Pinocchio (Illuminated Edition)

Mike Mignola, legendary creator of Hellboy, and Lemony Snicket, beloved author of A Series of Unfortunate Events, conjure an entirely new vision of Pinocchio — a strange, riveting journey through one of literature’s most peculiar and enduring tales.

This oversized, slipcased art book is lavishly illustrated by Mignola and extensively annotated by Snicket, whose typewritten missives — inserted like dispatches from the edge of madness — form a parallel story of obsession and discovery. An old marionette is given startling, charming new life in an edition unlike any seen before.

Carlo Collodi’s original Pinocchio remains one of the strangest, darkest works ever embraced by generations of children worldwide. Now, in this new Illuminated Edition from Beehive Books, it is fully reimagined with a complete-text annotation from one of today’s great literary voices and over fifty extraordinary illustrations by a modern master of visual storytelling. Together, Mignola and Snicket guide readers through the wild, unsettling landscape of Collodi’s masterpiece, reawakening its odd, wondrous music.

Snicket’s annotations—more than one hundred in total—are presented as loose, typewritten sheets slipped throughout the text, chronicling a descent into bemused madness as he wrestles with Collodi’s chaotic fable. Rather than offering historical context or tidy explanations, Snicket engages directly with the story, speaking in the lyrical, hilarious, and poignantly insightful voice that has made him one of the most distinctive storytellers of our time. Meanwhile, Mignola’s atmospheric art brings to life the wonders, horrors, helpers, and enigmas of Pinocchio’s shadowed puppet-world.

A breathtaking new addition to Beehive Books’ celebrated, award-winning Illuminated Editions series, this volume is housed in a shimmering, die-cut, sculpturally embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and presented in an expansive 9x12" format.