DONT FREAK THIS BOOK IS SUPPOSED TO LOOK WORN AND TORN.
(The cover design is byartist Kyle Lambert.)
ThisStranger Thingsbook, that looks like its about 30 or 40 years old.
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The idea was to really give a companion piece, an inside look at howStranger Thingscame to be.
And then some other perhaps lesser well-known inspirations, and things that really influence the show.
And you remember going to the bookstore and seeing the used Signet paperbacks, and all of that.
So, it was trying to channel as much of that as possible.
Theres also a bookmark from a used bookstore.
And then your book takes the format of aDungeons & Dragonsguidebook.
It keeps changing formats on you.Absolutely, there are yearbook-style pages in there as well.
One of my favorite things in the book is that the chapter about the Upside Down is upside down.
You have to actually physically turn the book.
Putting the book together was like, how can we recreate that experience?
What was the process like of reporting this?
They were similar conversations that you would have if you were writing a magazine piece.
It is a fantastic showcase for Millie Bobby Brown, whos an amazing actress.
And you get to see her in a new light.
Not everything is going to be for everyone.
But I do also think its important to take a creative risk.
I think they wanted to really branch out.
The acting on that show is amazing.
Those kids are incredible.
David Harbour is great, so is Winona Ryder.
I love the 80s vibe.
And the camera work is really impressive, and the direction.
But the thing that I really came away with was just how emotionally resonant some of those scenes are.
I mean, in this case, its Emmy-caliber acting.
[Laughs]
Whats on the horizon for you?
Its calledStar Wars Icons: Han Solo.
His appearances in theStar Warsnovels, and comic books.
ConsciousHamiltonreference, or just a coincidence?
[Laughs] I think its a little of both, honestly.
I just am constantly singing it in my head when I read the title.There you go.
Well see, thats not a bad thing.
