman’s Star Wars Vintage Action Figures (now a collector’s item of its own) http://www.frontbackbooks.com/
Shane Turgeon’s The Force in the Flesh - (the one and only Star Wars tatoo book) http://www.theforceintheflesh.com/index.php
Additionally, Palace Press has done many licensed Star Wars Lucas Film books including:
Dressing the Galaxy http://insighteditions.com/product_info.php?cPath=18&products_id=96
Sculpting the Galaxy - (my favorite $400 book) http://insighteditions.com/popup_image.php?pID=97&image=0
The Art and Making of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed http://insighteditions.com/product_info.php?cPath=18&products_id=72
Since I am self-publishing this book with DeMartino Publishing, LLC (I know, how original), I spent many years researching and interviewing printing companies and found that Palace Press produced the extremely high level of standards this “discerning” publisher was looking for.
- Todd DeMartino