With the DVD release of Shrek 3 just around the corner, Insight Editions has released a beautiful new book with the collector or avid fan in mind.  Shrek:  The Art of the Quest is a lavishly illustrated hardcover book featuring previously unpublished art from all three of the mega blockbuster films.  This includes black & white sketches, storyboards, concept art, models, 3D art…just about everything an Ogre fan could ask for, all in an oversized hardcover that comes in a handsome slipcase. 

The first thing you will lay your eyes on are some rare glimpses into Shrek himself and how the initial concept drawings looked far different than the final product.  Among those providing some of these concept drawings is longtime comic book artist, Mike Ploog.  All of the films major characters are covered including Donkey, Princess Fiona, Puss in Boots, Prince Charming, and Merlin.  When you look through the pages you cannot help but be amazed at the intricacy of detail that these talented artists have put into their work.  There’s even blueprint drawings of the castle. 

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Doesn’t Candice Michelle look like friggin’ plastic in that picture? 

I actually have grown to like the concept of this pay-per-view over the years, and this used to be the only way you could see guys from different brands working with each other on the same show. I guess there’s still some debate as to whether or not the voting is rigged or not, but it’s a night of mindless fun that doesn’t really have an effect on the overall course of storylines and such, so I guess you either like it or you don’t. I’d like to see them utilize that gimmick on the weekly shows too.

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