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Boisterous Beasts & Deadly Dragons
The Art of Nico Marlet
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This beautiful monograph explores the creative spark behind some of animation’s most well-known and beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen personal illustrative and sculptural pieces from world-renowned character designer Nico Marlet. The work of Annie Award–winning character designer Nico Marlet spans more than three decades and...
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This beautiful monograph explores the creative spark behind some of animation’s most well-known and beloved characters, as well as never-before-seen personal illustrative and sculptural pieces from world-renowned character designer Nico Marlet.
The work of Annie Award–winning character designer Nico Marlet spans more than three decades and multiple studios, leaving a trail of the most iconic animated characters in the DreamWorks, Disney, Amblimation, and Pixar libraries. Marlet has contributed to notable films and television projects like Ducktales, Balto, Monsters Inc., Kung Fu Panda, and How to Train Your Dragon (for which he designed the iconic Toothless), among many others.
In Boisterous Beasts & Deadly Dragons: The Art of Nico Marlet, his illustrations are entwined with reflections and quotes from well-known directors and studio heads, including Pete Docter, Dean DeBlois, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bonnie Arnold, and others, showcasing the lasting impact Marlet has left on the animation industry. His never-before-told life story complements the exclusive look at his personal works in both 2D and 3D mediums, giving readers a deeper appreciation of the well from which Marlet’s creativity springs.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781419779350
Publisher: Abrams
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 23 July 2026
Country: United States
Imprint: Abrams
Illustration: Full-color illustrations throughout
Contributors:
- Preface by Dean DeBlois
- Foreword by Jack Black
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 305.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 176
About the Author
Kristof Serand is a French animator who has trained at Gobelins and Beaux-Arts de Paris and worked alongside Rouxel, René Laloux, and Paul Grimault. In 1989, Serand joined Amblimation, where he helped create DreamWorks Animation, and would go on to supervise and directing animation on more than 20 feature films. Serand returned in Paris in 2020 to work as animation supervisor and consultant for Netflix. Tracey Miller-Zarneke is the former production department manager for Walt Disney Feature Animation and author of 15 books, including The Art of Kung Fu Panda, The Art of Meet the Robinsons, and The Art and Making of Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Miller-Zarneke has also put her insider knowledge to work on documentary films about the animation industry including The Sweatbox and Waking Sleeping Beauty, and into a variety of lectures about animation and its magical artists.
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