Head Back Into The Unknown With ‘Art Of Over The Garden Wall: Expanded Edition’
by Brendan M. Allen
Venture into the Unknown once more and experience Patrick McHale’s beloved animated miniseries Over the Garden Wall with Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition. Written by Sean Edgar, Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition overflows with concept art, illustrations, and developmental material from creator and showrunner Patrick McHale and the show’s creative team. It offers a definitive exploration into the iconic 2014 animated show that follows two half-brothers, Wirt and Greg, journeying through a strange autumnal fantasyland to find their way home.
This newly designed and updated edition includes all the content from the first edition and adds over thirty pages. A brand-new chapter features new cast and crew interviews, including Elijah Wood, Melanie Lynskey, and Collin Dean. It also contains artwork from the various BOOM! Studios comic series, concept designs from Mondo’s collectible figures, and photography and preproduction art from a wide range of delights created to honor the show’s legacy since the first edition was published. Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition will also include new cover art by Over the Garden Wall art director Nick Cross and a new foreword by Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch.
Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the original book’s release, this new edition will be available in a standard hardcover for $54.99 and a deluxe edition for $109.99 that features exclusive cover art with foil treatment, gilded pages, and a ribbon bookmark in February 2027.
“It’s finally back in print!” said McHale. “I’m so happy people will soon be able to get their mitts on this book again, now in its new expanded form!”
“Revisiting The Unknown and all of the lives it’s touched—from the folks at Aardman to Elijah, Melanie, and Collin—has been a delight,” added Edgar. “Pat’s created a masterpiece for the decades. We’ll see you all in another ten years when we have long beards and lanterns of our own!”
Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition and Art of Over the Garden Wall: Expanded Edition (Deluxe) will be available in bookstores and comic shops on February 9th, 2027. They are now available for preorder at your local comic shop or bookstore.
Nick Cross and Sean Edgar will also be signing at the Dark Horse booth (#2615) on Saturday, July 25th, from 1-1:50pm at SDCC 2026.
