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BOOKS

Bestselling author Chris McDonnell writes, illustrates and designs books. Chris explores animation and pop culture subjects with the depth of knowledge of his own experience as a producer of entertainment media and the curiosity and research acumen of his years as a professor of the animation arts.


Chris has been published by Abrams, Universe, Rizzoli, Chronicle Books, Dark Horse, and A24 Books, and Steven Universe: Art & Origins was a Publishers Weekly bestseller. 

Bestselling author Chris McDonnell

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

"The sumptuous and comprehensive 'Bojack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse' ... is fascinating." 


―The New York Times

On Adventure Time: the Art of Ooo

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

“McDonnell deserves credit for producing such a worthy endeavor that encompasses nearly every facet of this multidimensional series. ... this book cannot be recommended highly enough for diehard and casual fans alike of the show.”


―ICv2

On Steven Universe: Art & Origins

On BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

On Steven Universe: Art & Origins

“It’s a gem of a book that will enthrall fans...” 


―Advocate Magazine

Written & Designed

Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Introduction by Guillermo del Toro

Published by Abrams

Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi written by Jon M. Gibson & Chris McDonnell designed by Chris M

Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi

Written by Jon M. Gibson & Chris McDonnell

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by Quentin Tarantino

Published by Universe

BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse written and designed by Chris McDonnell

BoJack Horseman: The Art Before the Horse

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Preface by Raphael Bob-Waksberg

Introduction by Lisa Hanawalt

Published by Abrams

Steven Universe: Art & Origins written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Steven Universe: Art & Origins

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by Rebecca Sugar

Introduction by Genndy Tartakovsky

Published by Abrams

✭ Publishers Weekly Bestseller ✭

Steven Universe: End of an Era written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Steven Universe: End of an Era

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by N.K. Jemsin

Published by Abrams

The Art of Invader Zim written and designed by Chris McDonnell

The Art of Invader Zim

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by Rebecca Sugar

Published by Abrams

The Art of/El Arte de El Tigre The Adventures of Manny Rivera written & designed by Chris McDonnell

The Art of/El Arte de El Tigre The Adventures of Manny Rivera

Written and designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by Jorge R. Gutierrez

Afterword by Sandra Equihua 

Published by Abrams

Sasquatch's Big Hairy Drawing Book written, illustrated, and designed by Chris McDonnell

Sasquatch's Big Hairy Drawing Book

Written, illustrated, and designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Chronicle Books

Book Design

LAIKA The Magic Behind a Stop-Motion Dream Factory

Written by Ozzy Inguanzo

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Rizzoli Universe

Independently Animated: Bill Plympton book design by Chris McDonnell

Independently Animated: Bill Plympton

Written by Bill Plympton & David B. Levy

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Foreword by Terry Gilliam

Published by Universe

Wonder Woman: Amazon Hero Icon book design by Chris McDonnell

Wonder Woman: Amazon Hero Icon

Written by Robert Greenberger

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea book design by Chris McDonnell

Corto Maltese: The Ballad of the Salt Sea

Written by Hugo Pratt

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Essential Horror Movies: Matinee Monsters to Cult Classics book design by Chris McDonnell

Essential Horror Movies: Matinee Monsters to Cult Classics

Written by Michael Mallory

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

The Joker book design by Chris McDonnell

The Joker

Written by Daniel Wallace

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Constructing Green Lantern From Page to Screen book design by Chris McDonnell

Constructing Green Lantern From Page to Screen

Written by Ozzy Inguanzo

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

The Science Fiction Universe... And Beyond book design by Chris McDonnell

The Science Fiction Universe... And Beyond

Syfy Channel Book of Sci-Fi

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror book design by Chris McDonnell

Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror

Written by Michael Mallory

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Zombies On Film: The Definitive Story of Undead Cinema book design by Chris McDonnell

Zombies On Film: The Definitive Story of Undead Cinema

Written by Ozzy Inguanzo

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Variety: An Illustrated History of the World From the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood

Variety: An Illustrated History of the World From the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood

Variety: An Illustrated History of the World From the Most Important Magazine in Hollywood

Written by Tim Gray

Designed by Chris McDonnell

Published by Rizzoli New York

Other Book Work

Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Making of the Motion Picture image editing by Chris McDonnell

Fantastic Mr. Fox: The Making of the Motion Picture

Designed by Pentagram

Image editing & silhouetting by Chris McDonnell

Published by Rizzoli

Tunes: A Comic Book History of Rock and Roll English language edition lettering by Chris McDonnell

Tunes: A Comic Book History of Rock and Roll

Edited by Vincent Brunner

English Language edition lettered by Chris McDonnell

Published by Universe

Punk: An Aesthetic Edited by Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage

Punk: An Aesthetic

Edited by Johan Kugelberg and Jon Savage

Image editing & silhouetting by Chris McDonnell

Published by Rizzoli

Castlevania The Art of the Animated Series

Captions written by Chris McDonnell (uncredited)

Published by Dark Horse

Book Design Examples

Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Chris McDonnell
Book design example interior spread from Steven Universe: End of an Era by Chris McDonnell
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Located in Philadelphia, PA, USA.


Chris McDonnell

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Call Chris: 1-215-687-7645 Email Chris: chris@chrismcd.com

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