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Something Awful's Zack Parsons and Kensington Publishing are teaming up to bring you a book about the strange inventions of World War II. Tentatively titled "My Tank is Fight" like the article that started it all the book will feature old and new inventions researched in eXtreme detail, the Percy Cat Kitty Webring Top 100 award-winning commentary of Zack, and the Zack Parsons Award for Artistic Excellence winning artists Mike Doscher and Josh Hass. The book will be delightfully packed with inventions ranging from everyone's favorite 1000-ton tank concept to a submarine that could drive along the bottoms of lakes and rivers!
"My Tank is Fight" is a 144 page large format soft cover book covering incredible inventions of the Second World War. The book includes 16 or more pages of full-color artwork and dozens of black and white illustrations. It is scheduled for completion in January of 2006 and will be reasonably priced. All of that bound in real human skin assuming everything goes well with our Indonesian supplier.
Each chapter of the book covers a single invention and each chapter incorporates the following:
- One or more detailed black and white illustrations
- A corresponding color "action" illustration
- Straightforward technical specifications
- An overview of the project
- The project's development history
- In depth technical capabilities and information
- Details on variants, if any existed
- An acerbic analysis of the project's feasibility and usefulness
- A fanciful hypothetical deployment history
Every invention and every project covered in this book is real. Some are amazing, some are silly and some are just plain bizarre. Sign up for the My Tank is Fight mailing list and get the inside scoop on progress and exclusive artwork and downloads while you help us prove to brick and mortar retailers that this book is worth stocking!
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