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style="max-width:260px;border:1px solid;margin:0 10px 0 0;" /></a><a href="/images/ChrisMcVeigh_16x10.png" class="colorbox"><img src="/images/ChrisMcVeigh_16x10_thumb.png" alt="Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark" style="max-width:260px;border:1px solid;" /></a> </div> <p><em>Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark</em> showcases dark LEGO masterpieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling at every turn. But dark has its lighter side, too—with sculptures of dark chocolate as well as plenty of black humor on display.</p> <p>Gothic fantasies and sci-fi horrors come to life in scenes created entirely with the simple LEGO brick. Step into a world of pure imagination in <em>Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark.</em></p> <p><strong>Praise for the first volume of <em><u><a href="/beautifullego">Beautiful LEGO</a></u></em></strong></p> <p>“Far from child’s play. An astonishing collection.”<br /> <strong>—Publishers Weekly</strong></p> <p>"One man's quest to prove LEGO can be art."<br /> <b>The Los Angeles Times</b></p> <p>"Brickloads of art."<br /> <strong>—The Wall Street Journal</strong></p> <p>"A stunning array."<br /> <strong>—Today.com</strong></p> <p>"LEGO! It really doesn't get any better than this."<br /> <strong>—Wired.com</strong></p> <p>"Jawdropping."<br /> <strong>—Interior Design</strong></p> <p><br />If you need a different ebook format, please email <u><a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be2e5ede4cbe5e4f8ffeaf9e8e3a5e8e4e6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a2cbccc4cde2cccdd1d6c3d0c1ca8cc1cdcf">[email protected]</span></a></u><br /> Note: This full-color ebook is not compatible with Kindle E Ink devices.</p> <hr class="separator" /> <h2>Also Available: Beautiful LEGO and Beautiful LEGO: Wild!</h2> <p style="float: left; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 6%; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 14%"><a href="https://www.nostarch.com/beautifullego"><img src="https://www.nostarch.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/beautifullego_cover2_web.png" width="82" height="100" /></a> <a href="https://www.nostarch.com/beautifullego"><br /> Beautiful LEGO</a></p> <p style="float: left; font-size: 9pt; text-align: center; margin-right: 1%; margin-bottom: 0.5em;"><a href="https://www.nostarch.com/beautifullego3"><img src="https://www.nostarch.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/blego3_cover_new.png" width="82" height="100" /></a><br /> <a href="https://www.nostarch.com/beautifullego3">Beautiful LEGO: Wild!</a></p> <p style="clear: both;"> </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author-bio field-type-text-long field-label-abovec"><div class="field-label">Author Bio </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>Mike Doyle</strong> is an internationally acclaimed artist working in LEGO and the author of <a href="/beautifullego">Beautiful LEGO</a>. His work has been shown at the pop culture–inspired Gallery1988 and the Columbus Museum of Art, and is part of the inaugural collection at the Museum of Realist Art in Boston. His largest work to date is <em>Contact I</em>—a 6×6-foot masterwork built from more than 200,000 LEGO elements. He works as a graphic designer in Manhattan and lives in New Jersey.</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-toc field-type-text-long field-label-abovec" id="content"><div class="field-label">Table of contents </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>View the detailed <a href="https://nostarch.com/download/BeautifulLEGO2_toc.pdf">Table of Contents</a> (PDF)</p> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-reviews field-type-text-long field-label-abovec" id="reviews"><div class="field-label">Reviews </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>"A feast for the senses."<br /> —<b>Wired.com</b> (<a href="http://www.wired.com/2014/10/dark-side-of-legos/#slide-id-1616875">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"These LEGO masterpieces capture the fear and humor of the 'dark' side."<br /> —<b>Slate</b> (<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_eye/2014/10/01/mike_doyle_s_book_beautiful_lego_2_dark_showcases_the_dark_side_of_the_world.html">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"A collection of elaborate art displays from around the world."<br /> —<b>John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle</b> (<a href="http://blog.sfgate.com/bookmarks/2014/11/14/block-by-block-the-dark-art-of-beautiful-lego-2/">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"A macabre sequel to his wildly popular 2013 book."<br /> —<b>Colossal</b> (<a href="http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/09/beautiful-lego-2-mike-doyle">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"The dark side of LEGO can be beautifully creepy."<br /> —<b>io9</b> (<a href="https://toybox.io9.com/the-dark-side-of-lego-can-be-beautifully-creepy-1641585242">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"<em>Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark</em> presents a variety of artists' shadowy, macabre, and black comedy brick creations."<br /> —<b>Boing Boing</b> (<a href="https://boingboing.net/2014/10/01/dark-and-creepy-lego-creations.html">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"Mike Doyle is on a quest to prove that LEGO is a proper and wonderful medium for art."<br /> —<b>Gizmodo</b> (<a href="https://lego.gizmodo.com/second-beautiful-lego-book-to-be-a-little-more-dark-and-1641679195">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"Showcases exceptional LEGO sculptures by artists from around the world."<br /> —<b>Laughing Squid</b> (<a href="http://laughingsquid.com/beautiful-lego-2-dark-a-book-featuring-dark-and-twisted-lego-sculptures/">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"Famed brick building artist and author Mike Doyle is back with another book of LEGO-based art – this time with a decidedly spooky theme."<br /> —<b>Visual News</b> (<a href="http://www.visualnews.com/2014/10/01/new-book-features-darkest-legos-weve-ever-seen/">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"If you loved the first, you'll like this one too."<br /> —<b>Brickset</b> (<a href="http://brickset.com/article/12854/new-no-starch-press-books">Read More</a>)</p> <p>"Mike delivers again with another 300 pages of gorgeously photographed creations."<br /> —<b>The Brothers Brick</b> (<a href="http://www.brothers-brick.com/2014/10/24/beautiful-lego-2-dark-by-mike-doyle-review/">Read More</a>)</p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </section> <section id="block-shariff-shariff-block" class="block block-shariff clearfix"> <div class="shariff" data-services="["facebook","print","twitter"]" data-theme="colored" data-orientation="horizontal" data-twitter-via="nostarch" data-lang="en"></div> </section> </div> </section> <aside class="col-sm-3" role="complementary"> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <section id="block-system-navigation" class="block block-system block-menu clearfix"> <h2 class="block-title">Navigation</h2> <ul class="menu nav"><li class="first last leaf"><a href="/user" title="">My account</a></li> </ul> </section> <section id="block-block-52" class="block block-block clearfix"> <p><a href="/mailchimp/subscribe">Want sweet deals? 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