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Given that Studio MDHR designed Cuphead to look and sound like a 1930s cartoon, the 2017 hit basically screamed, “Make me a real animated series.” Less than two years later, Netflix announced The Cuphead Show. In 2022, just months before the long-awaited Cuphead DLC arrived, Season 1 debuted on Netflix. Two more seasons quickly followed, with all 36 episodes airing in a span of nine months. It lived up to its name, giving Cuphead and Mugman the endearing retro cartoon they deserved. The creation of The Cuphead Show was clearly a labor of love, and on September 3, Cuphead fans can get a behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together in The Art of The Cuphead Show.
Written by The Cuphead Show writer Deeki Deke, the book takes fans on a journey detailing the process of adapting the game's beloved art design for television. Throughout the book, members of the team provide commentary to accompany the concept art and animatics.
Dark Horse's art book for Studio MDHR's game was awesome, and the first look at The Cuphead Show art book we're able to share with fans today has GameSpot's die-hard Cuphead fans (that's me) pretty excited to read it next month.
The Art of The Cuphead Show will be published by Dark Horse Books on September 3. The 256-page book is available in hardcover ($50) and as a Kindle ebook ($30). While The Cuphead Show was never officially canceled by Netflix, given how Season 3 ended and how much time has passed since then, it seems unlikely that it will return—unless, of course, Studio MDHR decides to make Cuphead 2.
Here's a three-page preview of The Art of The Cuphead Show, followed by a look at the latest entry in Dark Horse's Cuphead graphic novel series and The Art of Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, which Dark Horse will release on November 5.