I nearly lost it when Arrested Development was cancelled (speaking of cancelled Fox shows, but thank God for Netflix season 4), but I don't think I can put into words the emotion I felt when Fringe was cancelled. Finally, a Sci-Fi show that deals with parallel universes with a character dynamic close to that of X-Files: What more could a girl want?
So, naturally, when I finished watching the last episode, I immediately turned to Amazon.com to find any type of literature that would continue the plot, the back story, and character revelations of my beloved show. This is what I found:
Okay, alright, a little cheesy. But the comic was actually quite satisfying. DC Comics released it and Joshua Jackson, an actor from the show (remember Dawson's Creek?) wrote it. The interior artwork is actually much better than the cover art. I think the color isn't working for me here, and neither is the three-panel layout.
Before I get too far into the weeds (and you get bored reading), I'd like to just say that my research has actually made me want to create something of my own for Fringe. Everything that follows is more of the same: the actors or the glyphs from the show (which don't hold any spectacular symbolism). There is no concept in these designs that fits with the storyline. The name "Fringe" is troublesome in that it doesn't immediately trigger the idea of the TV show. (X-Files, for example, is immediately recognized to most "googlers" as the TV show.) So, maybe in my spare time, or if I can tie this into an assignment, I'll attempt to design book covers based off of a concept of the show that is original and creative while still recognizable.
Back to what I was saying...
Next I came across these:
Here we see each of the main characters in a three-part series of prequel novels written by Christa Faust. Each novel deals with the past of each main character. I have yet to read them, but reviews aren't flattering.
Below is the cover for September's Notebook, an encyclopedia guide, written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry who had previously written the Lost Encyclopedia for Lost. The glyphs are used here, which I prefer over the actors. But they don't mean a whole lot to me, which is disappointing. I have yet to read it, but the reviews are very good.
In 2010, Tales From the Fringe, another DC comic, was released before the show was even cancelled. I find the cover art disturbing (in a bad way) and irrelevant.
The same comic came out in the version below. Prior to commercial breaks, a brief image of a glyph is shown.The glyph code is a simple substitution cipher used to spell out a single thematic word for each episode. Additionally, the glyphs are representative of some of the means by which Walter (John Noble) solves a case. As I said before, no deep hidden meaning here.
I decided to explore behance.net for better images, but I wasn't satisfied by any of them. Here is what I found:
Thoughts?
