>:)

[ID. A tweet by Alex Hirsch saying "Oh, this... thisis beautiful." followed by # The Art of Gravity Falls invades bookstores THIS FALL!, and the artist palette and pine tree emoji. The tweet also includes a video showing the book. End ID]

GRAVITY FALLS ART BOOK

FINALLY.

As is now traditional, Barnes & Noble have an "exclusive" edition. From the order page:

This Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition includes a bonus replica of the letter Dipper received in the Gravity Falls finale. Take a road trip . . . back to where it all started. For years, the true origins of Gravity Falls have been hidden under lock and key. Now, for the first time ever, series creator Alex Hirsch and cowriter Rob Renzetti crack open the vault to reveal the definitive visual history of Gravity Falls. Inside The Art of Gravity Falls, youll find never-before-revealed development art from Alex Hirschs personal archives, including first inklings of the characters and world, lost episode ideas, cut jokes, deviously hidden easter eggs, every single one of Mabels sweaters, and much, much more! With interviews from the creative team and a foreword by animation legend James Baxter, The Art of Gravity Falls is a celebration of the incredible artists behind the beloved series, and a blueprint for creatives who want to turn their own ideas into animated worlds. The Mystery Shack is waiting. . . . Are you ready to step inside?

Including the full URL here, because it's kind of hilarious:

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/untitled-7869-anonymous-anonymous/1149516579

"untitled-7869-anonymous-anonymous" lollll

Yeah, if you search "Gravity Falls" on their site, it does not come up yet. But the order link is live, I just pre-ordered.

[ID. Above, a tweet from Alex Hirsch saying, "This book is MASSIVE - 256 apges of behind the scenes secrets, concept art, cut stories, never-before-seen origins, a fold-out of every Mabel sweater, and MUCH more! (Emojis of artist palette, pine tree, and question mark.) Me and Rob Renzetti waited 10 years to share this with you and crammed it with as much love as physically possible. Pre-order your copy now!" With a link to the Disney pre-order page - link in body text below. Followed by pages from the book showing concept art for Dreamscaperers, and Into the Bunker. End ID]

Here is the link to the Disney pre-order page. Its drop-down menu links to Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, and Books-a-Million sites.

And, here's a tidbit: the Disney page says the book is 252 pages. But Alex's tweet above says it's 256 pages. The longer version seems to be the Barnes & Noble exclusive edition, which also comes with the "See You Next Summer" letter.

I want that specifically so people can make it a meme to post pictures of themselves showing me stuff. Like memes off their phone.

Or maybe things that they are proud of but don't have anyone else to show them to. Like your school graduation papers, this cool knitting project you finally finished, your baby who's never going to see their grandparents.

And I also want a clause that they will absolutely fucking never put those anti-homeless things of any kind on my damn bench. So if there's ever someone who's got nobody else to keep them company, they can at least spend the night with me.